Chinatowns in your cities

[spongeg]

Originally Posted by rousseau

Who goes overland from Fujian to London? The silk road? Are you kidding me? I'd like to see some numbers for that.

Jet travel is not just for the rich anymore. Toronto gets 35 gazillian immigrants every year, and they're not all from Buffalo. I don't know the exact numbers, but I'll bet you dollar for dollar, pound for pound...99.999% of them flew here in a plane. That's how it's done, these days.

vancouver in the 90's got a few boat loads of illegal immigrants - they had paid thousands of dollars to come here - they were all caught i believe upon arriving as they had been tipped off - so they all went to a prison in northern bc and were set back to china as they were evaluated by the immigration department

also many will fly and throw out their passports/documents etc and arrive here - Canada will usually set them up a trial for refugee status or something but in teh emantime they are free to roam about and most just disapear and never attend their hearings

from what local TV has investigated most end up in the USA

just a couple months ago a group of East indian men was found smuggling chinese into the states

[zachus22]

I'm sorry I find this really weird, but certain Southern American countries actually have very high concentrations of Asians. Maybe I'm naive, but I just can't fathom Chinese / Asians in general living in Southern America. Is it because the immigration laws are less strict than those in North America?

Anyways I digress, but I really have a passion for Chinatowns, and I'll list my top five in North America, because I have - yet - to cross the pacific.

1. Vancouver (Great city, great diversity, great tolerance, great food)
2. San Francisco (Beijing-esque, tons of character, fantastic food)
3. Toronto (Superb food, busy ALL the time, alive, vibrant)
4. New York ('Am I in Hong Kong?')
5. LA (mainly for commerical reasons as opposed to sheer cultural greatness)

[Sen]

Originally Posted by streetscapeer

I've been to New York's, Boston's London's, Paris's, Toronto's and Philadelphia's

..so far New York's was by far the best and most vibrant I've been to













NY's is simply an amazing microcosm....I really want to go to SF's

the first pic looks like Shanghai.

[Huhu]

Originally Posted by zachus22

I'm sorry I find this really weird, but certain Southern American countries actually have very high concentrations of Asians. Maybe I'm naive, but I just can't fathom Chinese / Asians in general living in Southern America. Is it because the immigration laws are less strict than those in North America?

Every region goes through economic booms, so when S. America is doing well it will attract its own share of immigrants. Furthermore, previous immigrants will create communication chains with their home countries and attract more immigrants that way.

Anyways, some more pics:

Yaohan Centre in Richmond B.C.


The Radisson Hotel at Yaohan in winter


Parker Place



*Note that Yaohan Centre, Aberdeen Centre, and Parker Place are essentially all in a row along No. 3 Road. In the future they will be served by Aberdeen Station on the RAV/Canada Line.

[TalB]

Another building in Manhattan's Chinatown that looks like it was taken from China.

[PedroGabriel]

Chinese are really everywhere. In here, there's also a lot of Chinese people. Some are very successful and became rich very fast, they have Chinese shops or warehouses, because it is cheap, people buy things there.

[Sexas]

Originally Posted by TalB

Another building in Manhattan's Chinatown that looks like it was taken from China.

it look taking from Taiwan more

[Sampei]

Catania, Italy.



Baroque and chinese lamps!

[Melbnovo]

I think Chinatown in Melbourne is very bland despite it being one of the oldest outside Asia.There seems to be few people and lacks authenticity and atmosphere.

Judging by all the pics, San Francisco's chinatown looks like a riot. Very cool indeed. Reminds me of Asia.

[Monkey]

Originally Posted by Karakuri

Well, say hello to your friend Jackie Chan for me next time you meet him ok? And please tell us about the night you spent with Michelle Yeoh last week.

I have the photos to prove it. I was there with one of the "senior members" of this site (who is related to him) and he can vouch for me too.

[TalB]

Since we know that China is known for wide apartment complex, Robert Moses decided to build Chatham Green to give it more authentic feel.

