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This “Home Town” exhibit features an unknown figure that Wen-ti Tsen affectionately refers to only as “the Laundryman.” To Tsen, the Laundryman is a representation of the Chinese immigrant work ethic.
Immediately after arriving in Chinatown Park, my friends and I met Wen-ti Tsen, the artist responsible for the “Home Town” exhibits; he asked us to pose in front of a backdrop as he took our picture, in an effort to record visitors to the park as…
Tags: chr_2016, geo_Boston, thm_gentrification, thm_history
Immediately after arriving in Chinatown Park, my friends and I met Wen-ti Tsen, the artist responsible for the “Home Town” exhibits; he asked us to pose in front of a backdrop as he took our picture, in an effort to record visitors to the park as…
Tags: chr_2016, geo_Boston, thm_gentrification, thm_history
The appearance of Chinatown Park looking northward; much of this area exists in the shadow of the Radian, a luxury apartment building. The pathway between the trees leads to the fountain.
Tags: chr_2016, geo_Boston, thm_gentrification, thm_polarity
The appearance of Chinatown Park looking northward; much of this area exists in the shadow of the Radian, a luxury apartment building. The pathway between the trees leads to the fountain.
Tags: chr_2016, geo_Boston, thm_gentrification, thm_polarity
The nearby buildings associated with the gentrification of Chinatown tower over the park and its features. This photograph was taken from the same position as “The Chinatown Park Fountain” photo albeit at a different angle.
Tags: chr_2016, geo_Boston, thm_gentrification, thm_polarity
The nearby buildings associated with the gentrification of Chinatown tower over the park and its features. This photograph was taken from the same position as “The Chinatown Park Fountain” photo albeit at a different angle.
Tags: chr_2016, geo_Boston, thm_gentrification, thm_polarity
“Home Town” is an exhibition by local artist Wen-ti Tsen that draws attention to the lives of residents from Chinatown past and to how the neighborhood has changed under transformative pressure from gentrification. This particular exhibit features…