2023 11 Most Endangered Historic Places List - Seattle's Chinatown International District

Despite decades of destructive actions, policies and disinvestment, Seattle's CID persists.
The history of Seattle’s Chinatown International District is a timeline of destructive government actions and disinvestment, side-by-side with a legacy of bold entrepreneurial investments by immigrants from across Asia. Policies were written to prioritize white settlers, which displaced Native communities and treated non-white settlers as transient labor rather than equal members of the community. The legacy of CID is one of persistence, self-reliance, joy and creating community in the face of strong opposition.
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