My senior project explores the layered identity of Seattle’s Chinatown–International District through a hand-drawn, scroll-style map composed of six transparent layers: Land, History, Architecture, Community, Culture, and Memory. Each layer highlights a different aspect of how place is shaped and remembered, combining archival research, interviews, field observations, and visual storytelling. Inspired by the concept of a palimpsest, a document rewritten over time but never fully erase, the map reveals how physical space, personal memory, and cultural meaning overlap. This project reframes Chinatown not as a static site or tourist destination, but as a living, evolving community shaped by resilience, displacement, and everyday life.