Archive for the ‘Asian/Pacific Islanders’ Category
We featured Kian Goh at the Unspoken Borders Conference this year, during the Talk20 session. Having Goh be part of the conference was fantastic, particularly because of her direct engagement with the queer community on design issues. One of her projects is featured in our hot-off-the-press publication. She was also recently interviewed by the American [...]
Detroit’s abandoned Chin Tiki restaurant has been razed. This New York Times article alludes to rumors about a new hockey arena planned by the Ilitches. Yikes. The last thing that area needs is another big development. The Cass Corridor, once home to Detroit Chinatown, is a portal to downtown Detroit and imposing a large sports [...]
The Philly Chinatown community is once again fighting to maintain their survival. Threats to Chinatown’s future began as early as the projects that brought the Vine St. Expressway (I-676), Market East and the convention center during the urban renewal period. Because of the fast-track nature of the casino proposal, the community and its allies are [...]
It’s been a long time since I’ve read something that’s motivated me enough to start a new blog post. Attending design school has been one of the most consuming and exhausting endeavors I’ve undertaken. But today I read an explosive speech by Jeff Chang, and it has helped me re-orient myself back to the first [...]
On a positive tip, I’ve copied a letter sent from the Obama Chinatown HQ below: Dear Friends, We in PA just can’t say enough about how much your support has meant to us over the past two months: Thanks to you, United People for Obama went from meeting weekly in a restaurant basement to meeting in our [...]
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An investigation of the systems, infrastructure, and design processes that create or perpetuate socio-economic and environmental stratification of communities, this publication explore issues of the environment (constructed, cultivated or untended), public health, mobility and access, communication, and race, class and culture. Featuring authors from design fields of architecture, landscape architecture, city planning, historic preservation, and urban design.
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