"This is such a historic moment for the community,"
"A community-based arts organization that is still continuing to uplift our agency, our stories and our humanity,"
"I say this all the time: as Chinatown goes, so goes San Francisco. Arts, culture is going to drive San Francisco's comeback. We are already showing it."
"We are looking back at the archive, the exchanges, with our founders, you know. Just getting any space was a radical move,"
A Taoist ceremony with holy water and chants blessed the grand opening of the San Francisco Chinese Culture Center's new permanent home in Chinatown. The center is the oldest Asian American arts organization in the United States and has shaped Chinatown's activism and identity for six decades. The new space is designed for shops and multimedia exhibits and will incubate up-and-coming artists with a focus on continuity and lineage to Chinatown. Born during the civil rights movement, the center built cultural power to fight for Chinese representation after racist immigration policies and exclusionary acts. A weeklong celebration includes a 1960s-theme dance party and daily events honoring activism.
Read at ABC7 San Francisco
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