🏨 Chinatown Garment Workers Uprising 2-Hour Guided Tour Activity

Chinatown Garment Workers Uprising 2-Hour Guided Tour

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From $40.00

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Price varies by group size

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Pricing Info: Per Person

Duration: 2 hours

Departs: New York, New York

Ticket Type: Mobile or paper ticket accepted

Free cancellation

Up to 24 hours in advance.

Overview

This tour uniquely centers around a forgotten but critical event in the history of Chinatown and the United States.

What's Included

All Fees and Taxes

Traveler Information

INFANT: Age: 0 - 1
CHILD: Age: 2 - 10
YOUTH: Age: 11 - 15
ADULT: Age: 16 - 69
SENIOR: Age: 70 - 100

Additional Info

COVID-19 vaccination required for guides
Face masks required for travellers in public areas
Public transportation options are available nearby
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

Contactless payments for gratuities and add-ons
Face masks required for guides in public areas
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Experience may be cancelled due to Insufficient travelers
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.

What To Expect

Statue of Confucius

The Chief Historian, an accredited tour guide, and community activists will talk about the 150-year history of Chinese immigration to New York City, and the large scale immigration after 1965 as a background to the 1982 strike.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Your guide will lead you into the oldest section of Chinatown, discussing murals that depict important figures and events for the Chinese community.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Church of the Transfiguration

Your guide will point out the role that the local Catholic Church and other civic institutions played in supporting neighborhood workers in their struggle for a living wage and safe working conditions.

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Wing on Wo & Co.

Your tour guide and the fourth-generation owner of Wing on Wo will talk about her family's place in the community promoting small businesses, advancing Chinese culture, and advocating for fair treatment by city authorities. She will also talk about the WOW project and the mural they sponsored across the street.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Columbus Park

Your guide and veterans of the 1982 strike will recall the two massive gatherings of 20,000 immigrant Chinese women garment workers and their allies in the park.

30 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Museum of Chinese in America

Your guide will talk about importance and the efforts to gather and preserve the documents, artifacts, and memories of Chinese immigrants and their descendants.

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

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