Tacoma Chinese Reconciliation Park — Attraction in Tacoma

I like to visit this park, but I always get very upset when I see the vandalism that's been done to the sculptures and Pagoda, which by the way were a gift from China. The mouth on the sculpture used to have a loose ball carved within behind the teeth. The stone teeth have been smashed out and the ball is now missing. There's graffiti and scratching all over the red lacquer and parts of the wood structure have been broken off. There's always somebody sleeping in the pagoda and peeing all over it. The Pagoda is starting to look a little shabby. Considering it's not that old and was a special gift from China representing something that the city proclaims to be of the highest importance to remember, I'm saddened that the city doesn't do more to protect it. I want to give the park five stars, but the fact that the pagoda looks vandalized, I can only give three stars. By the way, from what I remember, the original red lacquer was much more vibrant, but when they had to repaint it, I'm assuming to repair some early vandalism. They used a lesser paint that makes it look...

Tacoma has quite the sad history with the different groups of people who settled in the city of destiny. One group will always live on in my memory as especially heart breaking: The Chinese. The people of tacoma were so brutal and violent when they torched the businesses and homes of the Chinese who had built a thriving community down near where the tide flats are located, this manner of forceful removal of the Chinese became known as the "Tacoma method" through out the western United States.

This park is a piece of the work that Tacoma has been doing to make amends with the ancestors of the Chinese people who were treated so inhumane by the Tacomans that threw them out of the city during the time of the Chinese...

Absolutely enjoying the quiet walk of the park and learning the history of Chinese expulsion led by the mayor and hundreds of armed citizens during the late 1800s. Love the water view and saw two seals swimming in the water. After finished wandering the park I Google more about what happened to the Victims, I also learned that the park is built next to the railroads that were help built by the Chinese. Very sad history of the past. But i really appreciate Tacoma for acknowledging and reminding us of the unfair treatment of the Chinese immigrants. I hope everyone who comes here will find peace...