Part of: California 2006
San Francisco Chinatown is one of the larger chinatowns
outside of China itself. More about it on Wikipedia.
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Judge Lillian Sing (...) made history when she was appointed as
the first Chinese American woman judge in 1981. Serving as a judge
for 22 years, Judge Sing held almost every type of assignment in
both criminal and civil courts, and also pioneered Drug Court, where
drug addicted persons receive treatment and counseling, before
retiring from the bench last year.
- Asian American Bar Association
(You can read more about her using the Wayback Machine.)
Apparently she didn't like retirement and campaigned to get back. How did she do? She won.
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The gate to Chinatown. The area known as Chinatown isn't walled in any way, but there is still a gate.
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