Impacts of Freeway Siting on Stockton’s Asian American Community
Date: October 25, 2023
Author(s): Paul M. Ong, Chhandara Pech, Jacob L. Wasserman, Christopher-Hung Do, Anne Yoon
Abstract
Stockton, California, underwent spatial restructuring in the decades following World War II. State and local government contributed and responded to these changes by implementing connected freeway and urban renewal programs. Xenophobia and racism placed Asian American communities in their path.
About the Project
This project uses mixed methods to examine the systemic causes and consequences of the construction of Stockton, California’s Crosstown Freeway and of urban redevelopment for Asian Americans communities. In Stockton, […]