This blog will complement my photographic work on the Chinatowns of the United States & Canada, starting with the first solo exhibition of the project at Craig Krull Gallery in Santa Monica, CA. The imagery stands on its own but my travels through over 50 Chinatowns in the last fifteen+ years and the stories of those whom I have met as well as the many organizations involved with this history and continuing present deserve attention. I am eager to share my journey.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Christmas in Chinatown, Los Angeles

For the second year, a christmas tree is up in Los Angeles' Downtown Chinatown Plaza. The tree is stunning, filled with lanterns and lights and the lighting ceremony gathered a remarkably diverse collection of elders, tourists, residents and visitors to this historic Central Plaza of the "New" Chinatown. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,_Los_Angeles

We started the evening with dinner at one of the landmarks there, Hop Liu, a restaurant whose building has been featured in many films and where you step back into another time.

image adapted from the ChinatownVisitor Map

Then off to the Central Plaza where members of the Chinatown Business Improvement District, organizers of the event and creators of a terrific website, ChinatownLA.com, were gathering along with school children from the neighborhood (Castelar Elementary School and Solano Elementary schools).
It was a truly festive evening, a terrific start to the holidays and a perfect reminder of what it means to be in America, this amazing mix of cultures.
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