Philadelphia Chinatown History Exhibit
费城华埠历史展览：承载过去，创造未来
Explore Philadelphia Chinatown’s history through photographs, personal belongings, community artifacts, and oral histories.
Exhibition Location:
213 N 11th St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
Exhibition Hours:
Wednesday–Sunday: 11:00 AM–6:00 PM
(Closed Monday and Tuesday)
For more than 150 years, Chinese immigrants and their descendants have built homes, businesses, and institutions while facing discrimination, exclusion, and displacement.
Through resilience and collective action, Chinatown has endured as a vital cultural, economic, and social anchor for Asian American communities.
Chinatown’s story is not separate from American history—it is American history.
Milestones shaping Chinatown’s history.
A visual record of Chinatown’s streetscape in 1982.
Documenting individual lives under the Chinese Exclusion Act.
Grassroots publications advocating for community rights.
Personal belongings and cultural artifacts that tell a deeper story.
Curated by the Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation (PCDC).
Curatorial team: Haoyi Shang and Sophia Wan
Funding for this exhibition was provided by the Philadelphia Funder Collaborative for the Semiquincentennial:
Connelly Foundation, William Penn Foundation, Pew Charitable Trusts, Neubauer Family Foundation, Comcast Corporation, Hamilton Family Charitable Trust, and Knight Foundation.
