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Online Notes
Chinatown in Our
Mind
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In the 21st
century, China’s
population
reached 1.3
billion making
it the most
populous country
in the world.
Presently, there
are 34 million
Chinese living
overseas. The
migration of
Chinese
communities
across the world
means that
nearly every
country has a
Chinatown...
In this special
edition of
Globe Trekker
Chinatown,
Lavinia Tan,
Justine
Shapiro and
Megan
McCormick
travel worldwide
to explore the
magic and
mystery of
Chinatowns
across the
globe.
Lavinia Tan
begins the
journey in
Malaysia and
Singapore
where overseas
traders led the
earliest
migrations of
Chinese people.
Then it’s off to
Lima to
trace the
history and
influence of the
Coolie trade on
Peruvian
culture. The
journey
continues from
there to the
United States,
where Justine
Shapiro
visits San
Francisco
and learns about
the Chinese
participation in
the Gold Rush
of 1849.
Meanwhile
Megan McCormick
explores New
York’s Lower
East Side,
home to the
largest
Chinatown in the
Western
Hemisphere.
After a short
trip to
London’s Soho,
Lavinia Tan
ends this
journey with a
visit to Hong
Kong
exploring the
world famous
film industry
and the 21st
century
migration of
Chinese back to
their homeland.
Along the way...
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Visit one of
Penang’s
five famous
clan temples
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Try a
Chinese spin
on the
traditional
Peruvian
dish, guinea
pig
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Learn
traditional
kung fu from
Hong Kong
martial arts
actors
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Customize
your fortune
cookies at
San
Francisco’s
Golden Gate
Fortune
Cookie
Factory
URL:
www.globetrekkerstore.com/dvdschinatown.html
Following the
screening,
Wellington Z.
Chen, Executive
Director of the
Chinatown
Partnership
Development
Corporation,
will lead a
discussion on
some of the
current
challenges
facing, and
accomplishments
made by, New
York City's
Chinatown since
9/11. Through a
broad range of
programs, the
Chinatown
Partnership has
engaged the
community and
lead efforts to
improve the
neighborhood's
physical
environment,
provide
opportunities
and services for
local businesses
and
entrepreneurs,
showcase arts
and culture,
attract public
and private
investment,
advocate for a
fair share of
government
services and
create a dynamic
and diverse 24/7
neighborhood.
URL:
www.chinatownpartnership.org
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