Historic Chinatown Walking Tour
The Chinese Historical Society of New England (CHSNE) is launching its 2008 Historic Chinatown Walking Tours on May 3, 2008. The tour is designed primarily to visit sites in the neighborhood that have significance in the founding and establishment of Chinatown in downtown Boston. Tour guides will provide information about the early settlers and how they were integrated into the wider Boston community. The growth of the community will be discussed through the tour as well as the impact of public policy on the community through highway and institutional expansion and urban renewal. This tour focuses on Chinatown prior to 1965.
In 1965 Congress passed and President Johnson signed the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. This was a watershed event in our history because it allowed unprecedented numbers of Chinese and other immigrants to come to America after many years of exclusion. Boston’s Chinatown, like many other Chinatowns across the country, was forever changed in terms of its social, demographic, economic, and cultural characteristics. Special tours can be arranged for groups to cover topics of particular interest, such as the growth of the community since 1965.
The tours are scheduled for the first Saturday of each month from May through October 2008 (second Saturday in July) from 10:30 AM to noon. The tour, which starts at the Society’s office, will be limited to 15 persons on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservation and payment in advance are required at least 3 days prior to the scheduled tour.
Click here for dates, prices, registration form, and information on how to contact CHSNE.
Youth from the Chinese community
marched and posed along
The Chinese Historical Society of New England (CHSNE) is launching its 2008 Historic Chinatown Walking Tours on May 3, 2008. The tour is designed primarily to visit sites in the neighborhood that have significance in the founding and establishment of Chinatown in downtown Boston. Tour guides will provide information about the early settlers and how they were integrated into the wider Boston community. The growth of the community will be discussed through the tour as well as the impact of public policy on the community through highway and institutional expansion and urban renewal. This tour focuses on Chinatown prior to 1965.
In 1965 Congress passed and President Johnson signed the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965. This was a watershed event in our history because it allowed unprecedented numbers of Chinese and other immigrants to come to America after many years of exclusion. Boston’s Chinatown, like many other Chinatowns across the country, was forever changed in terms of its social, demographic, economic, and cultural characteristics. Special tours can be arranged for groups to cover topics of particular interest, such as the growth of the community since 1965.
The tours are scheduled for the first Saturday of each month from May through October 2008 (second Saturday in July) from 10:30 AM to noon. The tour, which starts at the Society’s office, will be limited to 15 persons on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservation and payment in advance are required at least 3 days prior to the scheduled tour.
Click here for dates, prices, registration form, and information on how to contact CHSNE.
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