Preserving Chinatowns in Philadelphia and Beyond

For over a century, the historic downtown Chinatowns of North America have been targeted for removal and redevelopment by large public and private projects. Today, Philadelphia's Chinatown faces an existential threat from a basketball arena proposed by 76DevCorp. Please join us for this discussion with members of the Save Chinatown Coalition and preservation advocates. We will explore what it means to preserve Chinatowns and how the historic preservation field can help them survive and thrive in Philadelphia and other American cities. 

This event is co-sponsored by Penn Urban Studies and Penn Asian American Studies.

If you require any accessibility accommodation, such as live captioning, audio description, or a sign language interpreter, please email news@design.upenn.edu. Please note, we require at least five (5) business days’ notice.