!SPECIAL NOTE!

Please see these websites for more information on Joss Houses in California and elsewhere:

Joss House Discussion Forum: http://groups.google.com/group/Joss-House-Discussion

Joss House Blog: http://www.josshouse.blogspot.com

 

Resources:

 

The Chinese of the Mendocino Coast
Mendocino Historical Review Volume XV Winter/Spring 1990-1. By Dorothy Bear and David Houghton.  Published by Mendocino Historical Research, Inc.  PO Box 922 Mendocino, CA 95460

The History of the Weaverville Joss House and the Chinese of Trinity County, California.  By Douglas and Gina McDonald.  1986 ISBN 0-932151-02-7.  McDonald Publishing P.O. Box 1681  Medford, Oregon 97501.

The Temple of Kwan Tai. California Historic Landmark No. 927. Celebrating Community and Diversity. Mendocino, California. By Jonathan H.X. Lee. 2004 Published by the Temple of Kwan Tai Inc., Mendocino, California.

Auburn's Joss House. The Auburn Chinese Ling Ying Association House. By Jonathan H.X. Lee. 2004 Published by the Auburn Joss House Museum and Chinese History Center, Auburn, California.

Chinese Temples of Nevada City and Grass Valley, California 1868 - 1938. By Wallace R. Hagaman. 2001 Published by The Cowboy Press, Nevada City, California. ISBN 1-887694-19-6

The Chinese Cemetery at Nevada City, California and Chinese Burial Customs During the Gold Rush. By Wallace R. Hagaman. 2001 Published by Cowboy Press, Nevada City, California.

The Chinese In Northern California: A History. By Barbara Pricer. 1996 Published by Barbara Pricer.
Bury My Bones In America: From San Francisco to the Sierra Gold Mines, The Saga of a Chinese Family in California 1852-1996. By Lani Ah Tye Farkas. 1998 Carl Mautz Publishing, Nevada City, California. ISBN 1-887694-11-0.
California's Chinese Heritage: A Legacy of Places. By Thosmas A. McDannold. 2000 Published by Heritage West Books, Stockton, CA. ISBN 0-9623048-9-1.
Weaverville Joss House State Historic Park booklet, published by California State Parks in 1995