Opium use was legal in California for much of the 1800s and was present in several immigrant communities in San Diego.

SAN FRANCISCO - As part of our coverage honoring Asian American Pacific Islander Month this May, KTVU's Amber Lee takes us to San Francisco Chinatown to show us the food she grew up with. She lets us ...

One of the big plans to cover highways in Philadelphia is getting a big boost thanks to a nearly $159 million federal grant, according to public officials. "We're here today to announce funding to ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- The Vine Street Expressway has split Philadelphia's Chinatown neighborhood for decades. But now, city officials want to change that and they plan to "stitch" the divided ...

When I moved to New York City in 2008, I rented a room on Eldridge Street, just a few doors down from the Manhattan Bridge. I didn’t know it at the time, but I was living in Corky Lee’s Chinatown.

Visitors commonly view Philadelphia’s Chinatown as a place to eat Chinese food and appreciate Chinese culture. But for longtime members of the Chinatown community, the neighborhood – home to over over ...

Update: On Friday, the program committee of the Commission on Chicago Landmarks voted to approve the Pui Tak Center's inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. It is expected to give the ...

A longtime vendor in Manhattan’s Chinatown is finding it harder to make a living as people shun his intricate crafts, haggle over cheap knickknacks and shift their spending online. By Rong Xiaoqing By ...