Category: Pre-Bensonhurst

Out of Manhattan

A major cause which forced the Chinese movement into was the increasing rent in the Manhattan Chinatown. Due to the influx of immigration and foreign capital, this enclave…

Why America?

After the creation of the Hart-Cellar Act in 1965, which abolished nation-of-origins restrictions, New York had experienced the first major influx of Chinese immigrants. Unlike before, when the…