Chinatown

Perceptions

As we strolled down the cement sidewalks of Chinatown, we were eager to learn what Chinatown natives would think of the place they live in. Here are some accounts of what we heard from the people we spoke with...

Insiders' Perceptions

Outsiders' Perceptions

 

History

The History of Chinatown

More on Chinatown's development from Peter Kwong

 Last year, Peter Kwong (the author of today's readings) answered reader questions in the New York Times online. I'm posting this link because it helps us understand how the processes he described have shifted since he published his book (1987). For example, he notes that competition from China has almost killed the garment industry in Chinatown. He also discusses the continued gentrification of the area and his belief that Chinatown will eventually cease to exist.

Introductions to both parts of the website

 As we move into the home stretch on our web project, each group needs to start writing an introductory section to its part of the site (Brighton Beach and Chinatown). If this feels a little overwhelming, don't worry. Intros should be short overviews, so I'm not talking anything really long here. In addition, you each have some ready made material for this: the proposals that began this whole project. You should think about mining Masha, Dan, and Vivian's proposals for your intros, revising them a bit with the research you've done since that time.

Introduction to our class website

With Ke's permission, I cut and pasted part of the analytical paper she wrote (about the Wong and Orelick articles) and added some detail of my own to create an introduction to our website for outsiders trying to understand the way we've connected these two neighborhoods and the Q Train. Please feel free to make suggestions, changes, etc.:

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