Oakland's Chinatown
By Crosscurrents Producer on Nov 24 2010 - 4:19pm
By Priscilla Yuki Wilson
The Madison Park area is again facing redevelopment. What will happen to the seniors who’ve created a haven of Tai Chi in the public square?
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PRISCILLA YUKI WILSON: Ed and Evelynn Loo have been married...
By Lindsey Lee Keel on Nov 24 2010 - 10:53am
In the heart of high-tech California, a low-tech Craigslist is emerging on a store wall in Oakland’s Chinatown. Lindsey Lee Keel has this story.
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LINDSEY LEE KEEL: I’m standing in Oakland’s Chinatown with Anne Huang and Roy Chan.
ANNE HUANG...
By Jennifer Courtney on Nov 24 2010 - 9:20am
Chinatown's Lincoln Recreation Center is a hub of activity for young people — it’s one of the most popular outdoor spaces for youth in Oakland. In fact, many community leaders say demand for the space has outgrown capacity. KALW’s Jennifer Courtney visited the rec center.
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By Sena Woodson on Nov 23 2010 - 5:55pm
Along with the money from Hong Kong came some of the Asian gangs--and that’s the subject of our next story from the early 1980s. It’s about an immigrant from Hong Kong who would change community-police relations. Reporter Sena Woodson has the story.
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By Crosscurrents Producer on Nov 23 2010 - 5:20pm
By Lupe Cazares
In the late 60’s and the 70’s Oakland's Chinatown was changing. In fact the U.S. was changing rapidly. In 1965, immigration reform opened the door to new immigration from places like Latin America and Asia. Let’s hear from professor Greg Mark about how that new immigration affected...
By Tashina Manyak on Nov 23 2010 - 4:57pm
In the 1960’s Oakland's Chinatown neighborhood was struggling. The declining population and urban renewal had left the neighborhood a mere shadow of itself. Chinatown’s leaders were looking for a way to revitalize their community. They turned to a surprising savior: the Redevelopment Agency....
By Melody Sage on Nov 23 2010 - 3:54pm
Oakland Chinatown’s Pacific Renaissance Plaza opened in 1993. That seemed to be a real victory for Chinatown, and it signals the change from a Chinese-centric neighborhood to a more multicultural and pan-Asian identity.
In 2003, the Pacific Renaissance was again the center of a neighborhood...
By Lindsey Lee Keel on Nov 22 2010 - 3:40pm
The three square blocks called Madison Square Park was once a thriving neighborhood of apartments and even a church, until the wrecking ball of urban renewal made way for what’s now Lake Merritt BART. Reporter Lindsey Lee Keel has this story.
LINDSEY LEE KEEL: It’s paved over now, but...
By Crosscurrents Producer on Nov 22 2010 - 3:11pm
Ben Fong Torres was an editor at Rolling Stone magazine and he was portrayed in the movie Almost Famous. Here's Ben Fong Torres talking to Anne Huang as part of StoryCorps.
This story originally aired on June 14, 2010 as part of a series on Oakland's Chinatown.
By Crosscurrents Producer on Nov 22 2010 - 3:00pm
Maria Rivera Yip grew up in Chinatown and her parents ran a cleaner's on Franklin Street.
This story originally aired on June 14, 2010 as part of a series on Oakland's Chinatown.
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