He helped open the Canton Bank of San Francisco, which provided banking and financing to other Chinese companies and the Chinatown community. He was also a partner in the China Mail Steamship ...

SAN FRANCISCO — A man was arrested for allegedly robbing a bank in San Francisco’s Chinatown neighborhood on Thursday afternoon, a police spokeswoman said today. Johnny Fannin, 39, was ...

Chinatown branch of Bank of America at 701 Grant, 1964. Photo via San Francisco History Center/SF Public Library The ubiquitous red lantern street lamps that line Grant Avenue, a popular ...

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) -- Police are investigating two Thursday bank robberies in San Francisco's Chinatown. The robberies occurred within minutes of each other at banks in the 700 and 900 blocks ...

Known today as the oldest Chinatown in North America, San Francisco's Chinatown has a remarkable ... The settlement was initially known as "Little Canton", but was named "Chinatown" by the press ...

SAN FRANCISCO — Smack in the middle of San Francisco’s Chinatown, Portsmouth Square ... There are glimpses of the past, like the East West Bank branch office (743 Washington St.), a green ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Unauthorized street vendors have flourished in San Francisco's Chinatown, selling everything from produce to live seafood, including baby sharks, leaving some local businesses ...

San Francisco's Chinatown, the oldest Chinese enclave in America, has a rich history. It's a site where concerns over larger issues of immigration and racial discrimination played out. After the ...