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	Houston Chinatown,Chinese Restaurant in Houston Guide
		Houston Chinatown and Asian Culture at your fingertips
		Welcome to Chinatown Houston, your official guide to Houston, Chinatown, and Asian Culture
		The origins of zongzi are traced to the legend of Qu Yuan, a well-loved poet who drowned himself in a river.
	www.chinatownconnection.com (118 words)

	Chinatown, Manhattan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan — a borough of New York City — is an ethnic enclave with a large population of Chinese immigrants, similar to other Chinatown districts in American cities.
		Chinatown was greatly affected by the September 11, 2001 attacks.
		The Flushing Chinatown, for example, was spearheaded by many Chinese fleeing the Communist retaking of Hong Kong in 1997 as well as Taiwanese who used their considerable capital to buy out land from the former Mormon residents.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinatown,_Manhattan (1658 words)

	Chinatown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A Chinatown is a section of an urban area associated with a large number of Chinese residents or commercial activities within a city outside China.
		In the past, overcrowded Chinatowns in urban areas were generally shunned by the non-Chinese public as ethnic ghettos, and seen as places of vice and cultural insularism where "unassimilable foreigners" congregated.
		London's original Chinatown was established in the Limehouse district in the late 19th century as Chinese seamen established themselves in the city.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinatown (6844 words)

	Leung: Chinese Americans Project (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		As the population in Chinatown continued to increase, the number of available, low-rent housing units had steadily declined because new outposts of the financial district to the south have eaten away old tenement houses.
		Chinatown burned and, as everywhere else, its residents were prevented from reentering the quarter.
		Chinatown was completely destroyed by the fire, and the mayor of San Francisco announced that the Chinese would not be allowed to build on their old sites.
	www.sfusd.k12.ca.us /schwww/sch405/IUP/sfChinatown.html (4089 words)

	Chinatown
		Lying south of Dusit and Banglamphu, the Chinatown (เยาวราช) district is one of the oldest areas of Bangkok as Chinese merchants were originally moved to this area in the early 1780's when Bangkok was founded.
		Busy Yaowarat road is Chinatown's main street, and has surely one of greatest concentrations of gold shops anywhere, reflecting the love of gold the Thai-Chinese are often thought to have.
		Chinatown is not far from the Ko Rattanakosin area, including the attractions there such as Wat Phra Kaew and Wat Pho.
	www.into-asia.com /bangkok/districts/chinatown.php (859 words)

	London/Chinatown - Wikitravel
		London's Chinatown is centrally located in Westminster, and is centred along and around Gerrard Street, spreading into Wardour Street at one end and Newport Place at the other.
		Chinatown is part of London's colourful West End, along with Covent Garden, Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus and other nearby districts.
		London's Chinatown may not be quite as large as San Francisco or Vancouver's Chinatowns, but it is still a fun place to dine out in the evening, and it definitely is different from anywhere else in London.
	wikitravel.org /en/London/Chinatown (843 words)

	Singapore's Chinatown District
		Chinatown was allotted the area south of the Singapore River.
		Chinatown was a relatively small area for such numbers of people.
		Chinatown, in the early 1800's, was the site of many brothels and opium dens.
	www.anniebees.com /Asia/Asia3.htm (889 words)

	Chinatown-online.com
		This altered and unnatural social landscape in Chinatown led to its role as the “Bachelor’s Society" with rumors of opium dens, prostitution and slave girls deepening the white antagonism toward the Chinese.
		Although many of the buildings in Chinatown are tenements from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the rents in Chinatown are some of the highest in the city, competing with the Upper West Side and midtown.
		Today’s Chinatown is a tightly-packed yet sprawling neighborhood which continues to grow rapidly despite the satellite Chinese communities flourishing in Queens.
	www.chinatown-online.com /nychinatown/aboutchinatown.shtml (1055 words)

	Mapping Chinatown
		By drawing a map of Chinatown, whether in front of the China Pearl restaurant or on the corner of Beach and Harrison or in a classroom of the Asian American Civic Association, the passersby, interviewees, and after-school kids we spoke to all participated in an activity within Chinatown.
		It is worthwhile to examine a diaspora community such as Chinatown vis-à-vis the postcolonial discourse because, in many ways, the two are tied together in historical development and related in their interactions with other cultures.
		Chinatown's foundation, as the census map acknowledges, lies in its people, and when we set out to collect maps of Chinatown, we wanted maps from people in Chinatown.
	www.people.fas.harvard.edu /~jywu/mapping/research.htm (2685 words)

