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Ah Louis
Born1840
DiedDecember 16, 1936
NationalityChinese
Occupation(s)Banker, labor contractor, farmer, and shopkeeper

On Wong (Chinese: 黃安; pinyin: Huáng Ān; Cantonese Yale: Wong On; 1840 – December 16, 1936), more commonly known as Ah Louis, was a Chinese American banker, labor contractor, farmer, and shopkeeper in San Luis Obispo, California, during the late 19th and early 20th century. His Ah Louis Store building is on the National Register of Historic Places. Ah Louis was a central figure in the development of the Central Coast of California, serving as an organizer of Chinese laborers during the construction of the Pacific Coast Railway's Avila—Port Harford spur and the tunnels through Cuesta Grade over the Santa Lucia Range.

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