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Chinatown's Endangered Banquet Halls

Fifth & Mission

English - February 12, 2021 09:00 - 21 minutes - ★★★★ - 314 ratings
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Large banquets have long been crucial to San Francisco's Chinese community, and the halls that host them have been the backbone of Chinatown. They were already fading away, but the coronavirus pandemic might be the final blow. Journalist Melissa Hung talks about their decline and efforts to save them. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
Related episode: How Will Chinatown Survive? pod.fo/e/28a75
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Large banquets have long been crucial to San Francisco's Chinese community, and the halls that host them have been the backbone of Chinatown. They were already fading away, but the coronavirus pandemic might be the final blow. Journalist Melissa Hung talks about their decline and efforts to save them. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod

Related episode: How Will Chinatown Survive? pod.fo/e/28a75

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