The introduction to general changes in demographics, historically in the area helped me better understand the scope and significance of the Chinese garment worker to the Chinese immigrant society/neighborhood. As I understand it, both the Korean-owned garment factories and the Chinese-owned garment factories managed to make products and sustain growth within the industry despite the decline in large-scale factory work. The cultural differences inherent in the layout of the factory-floor were particularly interesting to me. The more laid-back and comfortable environment in the Chinese-owned garment factories, as well as the “by piece” payment method appears to have been as profitable historically as the Korean-owned garment factories with their assembly-line method of working on clothes. However the close-knit community and the social interaction found on the Chinese factory floor was not necessarily present on its Korean counterpart. The former appears to be more worker-friendly as well, so what specifically causes these disparities between the two types of garment factories? Also, was unionization really that important to the Chinese women who saw the union as merely a source of insurance benefits? Did a lack of understanding of the purpose of the union prevent the organization from becoming more prominent?