Today I'm wrapping up my "alphabet soup" of interesting tidbits related to my novel The Depth of Beauty: V is for violence …and vitality Imagine up to thirty thousand people, living in a ramshackle neighborhood no larger than fifteen city blocks.  Population estimates vary, but generally, that was the case in San Francisco’s Chinatown around 1900. Why was it so crowded?  Because of anti-Chinese laws and attitudes, many immigrants faced hatred and violence if they tried to live in other parts ... VIEW POST