<div dir="ltr"><font size="4"><tt>FYI --<br><br>An event organized by the Riverside Chinese Culture Preservation Committee
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<br>SAVE CHINATOWN
<br>Why Should You Care about Riverside's Chinatown?
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<br>a public forum
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<br>Wed., September 24, 2008
<br>Riverside Public Library
<br>3581 Mission Inn Ave.
<br>6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
<br>Free and open to the public
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<br>The site of Riverside's Chinatown at the corner of Brockton and Tequesquite Aves is on the verge of being developed.
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<br>The city council will soon vote (possibly in October) on the
proposed plan to place a medical office building squarely on top of the
archaeological remains.
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<br>* Come hear about a grassroots effort to preserve the site.
<br>* Learn why the site is important.
<br>* Hear Riversiders attest to the importance of local history and local memory.
<br>* Become part of the grassroots movement: sign our petition and receive a "Save Chinatown" button!
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<br>For more information, contact Deborah Wong, <a href="mailto:deborah.wong@ucr.edu" target="_blank">deborah.wong@ucr.edu</a>
<br>Want to know more about Riverside's Chinatowns? See <a href="http://www.asianamericanriverside.ucr.edu" target="_blank">www.asianamericanriverside.ucr.edu</a>
</tt><br clear="all"></font><br><font size="4"><tt><br>I also did a podcast for ArtsBlock Live! with
Prof. Deborah Wong,
who is part of the Riverside Chinese Culture Preservation Committee.
She talks about what's going on with the Save Riverside Chinatown
campaign (as well as her taiko drumming & life/work in Riverside),
which you can listen to here: <a href="https://webmail.ucr.edu/wm/mail/fetch.html?urlid=g25e65a02546a60b2237e8d5328eeb3279khp2h7k0l&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kcet.org%2Fexplore-ca%2Fon-demand%2Fpodcasts%2Fpodcast-media%2Fartsblock-deborah-wong.mp3" target="_blank">http://www.kcet.org/explore-ca/on-demand/podcasts/podcast-media/artsblock-deborah-wong.mp3</a>
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<br>xoxo,
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<br>Ching-In
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</tt></font><br>-- <br>~~~~~<br>Ching-In Chen<br>THE HEART'S TRAFFIC (Arktoi Books/Red Hen Press forthcoming 2009)<br><a href="http://www.redhen.org/arktoi.asp" target="_blank">www.redhen.org/arktoi.asp</a><br>
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