Mai Wah Museum - Butte   17 West Mercury Street Butte, MT 59703 Phone: 406-723-3231         Chinese miners came to Butte to work the mines. Later these mines were abandoned as the placer mining era declined, and the Chinese were relegated to work in laundries, domestic services and noodle parlors. The Mai Wah and Wah Chong Tai buildings are adjacent to China Alley, a narrow thoroughfare between Galena and Mercury Streets in uptown Butte. The Mai Wah is a historic building in what was Chinatown. Once a mercantile and noodle parlor, the building now houses exhibits to interpret Asian history in Butte and the Rocky Mountain West. In the summer of 2003, the Mai Wah Society, Inc. will host ‘Gateway to Gold Mountain,' a traveling exhibition, at the Mai Wah Museum. The exhibit tells the story of Angel Island, the immigration station in San Francisco Bay, the entry point into the United States for more than 175,000 Chinese immigrants between 1910 and 1940. The exhibition was designed by the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation, a nonprofit organization founded more than 20 years ago by citizens committed to preserving the deteriorating immigration station barracks. Angel Island is a National Historic Landmark. Many Chinese called the new land of opportunity ‘Gam Saan' or Gold Mountain. However, the world they found was very different from the world they imagined. This exhibit discusses the hopes and fears of the immigrants as well as the discrimination they faced trying to gain entry to America.   Mai Wah is located on West Mercury Street, between Montana and Main Street in uptown Butte. May 24 - Labor Day Tuesday - Saturday: 11:00am - 5:00pm Cash Personal Check (In State) Personal Check (Out Of State) Walk-Ins Welcome Books Gift Shop Registered Historic Site Tour Exhibit History FREE Gold West travel info - call 1-800-879-1159 or request online 1155 Main Street - Deer Lodge, MT 59722 If you know the name of the business or event you are looking for click below: 1 - F   |   G - L   |   M - S   |   T - Z Accommodations | Attractions | Things To Do | Events | Communities | Dining Photos & Videos | Maps | Links | Vacation Deals | Contact Us © 2004 Gold West Country and Tempest Technologies, LLC. Site designed by Tempest Technologies, LLC.