News: How one of Colorado's first Chinese settlements began in Gilpin County

Send us Fan MailIf you listen to this show every week, you know that Colorado has a rich mining history. With the Peak to Peak’s deep roots in the mining industry, there always seem to be overlooked nuggets of information. In this episode with Maryann Rosen, we dig into one of those stories — how a man moved from China to start one of the first Chinese settlements in the state, and how prejudice and early U.S. immigration laws turned it into a ghost town. AlsoElection season in Nederland has arrivedGilpin Commissioners allocate funding for childcare center, food assistanceSons claim win in Gilpin's 4th annual Mother-Son Nerf WarSubmit art to the Mountain-Ear Youth Art Contest here.Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here. Support the showThank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below.If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact:Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at [email protected] Hickman, multimedia producer, at [email protected] Lammers, podcast host, at [email protected] inquiries: [email protected] to our website for all of the latest news. Subscribe to The Mountain-Ear in print and online.Submit local events to promote them in the paper and on our website.Find us on Facebook @mtnear and Instagram @mtn.earListen and watch on YouTube today.Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout.Thank you for listening!