Guided Tour of Yema-Po

During 1993-94, the C.E. Smith Museum mounted a major exhibit on the archaeological site of Yema-po. The site, excavated by students and faculty of the Department of Anthropology, represents the remains of a work camp occupied by the overseas Chinese laborers who constructed the San Leandro Reservoir (Lake Chabot) between 1874 and 1875. Read about their discovery and take a tour of the excavation, the artifacts found and the history of the San Leandro Reservoir by exploring the topics below:

PUBLICATIONS

1985 Gill, Anne L.

A Pound of Pork and a Pinch of Puffer: Subsistence Strategies in a Chinese Work Camp. M.A. Thesis, Department of Anthropology, California State University, Hayward.

1999 Summerlin, Nancy S.

Above Yema-Po: A Site Study and Data Analysis of Companion Site CA-ALA-429H. M.A. Thesis, Department of Anthropology, California State University, Hayward.