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Can Chinatown, Vancouver, survive the neighbourhood's revitalization?

Can Chinatown, Vancouver, survive the neighbourhood's revitalization?

Update: 2024-04-02

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Canada’s largest Chinatown has been under siege for over a century: first by race riots, then by poverty and most recently by the threat of development. We’re telling the story of why Chinatown, Vancouver, is one of Canada’s most resilient neighbourhoods, forced to evolve and adapt in the face of horrific racism. The future of Chinatowns everywhere should be in the hands of the people who live, work and find community there. So what does the future hold for a neighbourhood constantly in flux?

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Can Chinatown, Vancouver, survive the neighbourhood's revitalization?

Can Chinatown, Vancouver, survive the neighbourhood's revitalization?

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