was life like for those people. >> reporter: the museum shows a timeline of san jose's five chinatowns. after the arson, the chinese rebounded into a new community called highland. this museum building is a replica of the last standing structure from that final chinatown. only this altar is original. that neighborhood today is full of construction cranes. the new development will include a park named after highland at a time when anti-asian hate has surfaced again, that gesture along with the city's resolution and apology mean more to the community than a piece of paper. >> this is a record of the city's role in promoting a real climate of hate against the chinese immigrants. >> also a record of resistance. >> reporter: a story of rebuilding and repairing. >> it's a sense of overcoming. >> reporter: natasha chen, cnn,