It was wonderful to see many people attending the Chinatown block party. There was lots of great music, booths with free food, clothing, and services to help people transition into housing. Here are some photos of the party as a whole. Thanks again to the City of Salinas, all the different organizations, churches, CSUMB, musicians, and individuals who organized this event and made it successful.
Chinatown’s Soledad Street under the “Chop Suey Republic” (Republic Cafe) sign. In the distance, the new, in-process modular housing for Nihonmachi Village can be seen.
Thanks again to Jesus Aguilar and CSUMB’s Digital & Public Art students (in the Visual & Public Arts Dept.) for their signage intervention entitled the “Chinatown Oral Histories Project” in partnership with ACE. Below are some photographs of the signs, placed in context (that is, juxtaposed with the neighborhood’s municipal street signage).
Some of the students holding the signs they made. Students involved included: Laird Aceves-Aseves, Alyssa Arasawa, Evelyn Arias, Diana Bravo, Claudia Castro, Ana Cervantes, Coby Chai, Taylor Coburn, Emily DeCruz, Chelsea Frase, Stephanie Godinez, Xana Goulart, Justin Lupien, Alicia Maduena, Jacqueline Marquez, Justin Marquez, Yollette Merritt, Seamus Noll, Kaitlin Reynolds, Modesty Sams, Martin Tellez, and Beau Thomas.
ACE Members: (left) Wellington Lee, (right)Dom Siababa.
For more information about CSUMB’s VPA program, check out Visual & Public Arts.
You must be logged in to post a comment.