	Yokohama Chinatown
		Yokohama Chinatown quickly developed, after the port of Yokohama had been one of the first Japanese ports to be opened to foreign trade in 1859.
		The Kanteibyo is a gaudily colored temple in the center of Chinatown.
		Chinatown is also a short walk from Ishikawacho Station on the JR Keihin-Tohoku Line (Negishi Line).
	www.japan-guide.com /e/e3201.html (282 words)

	Singapore/Chinatown - Wikitravel
		Chinatown's primary attraction is the town itself, composed as it is of restored shophouses full of strange little shops selling everything from plastic Buddhas to dried seahorses.
		The brightly colored, elaborate facade was constructed with ironwork from Scotland, tiles from England and the Netherlands, and dragon-ornamented granite pillars from China.
		Probably the most strenuous activity in Chinatown is avoiding touting tailors — which, incidentally, is illegal and can be reported to the police.
	wikitravel.org /en/Singapore/Chinatown (2106 words)

	Chinatown \| Chinatown Photographs
		Early Chinatown was populated primarily by men, so it was called a "Bachelor Society." It was a world without women, though many men were married with families in China.
		The Chinese Telephone, or "China 5" as it was called, served Chinatown's residents from 1894-1949.
		Chinatown's children had everything they needed within the boundaries of California and Broadway, Kearny and Powell.
	www.pbs.org /kqed/chinatown/ctphotos.html (105 words)

	Sydney's Chinatown
		In more recent years Chinatown has extended from the bounds of Dixon, Hay and Sussex Streets to encompass a much larger area bounded by George Street in the east and Darling Harbour in the west.
		The spatial expansion of Chinatown is complemented by the influx of east asian immigrants bringing with them exotic cooking styles and cuisines.
		Chinatown also hosts a number of performances throughout the year in line with the Chinese calendar celebrations.
	www.discoversydney.com.au /things/chinatown.html (288 words)

	About Chinatown, New York : history, events, tours, news, information, boundaries, more
		Until the 1960’s, Chinatown was an ethnic enclave, politically and socially isolated by racial discrimination.
		Chinatown’s economy also underwent significant changes, diversifying from its traditional base of garment, restaurant, and retail industries to include professional and personal services, communications, arts, education, wholesale, and more.
		As a result, Chinatown serves multiple economic, social and cultural roles in New York City and the metropolitan region: it is a residential neighborhood, manufacturing hub, regional shopping center, and an international tourist destination.
	www.rebuildchinatown.org /about.html (318 words)

	Chinatown San Francisco - Chinese Attraction Visitors Guide
		Chinatown became established in the mid 1800’s when there was a large boom in Chinese immigration to the United States.
		Because Chinatown at the time of the quake was mostly wooden shacks, the area was almost completely demolished.
		Chinatown is located in the heart of the city bordered by Kearny and the Financial District to the East, Powell Street and Nob Hill to the West, Columbus and North Beach the North and Bush and Union Square to the South.
	www.sftravel.com /china.html (1630 words)

	Chinatown
		Philadelphia's Chinatown is a compact neighborhood that does not approach the scale of the more famous Chinatowns in San Francisco or New York.
		Chinatown grew slowly until the 1940s and was considered a "bachelor society," peopled by mostly men.
		Vegetarians will find several restaurants catering particularly to their needs — but don't be surprised if these vegetarian restaurants have "pork", "beef" or "poultry" on the menu — they're all made from gluten, a wheat product.
	www.ushistory.org /tour/tour_china.htm (772 words)

	Vancouver Chinatown Information Guide
		Although developments in Chinatown was taking place, the Chinese people were not treated equally by the whites and in 1887, an ugly riot drove the Chinese out of Chinatown.
		Speaking of the famous doctor himself, one should not visit Chinatown and missed out the delightful Dr. Sun Yat Sen Classical Chinese Garden which is tucked away at the rear of the Chinese Cultural Centre.
		As one of the oldest buildings in Chinatown, the Wing Sang Building was built in 1889 by Yip Sang who made his fortune as a labor contractor for the CPR after working as a dishwasher, cook and cigar-maker.
	www.virtualvancouver.com /chinatown.html (921 words)

