East San Jose 1911. The 1910 US Census recorded a population of 1,661. Before World War II, East San Jose was a small section of San Jose located on the east banks of the Guadalupe River and west of today's U.S. Route 101. After World War II, the area saw rapid development, along with much of the Santa Clara Valley. East San Jose East San Jose (or East Valley or The Eastside) is the eastern San Jose, California in Silicon Valley, comprising several neighborhoods and including a former city of that name. The area is bounded roughly by Berryessa Rd to the north,
Chinatowns in San Jose Chinatowns in San Jose The city of San Jose was home to five Chinatowns that existed until the 1930s: The city of San Jose is home to 63,434 Chinese Americans according to the 2010 U.S. Census, comprising 6.7% of the city's population. The initial Chinatowns in San Jose were frequently burned down by arson, with artifacts from May 1887 discovered during initial excavations in the construction of the Fairmont Hotel. Many of these artifacts were installed at the San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, and are housed in the archives of Stanford University. Another Chinatown was excavated during an urban