[Karakuri]

Originally Posted by Monkey

I have the photos to prove it. I was there with one of the "senior members" of this site (who is related to him) and he can vouch for me too.

[Monkey]

^ You're ridiculous....

[Karakuri]

Originally Posted by Monkey

^ You're ridiculous....

'scuse me, got no time to answer to you congratulations, I have an appointment with Jet Li now, I will teach him new techniques.
If you don't believe me, ask to my little brother, he can vouch for me too .

[coldstar]

Originally Posted by zachus22

1. Vancouver (Great city, great diversity, great tolerance, great food)
2. San Francisco (Beijing-esque, tons of character, fantastic food)
3. Toronto (Superb food, busy ALL the time, alive, vibrant)
4. New York ('Am I in Hong Kong?')
5. LA (mainly for commerical reasons as opposed to sheer cultural greatness)

Since I really like Chinese/Taiwanese food, China town is a must to visit for me in any city.

and these are my impressions

Yokohama: definitely best. brilliant, clean and really vibrant
Kobe: not big, but still alive
Nagasaki: old and historic tiny town
Vancouver: mediocre
Montreal : tooooo small
Toronto: rambling. dispersal and most of them are shabby
Sydney: compact but charming
New York: second best. really vibrant with atmosphere
San Francisco: historic but flat
Los Angeles: nothing special
London: nothing special
Paris: actually I've been there, but I could not know the difference China town and Vietnamese town.

[Taller, Better]

Originally Posted by Melbnovo

I think Chinatown in Melbourne is very bland despite it being one of the oldest outside Asia.There seems to be few people and lacks authenticity and atmosphere.
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Actually that statistic, while technically correct, is a bit exaggerative. Emigration from China to Australia, Canada and the USA occurred at approximately the same time. It may have reached Australia up to a maximum of 6 years before the other countries, but in the scheme of things the dispersion occurred rather spontaneously. Australia, of course, strongly "discouraged" immigration from China for a great many years, which probably affected the growth of the Chinatown.

[Minato ku]

Originally Posted by coldstar

Since I really like Chinese/Taiwanese food, China town is a must to visit for me in any city.

and these are my impressions

Yokohama: definitely best. brilliant, clean and really vibrant
Kobe: not big, but still alive
Nagasaki: old and historic tiny town
Vancouver: mediocre
Montreal : tooooo small
Toronto: rambling. dispersal and most of them are shabby
Sydney: compact but charming
New York: second best. really vibrant with atmosphere
San Francisco: historic but flat
Los Angeles: nothing special
London: nothing special
Paris: actually I've been there, but I could not know the difference China town and Vietnamese town.

Vietnamese in Paris China town was in fact Chinese who imigrated in Vietnam.

[Monkey]

Originally Posted by Karakuri

'scuse me, got no time to answer to you congratulations, I have an appointment with Jet Li now, I will teach him new techniques. If you don't believe me, ask to my little brother, he can vouch for me too .

I can send you the photos via PM if you want (but note they are private). You will feel pretty stupid after sticking your neck out so far....

[Huhu]

Originally Posted by coldstar

Since I really like Chinese/Taiwanese food, China town is a must to visit for me in any city.

and these are my impressions

Yokohama: definitely best. brilliant, clean and really vibrant
Kobe: not big, but still alive
Nagasaki: old and historic tiny town
Vancouver: mediocre
Montreal : tooooo small
Toronto: rambling. dispersal and most of them are shabby
Sydney: compact but charming
New York: second best. really vibrant with atmosphere
San Francisco: historic but flat
Los Angeles: nothing special
London: nothing special
Paris: actually I've been there, but I could not know the difference China town and Vietnamese town.

*Hint: The best Chinese and especially Taiwanese food will not be found in Chinatown. This is true for Vancouver but I'm sure it's similar in other cities as well. If you want to know the best food joints, you have to ask a local who knows what he/she's talking about.

[coldstar]

As for Taiwanese food, Tokyo is the great place, thanks to the people from Taiwan