Grand Cafe - 510 South Main Street

In 1914, a Chinese immigrant, Leo Hung, began working as a dishwasher in the Grand Cafe. He worked 16 hours a day for a daily wage of 50 cents. As a result of his service in World War I, Hung was eligible for naturalization and became a U.S. citizen at ceremonies in San Francisco in 1919. It is believed he was one of the first Chinese, if not the first, to receive American citizenship. In the late 1920’s, local unions held banquets at the Grand Café in honor of the elderly Chinese miners returning the China.