DENVER — A community group is collecting donations to recoup the cost of replacing a vandalized historical marker that noted the spot of an anti-Chinese race riot that destroyed Denver’s once vibrant Chinatown
Colorado Asian Pacific United (CAPU) has led the effort to reclaim the history of that area, using murals and historical markers.
“One of them (markers) talks about the general history of why Chinese immigrants came here and what the Chinatown was like. Another one talks about the anti-Chinese race riot of 1880 that started just down the alleyway here. And then the last one talks about Look Young, who was a young man that was lynched at the riot,” said Joie Ha, executive director of CAPU.
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Colorado Asian Pacific United pushing to remove historic plaque in LoDo
A marker that was installed near 16th and Wazee to give the historical context of the anti-Chinese race riot didn’t stay standing for very long. Just a few months after it was put in, it was ripped off its foundation and never found.