Archive for the ‘Chinatown’ Category
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 [...]
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 [...]
Last Saturday I went to check out the Mid-Autumn Festival organized by Asian Americans United and the Philadelphia Folklore Project. The first time I had heard about this event was several years ago through my involvment with the Detroit Asian Youth Project and our efforts to engage youth with cultural arts and activism. There’s a [...]
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