Source: visitpiercecounty.com · last verified 2026-11-15
On November 18, 2026, the Spanish Ballroom at 565 Broadway in Tacoma will host a presentation titled “Tacoma’s Chinese Expulsion of 1885.” The event runs at 7:00 PM and costs $9.08, with tickets available for all ages.
The program recounts the November 3, 1885 incident when a mob of roughly five hundred white residents rounded up hundreds of Tacoma’s Chinese community, forced them onto boxcars bound for Portland, and burned the city’s Chinatown. Organizers describe this tragic episode as a stark example of the anti‑Chinese sentiment that spread across the Pacific Northwest in the late 19th century.
Attendees will hear a historical overview, view period photographs, and hear discussion about the broader impact of the “Tacoma Method” on other West Coast towns. The event is open to anyone interested in local history, social justice, or the heritage of Tacoma’s diverse communities.
- Date: November 18, 2026
- Time: 7:00 PM
- Location: Spanish Ballroom, 565 Broadway, Tacoma, WA 98402
- Price: $9.08 (all ages welcome)
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