History of Chinese Americans in St. Louis

[2] Around 1867, several hundred Chinese looking for work in factories and mines in and around St. Louis moved there from New York and San Francisco.

[2] This community disappeared in 1966 when it was demolished to make room for a parking lot for Busch Stadium.

Huping Ling, author of Chinese St. Louis: From Enclave to Cultural Community, said that unofficial estimates as of 2004 ranged from 15,000 to 20,000.

[6] During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, St. Louis' Chinese population provided 60% of the city's laundry services.

[4] As of 2016, there were four Chinese-language schools in the St. Louis area:[6] As well, St. Louis University High School has Chinese-language programs and is home to a Confucius classroom that is part of Webster University's Confucius Institute.

[4] The Fo Guang Shan St. Louis Buddhist Center (FGS) [note 11] is in Bridgeton.