In 2020 - 2021, Pao Arts Center invited community members to celebrate and strengthen the API community of Chinatown and Greater Boston by sharing a love letter to Boston Chinatown. Individuals submitted poems, drawings, illustration and more, all inspired and dedicated to Boston Chinatown to help uplift our neighborhood.

We Invite you to experience these letters, in an interactive map, inspired by community stories and neighborhood history.

Map written and developed by: Ashley Jin

Inspired by Wing on Wo & Co’s Love Letters to Chinatown.

This project is made possible by a grant from Mass Humanities, a state-based affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, which provided funding through the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC).”

 Any views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this website do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.