History of Chinese Americans in Los Angeles

[4][5] An estimated 17 to 20 Chinese immigrants were systematically tortured and then hanged by the mob, making the event the largest mass lynching in American history.

[7] Christine Sterling, a civic leader, developed "China City," a tourist attraction which opened in 1938.

By the end of the 20th Century many Chinese began moving to suburbs such as Monterey Park, Alhambra, Arcadia, and Rosemead.

[9] The 2015 Rowland Heights, California bullying incident involved Chinese nationals living in the Los Angeles area.

[13] As of 2006, the Southern California Chinese Consumer Yellow Pages had a listing of such institutes, stating that there were 135 academic after school tutoring establishments, with buxibans among them.

As of 1993 the yearly tuition of a weekend Chinese school for children ranged $200 to $300 (with inflation accounted for, $421.84 to $632.76) per person.

[13] The Hacienda Heights Area Chinese School, which opened in 1982, initially held classes in a church and had about 100 students.

In 1990 it began holding classes at Cedarlane Junior High School due to an expanding student body.

[13] Michael Chen co-founded the Ming Yuan Institute, held at St. Steven's Catholic School in Monterey Park, in 1987.