tʃaɪnˈiːz pˈiːpəl fˈɜːst ɚɹˈaɪvd ɪn dˈɛnvɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti, ænd sˈɛɾəld ɪn ɐ nˈeɪbɚhˌʊd nˈoʊn æz "hˈɑːp ˈæli" ɐlˈɔŋ wˈæziː stɹˈiːt"wˈæziː" ɪz sˈɛd təbi ɐ tʃaɪnˈiːz nˈeɪm.
Chinese people first arrived in Denver in 1870, and settled in a neighborhood known as "Hop Alley" along Wazee Street ("Wazee" is said to be a Chinese name).