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Pittsburgh and the Asian American Diaspora

The following list contains resources relating to the Asian American experience within the context of local Pittsburgh history.


Chen, Lena. “Pittsburgh Once Had a Chinatown. It Even Had a ‘Mayor.’” PublicSource, 28 July 2023, http://www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-mayor-chinatown-asian-americans-film-last/.

Pittsburgh’s Lost Chinatown. University of Pittsburgh School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences, YouTube, 2022.

Sheppard, Jamie Faith. “A New Spotlight on Pittsburgh’s Chinatown.” Pittsburgh Magazine, 25 Oct. 2023, https://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/a-new-spotlight-on-pittsburghs-chinatown/.

The Last Mayor of Chinatown. Directed by Lena Chen, YouTube, 2023.

University of Pittsburgh School of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences. “Pittsburgh’s Lost Chinatown: Where Yesterday Meets the Future.” SHRS Blog, 7 Dec. 2022, https://www.shrs.pitt.edu/news/pittsburghs-lost-chinatown.