Boston’s Chinatown: Community, Power, and Placemaking (April 15, 2021)

The BU Initiative on Cities, BU Arts Initiative, and BU Diversity & Inclusion are pleased to cohost the next discussion in the series on Race, Place, and Space:

Boston’s Chinatown:
Community, Power, and Placemaking

Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 12pm ET

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Join us for a discussion on the legacy of Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood, community, urban expansion, displacement, public health, and the birth of the Pao Arts Center.

Featuring:

• Núrí Chandler-Smith, Dean of Academic Support and College Pathway Programs, Bunker Hill Community College.
• Angie Liou, Executive Director, Asian Community Development Center.
• Heang Rubin, Chair, Friends of the Chinatown Library; Assistant Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine, Tufts University
• Cynthia Woo, Director, Pao Arts Center, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center.

Moderated by Ben Hires (CAS ’00, STH ’03, MET ’08), CEO, Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center.

This event is part of a series on Race, Place, and Space, co-hosted by the Initiative on Cities, BU Arts Initiative, and BU Diversity & Inclusion.