Chinatown Graffiti

• Alleged serial vandal charged in relation to Vancouver Chinatown graffiti incidents

  According to the BC Prosecution Service, the incidents are said to have taken place between Jan. 2 and Feb. 1 and include the defacing of the Chinatown Memorial Monument.

  Crime

  Oct 3, 2023
  
• Murals and minimal graffiti: VPD and business leaders tour San Francisco Chinatown

  During an Aug. 30 tour, the Vancouver delegates saw a community of seniors and families where merchants have a close relationship with the San Francisco Police Department.

  Features

  Sep 7, 2022
  
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• Vancouver delegation to tour San Francisco’s Chinatown to learn how it’s being revitalized

  From vandalism to anti-Asian hate crimes and stranger assaults, San Francisco’s Chinatown has experienced the same impact on public safety and tourism as Vancouver.

  Politics

  Aug 28, 2022
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• Vancouver street artists craft mural for Chinatown business that challenged graffiti taggers

  Tommy Wong wrote a message responding to vandals who had repeatedly targeted his business. It caught the attention of DTES street artists who offered to help.

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  Jun 17, 2022
• Chinatown mural painted only 5 weeks ago already covered with graffiti

  Bradley Spence, who owns a business in the Vancouver neighbourhood, said he is not surprised by the latest act of vandalism and that he is taking action.

  Crime

  May 30, 2022
• Vancouver Chinatown merchant writes message to graffiti taggers targeting his storefront

  Vancouver City Coun. Pete Fry said Wong’s gesture is an appropriate response to the often racist graffiti in the neighbourhood.

  Features

  May 16, 2022
• Street and mural artists work to change narrative on Vancouver Chinatown graffiti

  An iconic Downtown Eastside street artist is lending his voice to efforts to clamp down on graffiti vandalism in Vancouver's historic Chinatown.

  Crime

  May 15, 2022
• Community turns out to help restore defaced mural in Vancouver’s Chinatown

  The mural, inspired by a well-known Chinese folktale about spirits overcoming overcoming adversity, was covered in graffiti in March.

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  Apr 17, 2022
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• East Vancouver volunteers help take back neighbourhood ‘rocked with graffiti’

  Almost every weekend, Hastings Sunrise Community Policing Centre volunteers crack open the paint and work together to get rid of unwanted graffiti scrawled on walls and buildings.

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  Apr 10, 2022
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• Lion statues in Vancouver’s Chinatown vandalized yet again

  Lion statues at the Millennium Gate and the nearby Vancouver Chinese Cultural Centre have been repeatedly targeted by vandals, sometimes with explicitly racist graffiti.

  Crime

  Apr 9, 2022