Chin Chun Hock
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Template:Short description Chin Chun Hock (c. 1844–1927; Template:Zh, also sometimes transcribed as Chin Ching-hock)[1] was the first Chinese man to settle in Seattle, Washington. He arrived in 1860 and was employed as a domestic worker. By 1868, he had founded a general merchandising store, The Wa Chong Co. (Template:Zh, Chinese Prosperity[2]), at the foot of Mill Street. He owned the Eastern Hotel which housed the first Asian workers in Seattle.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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- ↑ Chin Chun Hock profile, allegro.mit.edu; accessed July 25, 2020.
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