A Walking Tour Through Chinatown | City Lights

Submitted by the Event Organizer

Gordon Chin presents a walking tour through Chinatown in celebration of his new book “Building Community, Chinatown Style: A Half Century of Leadership in San Francisco.”

Over the last half century, San Francisco Chinatown has been a place where civic leadership has been nurtured, attracted and cultivated. Building Community, Chinatown Style tells the story of generations of young activist leaders who have transformed San Francisco Chinatown for the better, while also building developing themselves into important city-wide leaders. These budding activists set out to improve Chinatown in many ways to address many longstanding neighborhood and community issues. Along the way, they created major change and also changed public policy on housing, transportation, public space and culture.

Tour meets in front of City Lights at 11:00 am, Tour runs from 11:15 to 1:00 p.m. Sign up required. Space is limited. Two spaces reserved per person only on a first-come, first serve basis. Call 415-362-8193 x0 to sign up and determine space availability. Sign-up begins on October 24.

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