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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

Mon 23 Dec

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Starting at $40.00

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Mon 23 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.

Show 2 more stops

Cancellation Policy

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

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Reviews (13)

M3980AGalanm

Oct 2022

A font of knowledge, Daniel was also very dynamic - he connected the historical stories with the buildings and the neighborhood in a delightful way.

rachelbC1427ZA

Oct 2022

Entertaining history - that is the best. The stories behind the statues and the buildings made the streets so much more interesting - and they took us to places I'd never have gone.

rosei788

Oct 2022

I have wanted to learn more about not just the garment strike of 20,000 Chinese women garment workers (I first learned about this history in recent years), but also more about Chinatown history. This tour was so illuminating, it made me feel so much more connected to this powerful event in NYC and labor history. Professor Dan Katz was able to show us so many important landmarks related to the strike as we walked through the neighborhoods in Chinatown where these women lived and worked. I loved this tour and would take it again!!