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Book Talk with Laureen Hom: The Power of Chinatown (📍🇺🇸)
📚 Book Talk with Laureen Hom: The Power of Chinatown
Hosted by the Chinese Historical Society of America
🗓️ Saturday, July 26, 2025
🕑 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM PDT
📍 Chinese Historical Society of America
965 Clay St, San Francisco, CA 94108, United States
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🔍 About the Event
Join CHSA for an engaging and timely book talk with author and scholar Laureen Hom as she presents her latest work.
The Power of Chinatown: Searching for Spatial Justice in Los Angeles
This in-depth discussion will explore how Chinatown serves as both a site of cultural identity and a battleground for spatial justice. Based on over four years of immersive fieldwork—including interviews, participant observation, and 80 years of archival research—Hom reveals how community politics and gentrification have reshaped Los Angeles Chinatown from the 1970s to today.
🎤 Topics Include:
Gentrification & displacement in Chinatown
Political engagement of Chinese & Asian American communities
The neighborhood’s evolving role in Asian American belonging and activism
🎟️ Admission
$5 General Admission
$28 Admission + Copy of The Power of Chinatown
💳 Refund Policy: Refunds available up to 2 days before the event.
👩🏫 About the Author
Laureen Hom is an interdisciplinary scholar whose work bridges urban studies, ethnic studies, and public policy. She is an Associate Professor at San José State University and has long been active in civic organizations such as the Los Angeles Chinatown Community Land Trust.
Her work draws from lived experience, community organizing, and deep scholarly research—making her voice both authoritative and personal in the fight for equity in immigrant neighborhoods.