“The Untold Story of the 1887 Burning of San Jose’s Chinatown”

Registration-- https://tinyurl.com/sccldsjchinatown

An Online Presentation by Lily K. Lee on August 27 at 10 AM

Local author Lily K. Lee will discuss the burning of San Jose’s Chinatown in May 1887 and the journey to write her book about this little-known tragedy.  

The presentation will take place August 27 from 10-11 AM on Zoom and is hosted by the Saratoga Library.  You must register below to attend.

 Jessica and Jasmine have the identical torch shaped “Fire Scar” mark on the right side of their neck, but they were born more than a hundred years apart in San Jose, CA! Why do they both have the same torch shaped mark on their neck? Could that be a sign of reincarnation?  Once there was a Chinatown in San Jose in the late 19th century, but the ruthless arsonists struck the Chinese community without any warning during a lottery event.  The water tank in the firehouse was mysteriously drained out completely, which made the rescue impossible. This book is about an untold story of the burning of San Jose's Chinatown on May 4th 1887.

Lily K. Lee was born in Taiwan. She came to the United States as a young immigrant due to her father's work at the United Nations in New York. She majored in Computer Science and Applied Mathematics in SUNY at Stony Brook, and worked as a Software Engineer for many years before shifting her career to financial management.

Sponsored by Santa Clara County Library District / Saratoga Library