Now abandoned and graffitied, for decades The Nook thronged with Chinese seamen on shore leave. The Chinese merchant seamen fought “shoulder to shoulder in the greatest battle of naval history, alongside their British seamen comrades. And when these Chinese men died in battle, the compensation paid to their relatives was less. A group of Chinese seamen outside a Chinese hostel in Liverpool, May 1942. The remaining Chinese men were denied the right to work onshore.

Source: The Guardian May 25, 2021 04:52 UTC