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1. The Opium Dream of Lee Fook Bow

   After surviving a suicide attempt on a train, a Chinese man is convinced he has died, visited heaven, and been reborn as a different man.

   Oct 28, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

2. An Escape From Chinatown

   The first wife of a prominent merchant attempts to flee her unhappy marriage, sparking a chaotic confrontation in the alleyways of old Seattle.

   Dec 8, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerJackson Street, Seattle

3. Local Chinese Gardener Targeted for Deportation

   Wong Look, a Walla Walla resident of ten years, faces expulsion after being unable to produce his registration certificate.

   Sep 4, 1903The Evening StatesmanWalla Walla

4. A Missing Paper, a Man Detained at the Wharf

   Federal Chinese Exclusion enforcement turned on a residency certificate Yee Wing said he had lost.

   Aug 7, 1894The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle

5. The Price of Turning Informant

   A Seattle man is targeted for retaliation after allegedly reporting his neighbors to the police for opium use.

   May 19, 1894The Seattle Post-Intelligencer518 Washington Street, Seattle

6. Hunger and Accusations in Renton

   Two Chinese workers were placed on trial for allegedly stealing food from a store they claimed withheld their wages.

   Mar 7, 1884Seattle Daily Post-IntelligencerRenton

7. The Weight of a Pawned Watch

   Haunted by the shame of an unpaid debt and lost gambling funds, a Seattle man takes his own life in the lodgings above Wa Chong's store.

   May 8, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerS 5th Ave, Seattle

8. Two Chinese Men, Forged Papers, and the Exclusion Law's Long Reach

   Federal officers in Seattle charged Wah Ah Ling and Wang Chong with being in the country illegally, setting off a paper chase over certificates, residence and a Washington Street address.

   Jun 21, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerWashington Street, Seattle