chinatown 1889
By yi-ching lin
Tags: 1882-1943, 1889, boys, california, chinatown, chinatown 1889, Chinese Exclusion Act, Clay Street, discrimination, Grant Street and Clay Street, immigrants, laborers, lottery, lottery system, men, mural, san francisco, unknown artist, work
Category: art, city, graffiti, nature, photo challenges, photography, poetry, portrait, street photography, structure, weekly photo challenge, writing


the fact of the matter is
we climb into bed each night
carrying so much rubbish
and wake up every morning
the closest to equilibrium
we will reach, neither loving
nor hating. take that kernel
and stare into it, there’s
a world of possibilities
.
20150315:0833
y
[…] yi-ching lin photographychinatown 1889 […]
wonderful image
thank you, Jim! have you seen the mural yourself?