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Unlike most Chinese immigrants of his time, Gin Lin found respect and a mountain of gold

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Bobo asked: The last thing Chinese were generally despised, discriminated against and performing dangerous, backbreaking work for 60 to 75 cents a day in the American West, Gin Lin stood out in the crowd. He not only gained the respect of the business and civic leaders of southern Oregon but ...