Most significantly, Dr. Ah Fong became the first Chinese doctor in Idaho to be fully licensed as a physician and surgeon. In 1899, Dr. Ah Fong was denied a license to practice medicine in Idaho, and in response, he took the State of Idaho to court over its discriminatory licensing practices.

Kamiah (/ ˈ k æ m i. aɪ / ⓘ KAM-ee-eye) is a city in Lewis and Idaho counties in the U.S. state of Idaho. The largest city in Lewis County, it extends only a small distance into Idaho County, south of Lawyer Creek. The population was 1,295 at the 2010 census, up from 1,160 in 2000.

Over the years, Boise's Chinatown consisted of multiple Chinese owned residencies and businesses including restaurants, merchandise stores, laundries, two herbal medicine shops operated by three generations of the Ah-Fong family, a Chinese Masonic Hall, and a Hip Sing Tong and Hop Sing Tong.

Ah Fong was born in Canton China sometime in the 1840's. He came to Idaho sometime around 1866 and became a popular herbal physician. In 1900 Ah Fong filed a suit against the Idaho Board of Medical Examiners who refused him a license to practice medicine despite the fact that he held a license from 1887-1897.

However, there was one apothecary in a little mining town in Idaho whose success in battling the influenza became national news, Dr. C.K. Ah Fong! His clinic became widely popular, but disaster struck the town when a fire demolished many of the buildings including Dr. …

Chinese immigrants have a rich history in Idaho, dating to the 19th century. One of the most respected members of the Chinese community in Idaho was Ah Fong Chuck, a skilled herbalist and medical practitioner. Born in Canton Province, China in 1845, Ah Fong received his medical degree from Kung Guh Medical College in 1867.

2024年12月9日 · National History Day In Idaho (NHD) is a year-long student-led academic program focused on historical research, interpretation, and creative expression for 4th-12th grade students across Idaho. By participating in NHD, students become writers, filmmakers, web designers, playwrights and artists as they create unique contemporary expressions of ...

2023年3月7日 · William Ah Fong, the great-grandson of C.K. Ah Fong a Chinese herbal specialist, offers his memories of Boise’s Chinese population, Boise’s Chinatown, and growing up in Boise as a Chinese American person.

Boise has been home to a large and vibrant Chinese community since the city was first established in 1863. Although initially drawn to Idaho during the 1860s gold rushes, many Chinese immigrants chose to settle here permanently. They opened businesses, developed industries, and built community and culture that continues to this day.

Present-day Asian Americans surnamed "Eng," "Fong," "Ikeda" and "Lee," some of whom are lineal descendants of Idaho's earliest Asian residents, remind us that Asian names were in the census records from 1870 on, along with the Staintons, Vollmers and Weisgerbers.