Tacoma Method Memorial Knot

Their homes were looted, stolen, and burned down.

Within a year, they were violently expelled by white supremacist mobs.

In 1885 there were over 500 Chinese Americans living in Seattle and Tacoma.

They worked in kitchens, lumber mills, and on the rail roads.

This was repeated in Chinatowns across the country, a tactic called the “Tacoma Method.”

My ancestors were here in America when this happened. We remember.

Now anti-migrant racism is spreading again in this country. I believe we can learn from the past, to strengthen our movements today.

I will be tying 500 knots, one for each Chinese person who was expelled. Come learn with me —

It’s time to Remember.

Including the work of —

Brian Dang

Derrick McDonald

Rosemary June

Amy Vong

Nhi Vo

Tian Austin

Katharina Mei-Fa Brinschwitz

Andrew Asakawa

Lew Walker-Low

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