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Chinatown Garment Workers Uprising 2-Hour Guided Tour

Chinatown Garment Workers Uprising 2-Hour Guided Tour

Overview

This tour uniquely centers around a forgotten but critical event in the history of Chinatown and the United States.

City: New York City

Sun 22 Dec

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Starting at $40.00

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Sun 22 Dec

Starting at $40.00

Make a reservation

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What's Included

All Fees and Taxes

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
COVID-19 vaccination required for guides

What To Expect

Statue of Confucius

The Chief Historian, an accredited tour guide, and community activists will talk about the 150-year history of Chinese immigration to New York City, and the large scale immigration after 1965 as a background to the 1982 strike.

Church of the Transfiguration

Your guide will point out the role that the local Catholic Church and other civic institutions played in supporting neighborhood workers in their struggle for a living wage and safe working conditions.

Wing on Wo & Co.

Your tour guide and the fourth-generation owner of Wing on Wo will talk about her family's place in the community promoting small businesses, advancing Chinese culture, and advocating for fair treatment by city authorities. She will also talk about the WOW project and the mural they sponsored across the street.

Columbus Park

Your guide and veterans of the 1982 strike will recall the two massive gatherings of 20,000 immigrant Chinese women garment workers and their allies in the park.

Museum of Chinese in America

Your guide will talk about importance and the efforts to gather and preserve the documents, artifacts, and memories of Chinese immigrants and their descendants.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (13)

dbB8405AI

Nov 2022

This was a great tour! Professor Katz did a wonderful job of humanizing the Chinatown community. While the overall subject of the tour was the 1982 garment strike and the women who carried it out, we also got a great overview of the history of the community as a whole. All of the stops on the tour were extremely interesting (and beautiful), and provided insights into the neighborhood's culture. Overall, the tour made me much more interested in the social and political history of New York's Chinese community, as well as their current struggles for respect and justice.

I9012IDjoanm

Nov 2022

This was a wonderful tour that details the 1982 Garment Worker’s Strike in Chinatown. The actual story of the strike is inspiring and fascinating and has enough drama to make a great movie. In addition to actual story of the strike, Dan Katz weaves in history about New York, Chinatown, immigration, architecture, community culture and politics. He is knowledgeable, informative, interesting, warm and charming.

Rizuoanul

Oct 2022

It was a great experience with Professor Denial Katz. I have never been in China Town before; this is a learning experience for me. I highly recommend this tour who are interested to visit China Town and interest in History. It is always fun to know places with History.