Asian American / Asian Research Institute
The City University of New York
A steady flow of newcomers has created satellite Chinatowns in neighborhoods pushing southeast toward the ocean, areas that traditionally have been enclaves for Europeans and Russians. Source: With an Influx of Newcomers, Little Chinatowns Dot a Changing Brooklyn – The New York Times
According to the latest data, there are two million three hundred thousand Chinese Americans in the United States. They reside in all over the 50 states, ranging from 1549 in Alaska to 914,033 in California, and Chinatowns have been here with formed in many states.
Ethnic stereotypes and their commercial exploitation hinder the socioeconomic advancement of immigrants and ethnics. Over the past three decades I have studied, and photographed, a wide range of internationally recognized ethnic neighborhoods where one finds ethnic festivals and more mundane spectacles. “Chinatown” and “Little Italy” are two of many genres of commercial precincts or what … Read more