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I was born and raised in Philly’s Chinatown. I don’t want a Sixers stadium here.

I was born and raised and continue to live in the Philadelphia Chinatown community. I don't want to see it turn into the Chinatown in D.C., which was transformed by a stadium in the 1990s.

A Chinatown resident protests a proposed Phillies stadium in the neighborhood in 2000. A ballpark was a threat to Chinatown's existence then, and a Sixers stadium would be a threat now, writes Harry Leong, president of the Philadelphia Suns.
A Chinatown resident protests a proposed Phillies stadium in the neighborhood in 2000. A ballpark was a threat to Chinatown's existence then, and a Sixers stadium would be a threat now, writes Harry Leong, president of the Philadelphia Suns.Read moreYong Kim
    by Harry Leong, For The Inquirer
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