What is on a historical marker at Fort Sam Houston is more than many know about the “Pershing Chinese.” Watch the latest Untold History story to learn more about them.
Christina Lew doesn’t know her great-great grandfather’s name, yet as far as how he came to be in San Antonio, “It’s something that my grandmother made sure that I knew growing up,” she said.
commemorating the more than 400 Chinese brought from Mexico to San Antonio in 1917 by General John J. Pershing.after his deadly 1916 raid on Columbus, New Mexico.Sometime before that, however, an undated photograph taken at an international bridge shows Pancho Villa and General Pershing had at one time stood side-by-side. Standing behind Pershing to his left was a young Army lieutenant, who became one of America’s greatest battlefield commanders during World War II — Gen. George S. Patton.
Much like the Afghan interpreters who the Taliban vowed to kill for helping the U.S. in Afghanistan, “There was a picture of Chinese men hung at the railroad station,” Hui said. “He rewarded the loyalty of the Chinese by advocating for a law in 1921, Public Law 29, that gave explicit permission and immigration status to the Chinese,” Hui said, allowing them to apply for citizenship, which many did.
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