Reclaiming History: A Journey Through Three Neighborhoods, is a permanent in-person and online oral history exhibit celebrating the stories and resilience of Boston’s Chinatown, Little Syria, and New York Streets neighborhoods before, during, and after urban renewal.
The exhibit includes 10 window clings, a display case of objects and photos, 50 books, walking tours, and integration into the Josiah Quincy Upper School’s curriculum.
Location: Josiah Quincy Upper School – 900 Washington St Boston, MA 02111
Free and open to the public
Project website: reclaiminghistoryboston.org
For more information, please contact: 3bostonneighborhoods@gmail.com
This program is supported by a Neighborhood and Downtown Activation Grant from the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture, City of Boston; the Mass Cultural Council; the Culture & Community Power Fund; and Gloria & Bob Ganno.
The Reclaiming History Collective members:
Jared Katsiane, Lead Artist
Josiah Quincy Upper School, Chinese Historical Society of New England, Boston Little Syria Project, Boston Public Library Community History Department, and author Alison Barnet.
See the article in SAMPAN: https://www.sampan.org/post/reclaiming-lost-histories-exhibit-tells-story-of-three-old-neighborhoods
All photos © Kailen Mendes