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US-China couple revive a century-old theater in San Francisco's Chinatown

chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2026-01-07 00:58

The Great Star Theater in San Francisco's Chinatown celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2025. Five years earlier, when the theater was forced to shut down, Roger Pincombe and Alice Chu, a US–China couple, stepped in to take over and bring it back to life. (Reporter/Video: Chelsea Ge)

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