Paradise presentation looks at Montana’s historic Chinese communities
Sunday afternoon, The Paradise Center hosted another “Conversations with …” which is an ongoing series that brings authors, experts and notable people to both inform residents and engage them in a dialog regarding subjects of shared interest.
It isn’t that well known that in 1870, Chinese residents made up more than 10% of Montana’s population. Hence, the topic of Montana’s Historic Chinese Communities attracted an audience wanting to know more.
Born and raised in Great Falls, MMark Johnson was studying at Carroll College in Helena when the history of Chinese in early Montana grabbed his attention. He spent eight years teaching in Shanghai, China with summers back in the Big Sky County combining his love of history and knitting into it the Chinese side of the frontier.
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