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Chinese men trying to carve a better life for their loved ones in China played a significant role in shaping Oregon history.  This is one of their stories from John Day. 
Top:  The Kam Wah Chung building in John Day built approximately 1870.  Bottom: Inside the building – the apothecary and small store that served the Chinese community.  

This article appears in Sep 7-14, 2016.

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Oregon’s Chinese History – a look at John Day

by Brian Jennings, The Source - Bend, Oregon
September 11, 2016

<h1>Oregon’s Chinese History – a look at John Day</h1> <p class="byline">by Brian Jennings, The Source - Bend, Oregon <br />September 11, 2016</p> <p>Chinese men trying to carve a better life for their loved ones in China played a significant role in shaping Oregon history. &nbsp;This is one of their stories from John Day.&nbsp;<br /> Top: &nbsp;The Kam Wah Chung building in John Day built approximately 1870. &nbsp;Bottom: Inside the building - the apothecary and small store that served the Chinese community. &nbsp;</p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/oregons-chinese-history-a-look-at-john-day-2757421/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com&quot;&gt;The Source - Bend, Oregon&lt;/a&gt; and is republished here under a &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/&quot;&gt;Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.bendsource.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/cropped-Untitled-design-4.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p> &lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.bendsource.com/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=17460&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.bendsource.com/news/oregons-chinese-history-a-look-at-john-day-2757421/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/bendsource.com/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

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