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2. Chinatown, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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   Area code (s) 213, 323. Chinatown is a neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles, California, that became a commercial center for Chinese and other Asian businesses in Central Los Angeles in 1938. The area includes restaurants, shops, and art galleries, but also has a residential neighborhood with a low-income, aging population of about 7,800 residents.

3. Social issues in Chinatowns - Wikipedia

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   Social issues in Chinatowns. Like many other communities, the older Chinatowns face certain social problems. Although Chinatowns are now generally viewed and valued as tourist attractions, their earlier reputation was that of dangerous or dilapidated ghettos and slums, sites of brothels, opium dens, and gambling halls .

4. Chinatowns in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Chinatowns are enclaves of Chinese people outside of China. The first Chinatown in the United States was San Francisco's Chinatown in 1848, and many other Chinatowns were established in the 19th century by the Chinese diaspora on the West Coast. By 1875, Chinatowns had emerged in eastern cities such as New York City, Boston, Pittsburgh ( see ...

5. LA's Chinatown residents share safety fears after multiple ...

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6. Mutual aid clubs are still going strong in L.A. Chinatown ...

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   One perk of the Los Angeles Lee club is a credit union offering car loans of $40,000 to $50,000. The association also includes a women's group and offers singing lessons.

7. ‘Chinatown,’ released 50 years ago, was inspired by some ...

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   In the 1974 film “Chinatown,” there’s deceit, deception and murder, as well as a timeless Los Angeles protagonist – water. Having debuted 50 years ago this week, “Chinatown” is set ...

8. Chinese American enclaves in the San Gabriel Valley

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   The area was not too far from the Los Angeles Chinatown commercial area and was becoming a Chinese-influenced community. [28] This trend included affluent Chinese professionals, mostly from Taiwan. At that time, Monterey Park was being marketed by realtors in Taiwan and Hong Kong as the "Chinese Beverly Hills," to entice future investors. [ 14 ]

9. Eminent domain was used to evict a Chinatown family ... - AOL

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   Chinatown's eviction battles point up Los Angeles' affordable housing woes. Now eminent domain, historically used to evict residents, might help save homes.