M.M. Hori, a Japanese immigrant who started as a house servant at the Conrad Mansion in Kalispell and later became a prominent Whitefish businessman. He is the subject of a Feb. 20 talk at the Northwest Montana History Museum. (courtesy of the Northwest Montana History Museum)
February 19, 2023
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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.