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Bill Evans

Bill Evans is an entrepreneur, former Tacoma city council member, and long-time board member of the Chinese Reconciliation Project Foundation. In this session, Evans discusses his interest in Pacific Northwest history, his early involvement in the Chinese Reconciliation Park project, and the park’s broader importance to the city.


Excerpts

The Absence of a Historic Chinatown in Tacoma
Reckoning with Expulsion and the Earliest Seeds of Planning a Reconciliation Park
Renewed Conflict in 2020 and the Role of Community

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Bill Evans Interview