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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Chinatowns"”.
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Chinatown: Place and Memory, A Case Study of St. Louis' Chinatown
… Asian community come to the mind of many people. Chinatowns are city neighborhoods where one visits for the inexpensive Oriental delicacies as well as a glimpse of life in the Far East. Chinatowns, in the eyes of outsiders, are seen as model ethnic communities which have managed to preserve the …
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New development : friend or foe to Chinatown small businesses?
Chinatowns in cities like Boston, New York, or Philadelphia have well established reputations as vibrant ethnic neighborhoods that draw tourists as well as working-Chinese immigrants. The individual businesses that line the streets of Chinatown are crucial to creating these unique urban …
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Neon signs, underground tunnels and Chinese American identity : the many dimension of visual Chinatown
… attempts to reconcile the multiple ways in which Chinatowns in the U.S. are conceived, understood, and used by both insiders and outsiders of the community. By using Henri Lefebvre's triad of spatial analysis (as detailed in The Production of Space), I create an analytical narrative through which …
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Growth for Whom? Sacrifice of Chicago’s Chinatown Then and Now
… widespread displacement and destruction of many Chinatowns across America, including Chicago’s. The history of Chicago’s Chinatown tells a story of a community that has always been an afterthought in city planning and priority, continually sidelined for the purposes of “broader” city goals. …
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Chinese American cultural identity in the urban landscape: Sunset Park, Brooklyn
… processes. This research examines how those Chinatowns were able to revitalize without losing their unique cultural character and identity. In particular, the role of landscape amenities and urban landscape design in this process is examined, in order to understand if and how particular …
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LIKE A DUCK ON WATER: CHINESE ACADEMIC MIGRANTS IN THE U.S. AND THEIR SUBURBAN WEEKEND CHINESE SCHOOL
… that it focuses on Chinese schools (instead of Chinatowns) as significant institutions that mediate this group’s migration experience.</p>
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Art, Repair, and Spatial Justice in Boston's Chinatown and Seattle's International District
… spatial justice in Boston and Seattle’s historic Chinatowns. Building off of planning scholars Rashad Akeem William and Leonie Sandercock’s work framing the role of affect and emotions in healing planning conflicts, I will analyze how these projects support their community’s efforts to repair past …
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The space in-between - representing transcultural exchanges through architecture
Cultural diversity in New Zealand society has increased in recent years due to an influx of immigrants. Ethnic precincts are used by both migrants and the local communities to help foster cultural exposure and the exchange of different cultural ideas. However ethnic precincts in New Zealand cities …