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Tag Archives: Chinatown
Review of “American Chinatown, A People’s History of Five Neighborhoods”
In American Chinatown, author Bonnie Tsui has written a compelling and reflective historical account of five Chinatowns in the United States. But, what truly brings this text to life are the lives and experiences of those residents who she interviews … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, Asia, book reviews, books, branding, China, cities, civics, commerce, Communications, Cuisine, culture, diversity, economics, entertainment, entrepreneurship, family, geography, globalization, historic preservation, history, humanity, immigration, inclusiveness, land use, literature, marketing, North America, placemaking, planning, politics, poverty, racism, reading, spatial design, third places, tourism, Trade, Travel, urban planning, Welcome, Women
Tagged American Chinatown, Bonnie Tsui, book reviews, books, Chinatown, Chinatown Revisited, cities, culture, demographics, diversity, ethnoburbs, geography, history, immigration, land use, New York Times, planning, politics, racism, sociology
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DC’s stunning Chinatown friendship gate
One of my favorite activities while traveling is to make an effort to see the Chinatown friendship gates in cities that I visit. Among those I have personally observed are the friendship gates in Boston, Chicago, Sacramento, and San Francisco. … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, art, Chinatown, culture, DC, diversity, friendship gate, history, Washington
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Dos puertas de la ciudad de China de America del Sur
I was rather surprised to find only two Chinatown gates in South America. They are located in Buenos Aires, Argentina and in Lima, Peru. Below are a photograph of each of these artistic structures: One would think with numerous megacities like … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, Argentina, art, Buenos Aires, China, Chinatown, ciudad de China, culture, design, diversity, gates, immigration, Lima, paifang, Peru, puertas, South America
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Chinatown gates of North and Central America
While traveling in Northern California back in August of this year, some of the most interesting places we visited were related to Chinese-American history. These included an 1863 Chinese Temple in Oroville and the Chinese-American Historical Society Museum in San Francisco (see … Continue reading
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Tagged architecture, art, Canada, Central America, China, Chinatown, Costa Rica, Cuba, culture, diversity, Dominican Republic, gates, Mexico, Panama, signage, tourism, travel, United States
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