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A Garden of Activism

Not all revolutionary acts happen in the streets; some happen in the soil. In 1975, a group of Asian American activists looked at a piece of steep, undeveloped land owned by a bus…

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Not all revolutionary acts happen in the streets; some happen in the soil. In 1975, a group of Asian American activists looked at a piece of steep, undeveloped land owned by a businessman named Danny Woo and saw an opportunity. They negotiated with him to convert the property into a community space, founding the Danny Woo Community Garden.

It was a project born from a desire to reclaim urban land for the people of the Chinatown-International District. After Danny Woo passed away, the garden was renamed in his honor. Today, it remains a free public space at 620 South Main Street, serving as a living testament to the power of community activism and urban greening.

Updated June 2026