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Chinese massacre memorial planned in Hells Canyon in June

November 29, 2011 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Next year will mark the 125th anniversary of the massacre of as many as 34 Chinese gold miners in Hells Canyon at what is today named Chinese Massacre Cove. A memorial to the miners is being developed and will be dedicated at the site next June 22. “We cannot give the victims justice after so […]

Filed Under: Community News Tagged With: American West, Ben Bronson Garry Bush Bill Hall Patricia Keith Craig Lesley Alan Pinkham Bettie Luke Rich Wandschneider Priscilla Wegars Lyle Wirtanen, Chinese, Chinese American, Chinese Massacre Cove, Chinese Massacre Memorial Committee, Chinese Remembering, Chuimei Ho, Deep Creek, Exclusion Act, Forest Service, Geographic Names, Gregory Nokes, Hells Canyon, Nez Perce, Oregon State University Press, Wallowa County

June 24–25: Book tour for “Massacred for Gold” and third Chinese Remembering conference are held

July 29, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

The third Chinese Remembering conference, part of the Chinese Remember project, was held in Lewiston.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2010, Bettie Luke, Chinese Massacre Cove, Chinese Remembering, Gregory Nokes, Hells Canyon, Vol 29 No 31 | July 31 - August 6

Editorial: Those massacred for gold get a memorial, 122 years later

January 14, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In 1887, more than 30 Chinese gold miners were massacred on the Oregon side of Hells Canyon, the deepest canyon in North America. They wanted the gold dust that the Chinese had painstakingly accumulated. Historians and scholars debate the exact number of miners. Only 11 names are known. The gold was never recovered.

Filed Under: Editorials Tagged With: 2010, Chinese, Gregory Nokes, Hells Canyon, North America, Vol 29 No 3 | January 16 - January 22, Without Nokes

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