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A CSUSM project using Pioneer Room photographs identifies Chinese workers building Stevenson Bros. Department Store in 1890, Chinese immigrants making bricks used in the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1886, and Sam Key operating a Chinese laundry advertised in 1912.

The CSUSM project says Filipino immigrant Alex Agatep moved to Escondido in 1931 and worked long days picking lemons, and it documents Filipino residents gathering at Plymouth Hall for Rizal Day in 1932.

The CSUSM project says Hotel Escondido employed Chinese and Japanese cooks around 1893 and names B. Itusga, a Japanese cook who made fruit baskets and incorporated manzanita-root decor into hotel rooms.

The CSUSM project identifies the circa-1934 Sunkist Lemon House as part of the Escondido Lemon Association and says Filipino migrant workers picked lemons in the fields and packed them into crates during the 1930s.

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  1. Asian Immigrants in Escondido: Photo Gallery
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