Chinatown Immigration History Walk
- 2 hours
- Up to 12 people
- English and Cantonese
Learn
Hosted by Henry Chan
A two-hour walk through the streets that shaped Chinese immigration in New York, from the Exclusion Act era to today's fights over gentrification. Henry's family has lived in Chinatown for four generations, and he tells the history through the buildings still standing.
Tour fees fund a volunteer project recording the stories of Chinatown's oldest residents before they're lost.What's included
- A fourth-generation Chinatown guide
- A printed timeline of key dates
- A tea tasting at a family-run shop
Plan
Comfortable shoes and a layer. The walk covers about a mile and a half.
Be respectful entering active businesses and places of worship on the route.
A portion of every ticket funds the neighborhood oral-history archive, which pays local students to record and transcribe interviews with elder residents.
Go
Where?
Meeting point: corner of Mott Street and Worth Street,
Manhattan, NY 10013
How to get there
- SubwayJ, Z, N, Q, R, or 6 to Canal St
- Walk5 min south
- Grab a CitibikeDocks within a few blocks
- BusM103 down the Bowery
What guests say
4.9 out of 5 from 152 reviews
May 2026
Henry connects the buildings to the laws that shaped them. It reframed how I see the whole neighborhood.
April 2026
Dense with history but never dry. The tea stop at the end was a nice touch.
March 2026
Excellent guide. It's a lot of standing and listening, so dress for the weather.