Oakland Chinatown: Cultural Resilience & Resistance

Please pre-register for this 25-person tour.

Oakland’s Chinatown is a vibrant home and hub for immigrants and communities across the Asian diaspora. Learn about the assets of cultural resilience and resistance in this historic neighborhood starting in the 1850s during California’s Gold Rush. We’ll visit key locations of culture, meet local leaders, and learn about how Asian American cultural arts and community organizing have kept this neighborhood thriving and healing for 175 years. Come early for dim sum, or stay after to enjoy the delicious cuisines! A level walk with some stairs and indoor visits. This tour is in partnership with the Oakland Asian Cultural Center.—Lailan Huen

Image credit: Gene Anderson

Meeting Location: Meeting location will be sent after registration.

Tour Guides: Lailan Huen

NOTES:

• PLEASE MEET 15 MINUTES BEFORE listed time to allow for registration.

• We kindly request you register in advance.

• We offer fee waivers for limited income residents— just ask!

• Comfortable walking shoes, sun hats and sunscreen are recommended. Bring water.

• Vouchers, limited-income accommodation, and any other special circumstances should be handled in advance. Please email info@oaklandheritage.org for assistance

• Check your email the morning of the walking tour for any last-minute changes, clarifications, or cancellation.

• If you need assistance navigating Humanitix, please reach out to us at info@oaklandheritage.org or call our office at (510) 763-9218 and we’d be happy to help.

• Due to the ongoing presence of Covid, we will continue to make masks available. If you feel ill the day of a tour, please stay home. If after a tour, you become ill and test positive, please let us know as soon as possible. Thank you.

• Please check out the profiles of tour leaders. We are grateful for their skill and generosity.

• These tours support Oakland Heritage Alliance, a non-profit that tells Oakland’s story through walking tours, lectures, newsletters and advocacy. We welcome volunteers and new members!

Accessibility Note: Regular; a level walk with some stairs and indoor visits.

About Oakland Heritage Alliance

Oakland Heritage Alliance is a 501(c)(3) non-profit membership organization which advocates the protection, preservation, and revitalization of Oakland's architectural, historic, cultural and natural resources through publications, education, and direct action.