Woody Allen once said, “I’m astounded by people who want to ‘know’ the universe when it’s hard enough to find your way around Chinatown”. 

From a foreign perspective, Chinatown is just one of New York City’s many tourist attractions consisting of: Lower East Side tenement housing, restaurants filled with dumplings and ducks, crowded garment sweatshops, fresh grocery markets, cheap Canal Street shops, and a multitude of small businesses. In contrast to these stereotypes, Chinatown is a complex ethnic enclave that often pits Chinese against Chinese of different regional origins, language, educational backgrounds, economic resources, political persuasion, and legal status. This website explores the multifaceted nature, culture, and identity of Manhattan’s Chinatown.

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