Swinging Chinatown: The Golden Age of Chinese Nightclubs February 20, 2010

From the late 1930s to the early 1960s, Chinese nightclubs flourished in San Francisco's Chinatown. Clubs like the Chinese Skyroom, the Shangri-La, and the Forbidden City, were the first and in those days the only venues for talented Asian performers. Celebrities and visitors were entertained by Larry Ching, "the Chinese Frank Sinatra;" Noel Toy Young, "the Chinese Sally Rand;" and Paul Wing, the "Chinese Fred Astaire.

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