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, the Chinatown community had fought for its life as big development project after development project targeted the neighborhood.communities of color and low-income neighborhoods in Philadelphia’s downtown. It’s also one of the few authentic Chinatowns left in the country.
“It’s [because of] a history and legacy of fight,” said Debbie Wei, cofounder of Asian Americans United. “Traditional arts and culture, and reclamation of culture and community, are underpinnings for how we fight.” The community always took care of itself establishing businesses, places of worship, schools, and community centers to serve the neighborhood — filling service gaps left by the city. When outside threats came, they strategized.
The list of what the community fought off over the years includes two casinos and a baseball stadium. Cecilia Yep, “the grandmother of Chinatown,” at one point made a deal with the mayor in 1960 to provide more housing for displaced families, senior citizens, and low-income people when he wanted to make way for the Center City Commuter Rail Tunnel.When they couldn’t completely stop some projects, they won scaled-back versions.
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