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One of several Japanese gravesites located at Demersville Cemetery in Kalispell on Wednesday, Feb. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)

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Peek into the past: the lives of Chinese and Japanese immigrants in the early Flathead
February 19, 2023 midnight

Peek into the past: the lives of Chinese and Japanese immigrants in the early Flathead

In what was once the city’s Chinatown, firecrackers hung from the tops of doorways in Chinese businesses and residences, which included restaurants and laundry services that were described by locals at the time as some of the best in town.