1923: Neighbors launch petition to keep Chinese family out of McKinley Avenue
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1923: Neighbors launch petition to keep Chinese family out of McKinley Avenue
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A Berkeleyside story quotes Berkeley artist Aimee Baldwin about her Chinese grandparents' experience buying a home on McKinley Avenue in 1923:
"For Baldwin, who is multiracial, sharing this history is personal. Her great grandparents moved from San Francisco to Berkeley in 1923, hoping their sons would attend the University of California, and experienced housing discrimination firsthand. 'When my family was in the process of buying the house on McKinley Ave, and becoming the first Chinese on that block, white neighbors began a petition to prohibit us from moving into the neighborhood,” Baldwin wrote in the exhibit’s text. “However, a white woman who lived on that block had spent time living in China with her missionary family, and spoke up on behalf of my family, saying that Chinese people should be allowed to move in.'"
Source: https://www.berkeleyside.org/2023/05/08/berkeley-historical-society-chinese-americans-immigrants
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Berkeleyside: "Her ancestors fought to live in Berkeley. Now, she’s showcasing Chinese American history here"
