Group 4
From Decoding New York
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Description
- Chinatown (Manhattan)
- Flushing
- Chinatown (Brooklyn)
Different Ethnic Makeup within Communities
1. Manhattan: Guangdong, Hong Kong (1960s). Languages spoken: Toisan and Cantonese
- Mainland China (1990s - present). Mandarin and Fuzhou dialect
Religion
1. Manhattan: churches, Buddhist temples
2. Flushing: churches
3. Brooklyn: mosques, Catholic churches
Recreating the Old Country/ Authenticity
1. Signs in native language
2. Most continue to speak native langage
3. Food
4. Holidays & Festivals
5. Clothing
6. Merchandise & Products
Who Brings Change/ Satellite Communities
1. As the original Chiantown grew in size and population, residents began to move to new neighrbohoods and create new Chinatowns.
Stereotypes
1. All Asian people (Not all, only predominantly, there is a Spanish Church on Oliver Street)
2. Everything is cheap
3. Dirty, not clean (Not true, "Brooklyn Chinatown is very clean," says Wilson.)
Economy
1. Underground economy, bootlegs
2. Street vendors
3. Profits from tourism
External Links
1. Chinatown Online - [1]
2. Explore Chinatown Online -[ http://www.explorechinatown.com/Gui/ExploreChinatown2.aspx ]
Works Cited
Bonner, Arthur. "Alas! What Brought Thee Hither?". London: Associated University Presses, 1997.
Chen, Hsiang-Shui. "Chinatown No More". New York: Cornell University Press, 1992.
Zhou, Min. "Chinatown". Philadelphia, Temple University Press, 1992.
