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Chinese Fishermen?
Clip: Season 9 Episode 902 | 46s
Astoria was a town of immigrants from many countries, and with a variety of expectations.
Astoria was a town of immigrants from many countries, and with a variety of expectations and opportunities. The speakers in the video are writer and historian Irene Martin and retired Astoria businessman David Lum. Tom Shrider, Videographer; Lisa Suinn Kallem, Editor
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Oregon Experience
Chinese Fishermen?
Clip: Season 9 Episode 902 | 46s
Astoria was a town of immigrants from many countries, and with a variety of expectations and opportunities. The speakers in the video are writer and historian Irene Martin and retired Astoria businessman David Lum. Tom Shrider, Videographer; Lisa Suinn Kallem, Editor
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Clip: S9 Ep902 | 1m 4s | If the achievements of the first Astorians were so significant, why don't we know more? (1m 4s)
Clip: S9 Ep902 | 1m 53s | William Hume established the first cannery on the Columbia River at Eagle Cliff in 1866. (1m 53s)
Clip: S9 Ep902 | 2m 44s | Astoria, or "Fort Astoria" was founded to be the hub of an ambitious shipping empire. (2m 44s)
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