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Chinatown International District

The Chinatown International District or “CID” east of Pioneer Square and includes Japantown (Nihonmachi), Filipinotown, and Little Saigon. It is the city's 3rd Chinatown, developed after the Jackson Street regrade in 1908.

 

The history of the Chinatown-International District is inextricably tied to the history of Asian settlement in Washington and is characterized by alternating periods of immigration and deportation, cultural fluorescence, and racial discrimination. In essence, the district’s history is the story of the efforts of Asian Americans to build their home.

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Key attractions include numerous historical and cultural landmarks, dining, diverse shopping, and multicultural and multilingual festivities and experiences.

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Map below is an aerial photo taken in 1937 by the King County Road Services. Stock photo of Hing Hay Park pagoda above.

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CID planning work

CID Neighborhood Strategic Plan 2022-2032

2022

CID Vision Group

CID Neighborhood Lighting Study

2018

SCIDpda

Charles Street Campus Relocation Analysis Master Plan Study

2018

SHKS Architects

Seattle Chinatown international District: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Executive Visit slide deck

2018

CID Organizations

Chinatown International District Toxics Study, Community Report

2017

Puget Sound Clean Air Agency

Chinatown-International District Public Safety Task Force Report

2016

City of Seattle

Seattle Chinatown-International District 2020 Healthy Community Action Plan

2016

InterIm CDA

Little Saigon 2020 Action Plan, Years 1 & 2

2014

SCIDpda

Measuring Neighborhood Air Pollution: The Case of Seattle's International District

2008

Alon Bassok, Phil Hurvitz, Christine Bae, Timothy Larson

CID Community Response to Livable South Downtown recommendations

2006

Vision 2030 (CID Neighborhood Group)

Vision 2030 Coalition: One unified vision from within (brochure)

2006

CID organizations

Chinatown/International District Strategic Plan

1998

City of Seattle

Chinatown/International District Community Development Plan

1992

City of Seattle

Little Saigon Landmark Project Feasibility Study

Friends of Little Saigon

Neighborhood Partners

City of Seattle links

Selected History Links

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