Boston Chinatown Banquet -Traffic

Encumbered on all sides by major thoroughfares and freeways, Chinatown is the densest residential community in Boston. As the replacement of the Central Artery opens new possibilities for automobiles and pedestrian traffic, this video presents the perspectives of residents and health and transportation experts on building a healthier community.

Storytellers: Doug Burgge, Lawrence Cheng, Kye Leung, Marie Moy, Yanni Tsipis, Beverly Wing

Video footage: Mike Blockstein, Victor Fong, David Hartman, David Lawrence, Kim Wong

Interviews: Mike Blockstein, Eun-Joung Lee

Producer: Mike Blockstein

Editor: David Lawrence

A Chinatown Banquet is a series of short educational films about Boston Chinatown, sparking learning and dialogue across generations, disciplines and geography. The Banquet offers an unprecedented glimpse into the history, culture, and character of the neighborhood. This multimedia project highlights the Asian American experience and Chinese culture in Boston and was created as an educational tool by youth in the Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC or AsianCDC) Young Leaders Network (YLN) which has grown to become A-VOYCE (Asian Voices of Organized Youth for Community Empowerment). These "courses," offering a rich view of the forces that shaped and continue to influence Chinatown, consist of audio and video interviews with community members and others who offer insight into specific issues, interspersed with contemporary and historic footage, images and information, music and ambient sounds. As a part of the Chinatown Heritage Project, the Banquet is a compendium of Chinatown's history, political struggles, culture and physical environment and living conditions.

http://www.chinatownbanquet.org/index2.html
http://www.asiancdc.org/heritage/home.html
http://www.asiancdc.org/

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News & Politics

Tags:

• Boston
• Chinatown
• Asian
• American
• Chinese
• Culture
• Education
• Community
• Development
• Corporation
• ACDC