360 Riot Walk

360 Riot Walk is a multilingual tour tracing Vancouver’s history of labour politics, anti-Asian racism, and community resistance

360 Riot Walk is an interactive walking tour by artist Henry Tsang that utilizes 360° video technology to tell the story of the 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver. It traces the history and route of the mob that attacked the Chinese Canadian and Japanese Canadian communities following the demonstration and parade organized by the Asiatic Exclusion League in Vancouver. Participants are brought into the social and political environment of the time where racialized communities were targeted through legislation as well as physical acts of exclusion and violence.

The soundtrack is available in the four languages of the local residents of the period: English, Cantonese, Japanese and Punjabi.

Sterilized tablets with the tour app will be provided along with headphones.

Allocate approximately 3 hours for the whole experience, including a 30-minute post-tour facilitated reflection with artist Henry Tsang.

Please keep in mind that the tablet equipment may feel heavy for some, so we kindly ask that participants are comfortable carrying both the tablet and headphones for the full duration of the tour.

A maximum of 10 participants are allowed per tour. We will not be able to accommodate any unregistered day-off attendees.

Please meet tour guide at Vancouver Japanese Language School-Japanese Hall (487 Alexander St, Vancouver, BC V6A 1C6) at 11:00 AM.