	Chinatown Vancouver Online - Events
		Chinatown sounds like it would be the place where most Vancouver residents of Chinese descent live.
		Chinatown is one of the city's earliest commercial and residential districts, containing a remarkable collection of buildings from Vancouver's boom years at the turn of the last century.
		Chinatown Next is partnering with the Vancouver Asian Film Festival to host a free movie night.
	vancouverchinatown.ca /events.html (734 words)

	History of Old Chinatown Los Angeles
		Incredibly, the historic streets of Old Chinatown east of Alameda were never to be paved as a result of this downward spiral of disinterest.
		That afternoon the seed for the new Chinatown was planted." Stanley Meiggs was assistant superintendent of the Union Terminal and Herbert Lapham was land agent for the Santa Fe Railway, which owned the storage yard area SooHoo sought.
		The anniversary celebration nowfeatured a lantern parade on the New Chinatown street, the highlights of which were the Mei Wah girls and a ceremonial dragon.
	oldchinatownla.com /history.html (3820 words)

	Manchester Chinatown Shopping, Chinese Arts Centre and the Imperial Arch in Manchester China Town
		Chinatown is one of the busiest and most colourful areas of city centre Manchester.
		There are many other ethnicities represented in Chinatown, including Thai, Malaysian, Singaporean, Nepalese, Italian, French and Japanese shops and restaurants.
		Tourists are frequently surprised by its sudden appearance as on turning a corner of one of Chinatown's busy narrow streets, this initially incongruous edifice confronts them.
	www.manchester2002-uk.com /shops/chinatown.html (295 words)

	Amazon.com: Chinatown: DVD: Faye Dunaway,John Huston,Jack Nicholson,Richard Bakalyan,Jerry Fujikawa,Bruce Glover,John ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-07-20)
		"Chinatown"'s story is based on William Mulholland's greatest coup; the construction of the Owen Valley aqueduct which provided Los Angeles with a steady source of drinking water but also entailed a lot of controversy.
		Generations of fans, however, have long since recognized that "Chinatown" is a milestone in the history of the film noir and in the professional history of its participants, and one of Hollywood's finest hours.
		This was the case with "Chinatown" for me. I saw it many years ago for the first time, and while I enjoyed it somewhat, at the time I thought it was long, slow and dreadfully bleak at the end.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000022TSH?v=glance (3383 words)

	Chinatown
		The Campaign to Protect Boston Chinatown is a coalition of community organizations, residents and activists who fight to protect a historically oppressed people and to preserve Boston Chinatown as a cultural, social and political center.
		Discussion of the various options to and from Chinatowns in New York and Boston.
		Chinatown is particularly rich in these sometimes eerie outlines left behind by buildings and companies that no longer exist.
	www.boston-online.com /Neighborhoods/Chinatown (382 words)

	Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Chinatown
		Chinatowns were formed in the 19th century in many areas of the United States and Canada as a result of discriminatory land laws which forbade the sale of any land to Chinese or restricted the land sales to a limited geographical area and which promoted the segregation of people of different ethnicities.
		In the past, overcrowded Chinatowns in urban areas were shunned by the general non-Chinese public as ethnic ghettoes, and therefore seen as places of vice and cultural insularism where "unassimilable foreigners" congregated.
		Nowadays, many old and new Chinatowns are considered viable centers of commercialism and tourism; some of them also serve, in various degrees, as centers of multiculturalism (espoused in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom) and "racial harmony" (especially in Malaysia and Singapore).
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Chinatown (3732 words)

	television
		A Chinatown is a section containing a large population of Chinese people within a city that is not predominantly Chinese.
		Chinatowns are most common in Southeast Asia and North America, but growing Chinatowns can be found in Europe and Australia, as well as in São Paulo, Brazil.
		Chinatowns were formed in the 19th century in many areas of the United States and Canada as a result of discriminatory land laws that forbade the sale of any land to Ch...
	www.experiencefestival.com /television (941 words)

	Chinatown (1974)
		Chinatown (1974) is a superb, private eye mystery and modern-day film noir thriller.
		It reminds viewers that the days of abundant natural resources (and life-giving water that turns a forbidden wilderness into a plentiful garden) are past - the land has become barren due to the selfish manipulations of rich and powerful businessmen.
		In the rear of the palatial house is a fish pond and fountain - a strange anomaly in the midst of a drought.
	www.filmsite.org /chin.html (3702 words)

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