Bulldozing Asian Communities: Freeway Construction and Urban Renewal in Stockton

This project explores the systemic causes and impacts of Stockton Crosstown’s Freeway on numerous, vibrant Asian-American enclaves. This StoryMap outlines the:

1. History of Stockton’s Asian enclaves, particularly, the Chinatown, Japantown, and Little Manila;
2. Impacts of freeway planning and selection to these enclaves;
3. Different urban renewal programs the Stocktown Housing and Redevelopment Department carried out; and
4. Numerous ways of how these communities struggled, resisted and adapted from these losses.

For more information about the full research report, read here: Stockton’s Crosstown Freeway, Urban Renewal, and Asian Americans: Systemic Causes and Impacts

For information about the policy brief, read here: Impacts of Freeway Sitting on Stockton’s Asian American Community

This project was developed by Paul Ong, Chhandara Pech, Christopher-Hung Do, Anne Yoon, and Jacob Wasserman. This StoryMap was created by Briana Soriano.