Tour/Open House | October 15 | 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | SF Chinatown. Exact meeting location will be sent to registered and confirmed attendees.
We will learn the ways in which Chinatown has always been, and often still continues to be, its own independent, self-sufficient community. For example, we will learn about the rebuilding of Chinatown after the 1906 Earthquake, in which the Chinese community crowdsourced funding from overseas in order to reconstruct faster than the rest of SF. The city was trying to relocate Chinatown to the outskirts of the city, and the Chinatown community was able to re-establish itself in its original location. We look at several historical institutions in Chinatown and the impact that they have on the neighborhood today. We will begin with a one-hour walking tour of Chinatown (11:00 AM-12:00 noon), followed by a self-guided exploration of the Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) museum starting at 12:00 noon.
This event is a part of On the Same Page, UC Berkeleys way of welcoming our new students into the intellectual community. Each year, we feature a book, theme, or other work of art to provide the focus of a range of events, courses, and activities that bring our new students into contact with each other and our faculty. This year's featured book is INTERIOR CHINATOWN by Charles Yu.
This event is free and open only to current UC Berkeley undergraduates on a first come, first served basis. If you require an accommodation in order to fully participate in this event, please contact Aileen Liu at aileen.liu@berkeley.edu with as much advance notice as possible and at least 7-10 days in advance of the event.
Space is limited. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/XRZympEF4pViEPys7
Students - Undergraduate
Students - Undergraduate
Open only to current UC Berkeley undergraduates on a first come, first served basis. Space is limited. Sign up here: https://forms.gle/XRZympEF4pViEPys7
510-664-7862
Aileen Liu, aileen.liu@berkeley.edu, 510-664-7862
