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1906 San Francisco kudengenyeka kwenyika nemoto zvakaparadza zvinyorwa zvekuenda kune dzimwe nyika, zvichikonzera kutama kwevanakomana nevanasikana vemapepa: vazhinji veChinese American vagari veSan Francisco vakati vakaberekerwa muguta kuti vawane ugari pasi pegumi nemana Amendment; vana vavo vaizobva vave vagari zvakare. Vapoteri vakawanda vakabva kuChina vakatenga mapepa anoratidza kuti mubereki wavo aiva mugari womuAmerica. Panguva imwecheteyo, Chinatown yakavakwazve asi yakaramba yakaganhurirwa nenzvimbo nekurambidza zvibvumirano zvemadzinza izvo zvaitadzisa vagari veChinese kubva mukutenga kana kuroja kunze kwemiganhu yayo; shanduko kubva kune yaimbove nzanga yevashandi veChinese vevashandi veChinese kuburikidza nekupinda kwevakadzi uye kukura kwemhuri, pamwe nemiganhu yakaoma yeChinatown, zvaireva kuti huwandu hwevanhu uye huwandu hwakakura zvishoma nezvishoma kutanga kwezana ramakore rechi20.