Chinatown, Tacoma

Tacoma Chinatown
Neighborhood of Tacoma
Coordinates: 47°14′29″N 122°27′34″W / 47.24139°N 122.45944°W / 47.24139; -122.45944
Country  United States
State Washington
County PIerce County
City Tacoma, Washington
ZIP Code 98409
Area code(s) Area code 253

The U.S. city of Tacoma, Washington was once home to a significant historic Chinatown. It was located in Downtown Tacoma near Railroad Street according to a historical record.[1]

History

In November 1885 disgruntled whites drove out the Chinese population and burned down Chinatown. According to a historical account, many who were driven out fled to Portland, Oregon or Canada.[1] Two days after the Chinese were driven out, Tacoma's Chinatown was burned to the ground.[2] According to another source, as many as six hundred Chinese were dragged out to the street in a raid and escorted to the train station.[3]

Memorials

Recently, a special remembrance garden called the Chinese Reconciliation Park has been built a short distance away.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Jean Pfaelzer. Driven out: the forgotten war against Chinese Americans.
  2. ↑ Xiaojian Zhao. Asian American Chronology: Chronologies of the American Mosaic.
  3. ↑ Iris Chang. The Chinese in America: A Narrative History.
  4. ↑ Tacoma plans a Chinese-style garden to help bind century-old wounds


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