How women fought sex trafficking and slavery in Chinatown (Part 1)
In the late 1800s, Chinese women and girls were, upon arrival in San Francisco, being forced into work as prostitutes or indentured servants as officials turned a blind eye. A group of women began to rescue them through what came to be known as the Cameron House, which still stands today as a community center. Journalist Julia Flynn Siler tells the story in her book “The White Devil’s Daughters: The Women Who Fought Slavery in San Francisco’s Chinatown.”
Civic · Mel Baker, Laura Wenus
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Show Notes
Listen to the second half of this story in the next episode of Civic.