Gordon Chin, nationally recognized community leader and activist, tells the compelling story of the rise of civic and community power in San Francisco’s Chinatown from the 1960s through the election of a Chinese American mayor in 2011. This grass roots community leadership has made San Francisco a model for community development across the country. Building Community, Chinatown Style offers an insider’s account of the community development activists and organizations that significantly shaped life in San Francisco and created long-lasting meaningful and positive social change.
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Building Community, Chinatown Style
by Gordon Chin
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Community activist, housing developer, policy and land use guru, commissioner and collaborative leader… this is what Gordon Chin has meant to our City and the Chinese and Asian communities he has served and advocated for. He has a lot to say about our City’s history for the past 55 plus years and I am grateful he has put into words for all of us to appreciate.
--Ed Lee, Mayor of San Francisco
Building Community, Chinatown Style
by Gordon Chin
Books can be purchased online or ordered from Amazon.com
Community activist, housing developer, policy and land use guru, commissioner and collaborative leader… this is what Gordon Chin has meant to our City and the Chinese and Asian communities he has served and advocated for. He has a lot to say about our City’s history for the past 55 plus years and I am grateful he has put into words for all of us to appreciate.
--Ed Lee, Mayor of San Francisco