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Reimagining Baltimore's Chinatown

By Jamyla Krempel,
Melissa Gerr
Published October 2, 2018 at 10:05 AM EDT
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From top left: Katherine Chin, Stephanie Hsu, A 1958 "Sunday Sun" article, Jeff "Jahru" Huntington's 'Chinese Dragon, Lion of Judah' mural in the 400 block of Park Avenue
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From top left: Katherine Chin, Stephanie Hsu, A 1958 "Sunday Sun" article, Jeff "Jahru" Huntington's 'Chinese Dragon, Lion of Judah' mural in the 400 block of Park Avenue
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Stephanie Hsu and Katherine Chin at WYPR's studios
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Stephanie Hsu and Katherine Chin at WYPR's studios
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Dancers perform at the Charm City Night Market
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Dancers perform at the Charm City Night Market
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408 Park Avenue, the former China Doll Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge
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408 Park Avenue, the former China Doll Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge
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The Zhongshan Restaurant which is very much open
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The Zhongshan Restaurant which is very much open
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In years past, Baltimore’s Chinatown was a bustling area, home to restaurants, shops, and cultural parades. Today, only a handful of Asian-owned businesses remain. We talk with Katherine Chin, a longtime community leader and Stephanie Hsu, an organizer with the Chinatown Collective, two women who are leading a revival of the area, hoping to unite Asian American identity in the city.

View pictures of the recent Charm City Night Market event here, and see historic photos of Baltimore's Chinatown here.

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Jamyla Krempel
Jamyla Krempel is WYPR's digital content director and the executive producer of Wavelength: Baltimore's Public Radio Journey. She collaborates with reporters, program and podcast hosts to create content for WYPR’s online platforms.
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Melissa Gerr
Melissa Gerr is a Senior Producer for On the Record. She started in public media at Twin Cities Public Television in St. Paul, Minn., where she is from, and then worked as a field producer for Oregon Public Broadcasting in Portland. She made the jump to audio-lover in Baltimore as a digital media editor at Mid-Atlantic Media and Laureate Education, Inc. and as a field producer for "Out of the Blocks." Her beat is typically the off-beat with an emphasis on science, culture and things that make you say, 'Wait, what?'
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