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Boise’s Lost Chinatown

It’s hard to believe downtown Boise once had a bustling Chinatown. You hardly see any signs of it today. Boise State Public Radio’s Scott Ki reports on what happened to a once thriving community. Clarification: Ah Fong lost in District Court. He appealed to Idaho’s Supreme court which decided in favor of Ah Fong.

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