After the 1906 San Francisco earthquake Dr. Lee relocated to San Jose , California then settling in Oakland becoming Oakland Chinatown 's first dentist . His practice continued until his retirement in 1940 . He was an active participant in civil affairs founding Oakland 's Chinese American Citizens Alliance in 1912 . Lee was also a lay leader of the Chinese Community Methodist Church of Oakland , a member of the Oakland Chinese Center and a member of the Lee Family Benevolent Association
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Charles Goodall Lee