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On Wong, more commonly known as Ah Louis, was a Chinese American banker and shopkeeper in San Luis Obispo during the late 19th and early 20th century. He was a central figure in the development of California's Central Coast, serving as an organizer of Chinese laborers during the construction of the Pacific Coast Railway's Avila/Port Harford spur. Ah died on December 16th in 1936. Ah Louis traveled from his home in Guangzhou (Canton), China, and arrived in California in 1856 in order to strike... full article at wikipedia

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Created by mwcl_wikipedia_en Dec 14, 2007
Last edited by skud Jul 4, 2008

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