Chinese Benevolent Society of El Paso
August 20, 2026
Chinese laborers who helped complete the Southern Pacific Railroad from Los Angeles to El Paso in May 1881 formed the core of a growing Chinese community in the city, and by 1882–1910 El Paso was known as the “Chinese Mecca of the Southwest.” Early Chinatown was overwhelmingly male; only two…
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