2024 Walk for Reconciliation
Against Racism
See Event Program
Save the date!
Join the 2024 Walk!
2024 Walk Logo Design
by Naomi Norton ’26 University of Puget Sound
139th Anniversary of the Tacoma Chinese Expulsion
Walk for Reconciliation
Walk for Reconciliation
See the Walk Event Video Here
Organized by The Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation, this free public outdoor event will reverse the walking route of the expulsion of the Chinese community from Tacoma in 1885, reclaiming the city for all peoples and cultures during this current era of racist violence against Asians, African Americans, Native Americans and other peoples of color.
2024 Walk T-shirts available to purchase at the Union Station and also at the Park!
Saturday, October 26, 2024
Meet @ 10:30 am
at Tacoma Union Station
Walk begins @11:00 am
1717 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402
The walk will begin at the Union Station, where the Chinese pioneers were marched at gunpoint out of town along the railroad tracks, proceed north through downtown Tacoma where many Chinese businesses and houses once stood, along Schuster Parkway and the railroad–largely built by Chinese labor, and finally arrive at the Chinese Reconciliation Park.
Meet at Union Station starting at 10:30 AM
Welcoming Remarks by Theresa Pan Hosley, President of CRPF
The Walk begins at 11:00 AM, following the lead of the Lion Dance troupe
from the Mak Fai Kung Fu Dragon & Lion Dance Association
Shuttle service will be provided for walkers who need a ride to the Park or back to downtown
Join us @ 12:00 pm
for activities and event program
at Chinese Reconciliation Park
1741 N Schuster Pkwy, Tacoma, WA 98402
Master of Ceremony: Greg Youtz
Vice President, Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation
Aimee Khuu
Executive Director of Tacoma Community House
Lyle Quasim
Co-Chair of the Tacoma–Pierce County Black Collective
Board Director of the Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
Performers from the Seattle Chinese Orchestra:
Ming Chiem, Janelle Chiou and Ting Ting Chang
Character name in calligraphy:
provided by Lihuang Wung and student volunteers
Complimentary hot food:
provided by CRPF and generous donors
CRPF Books for sale:
The Wind Will Not Stop by Judy Carlson Hulbert
Straw Hats, Sandals, and Steel: The Chinese in Washington State by Lorraine Barker Hildebrand
EVENT SPONSORS:
Annie Wright Schools
Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation
The Gottfried & Mary Fuchs Foundation
Greater Tacoma Community Foundation
Tacoma Creates
Tacoma Public Schools
University fo Puget Sound
The Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation encourages donations at all levels. Please choose the amount that is right for your budget and join today! The CRPF is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, tax ID 91-1647325.