Monthly Archives: April 2017

Chinese at Buena Vista Winery- George Webber-Buena Vista Winery- 04-07-17

Chinese at Buena Vista Winery

Count Agoston Haraszthy, founder of Buena Vista Winery, was a Hungarian who immigrated to America in 1841 with the dream to make great European […]

Chinese at Buena Vista Winery- George Webber-Buena Vista Winery- 04-07-17Howard Eisenstark2017-04-29T12:38:47-07:00

Bill Lynch: A tribute to the Valley’s Chinese citizens – Sonoma Index-Tribune, March 2, 2017

The Sonoma Sister Cities Association’s Sonoma-Penglai Committee is campaigning to fund a Chinese-style pavilion in Sonoma’s Depot Park to honor Chinese laborers.

Sonoma had a large Chinese population in the 1870s and ’80s. Hundreds of Chinese laborers were employed on local ranches and in vineyards. They also worked as launderers, […]

Bill Lynch: A tribute to the Valley’s Chinese citizens – Sonoma Index-Tribune, March 2, 2017Howard Eisenstark2017-04-29T12:20:37-07:00