Guests clap their hands at a remark made by an elderly Chinese man (standing on far right middle ground) at a celebration held at Josiah Quincy School, marking Chinatown's victory to build a community center on Parcel C.

Guests clap their hands at a remark made by an elderly Chinese man (standing on far right middle ground) at a celebration held at Josiah Quincy School, marking Chinatown's victory to build a community center on Parcel C.

In 1994, the New England Medical Center's plan to build a parking garage on Parcel C in Chinatown was halted and the Chinese Progressive Association was formally granted permission to build a community center on the land.

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