AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
2min chapter
It's Chinatown
99% Invisible
George Soy's First Stop in San Francisco
In 1968, George Soy stepped off a plane from Hong Kong and into the San Francisco International Airport. At 22 years old, he had traveled across the ocean to build a new life for himself and his young wife in this land of opportunity. To George, San Francisco's Chinatown felt out of date. Even today, Chinese people still call San Francisco Gumsan Meaning Gold Mountain.
00:00
Transcript
Episode notes
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode