I love Chinatowns because there's always like 8 bubble tea places within a block of each other
December 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I love Chinatowns because there's always like 8 bubble tea places within a block of each other
In most cities I think East Asians are moving out of their ethnic enclaves into the larger city, so I think most places are seeing dying Chinatowns with skyrocketing Asian populations
December 5, 2025 at 3:23 AM
In most cities I think East Asians are moving out of their ethnic enclaves into the larger city, so I think most places are seeing dying Chinatowns with skyrocketing Asian populations
I hate to break up y’all’s ❤️ fest 🤪 but as white men y’all can pass. For now. Yes, you’re on the hit list but right now, it’s so-called brown or black illegals. Funny, they aren’t chasing Russians in Florida or white looking illegals. I wonder when they will get to Asians in Chinatowns et al.
December 7, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I hate to break up y’all’s ❤️ fest 🤪 but as white men y’all can pass. For now. Yes, you’re on the hit list but right now, it’s so-called brown or black illegals. Funny, they aren’t chasing Russians in Florida or white looking illegals. I wonder when they will get to Asians in Chinatowns et al.
You know a housing report is 100% reactionary-driven when the _only_ recommendation is to downzone height and density, while completely ignoring rental assistance, affordable housing finance, funded MIH, or anything from the standard playbook
December 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
You know a housing report is 100% reactionary-driven when the _only_ recommendation is to downzone height and density, while completely ignoring rental assistance, affordable housing finance, funded MIH, or anything from the standard playbook
I found Asian TikTok and I’m fascinated by the conversations so now I’m in their business:
👉🏾 yt people gentrified their matcha and sent the price up
👉🏾 wasians and full Asians have some kinda beef
👉🏾 Chinatowns are being destroyed
👉🏾 everyone hates japan
👉🏾 east Asia thinks they’re better than W Asia
👉🏾 yt people gentrified their matcha and sent the price up
👉🏾 wasians and full Asians have some kinda beef
👉🏾 Chinatowns are being destroyed
👉🏾 everyone hates japan
👉🏾 east Asia thinks they’re better than W Asia
December 1, 2025 at 1:38 AM
I found Asian TikTok and I’m fascinated by the conversations so now I’m in their business:
👉🏾 yt people gentrified their matcha and sent the price up
👉🏾 wasians and full Asians have some kinda beef
👉🏾 Chinatowns are being destroyed
👉🏾 everyone hates japan
👉🏾 east Asia thinks they’re better than W Asia
👉🏾 yt people gentrified their matcha and sent the price up
👉🏾 wasians and full Asians have some kinda beef
👉🏾 Chinatowns are being destroyed
👉🏾 everyone hates japan
👉🏾 east Asia thinks they’re better than W Asia
Yeah man, that's good for the east half of your itinerary, but your hotel isn't far from one of the better Chinatowns in the country
December 4, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Yeah man, that's good for the east half of your itinerary, but your hotel isn't far from one of the better Chinatowns in the country
The rising cost of living is making it harder for Canadian Chinatowns to attract young families. Michael Koy reports on the shifting demographics we're seeing in these cultural urban hubs.
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A changing Chinatown
In Toronto's Chinatown, an average morning goes on as usual, with longtime business owners setting up shop and elderly residents chatting loudly in local bakeries. But underneath the mundanity lies ch...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The rising cost of living is making it harder for Canadian Chinatowns to attract young families. Michael Koy reports on the shifting demographics we're seeing in these cultural urban hubs.
this.org/2025/05/16/a...
this.org/2025/05/16/a...
speaking of microtransit and minibus and crime, here in NYC's 3 Chinatowns, there's a minibus between them.
They were indeed mobbed up, the drivers began kung-fu fighting in the street for passengers. The NYPD sat down the triads saying: HEY! Behave, or else no one makes money.
They were indeed mobbed up, the drivers began kung-fu fighting in the street for passengers. The NYPD sat down the triads saying: HEY! Behave, or else no one makes money.
November 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
speaking of microtransit and minibus and crime, here in NYC's 3 Chinatowns, there's a minibus between them.
They were indeed mobbed up, the drivers began kung-fu fighting in the street for passengers. The NYPD sat down the triads saying: HEY! Behave, or else no one makes money.
They were indeed mobbed up, the drivers began kung-fu fighting in the street for passengers. The NYPD sat down the triads saying: HEY! Behave, or else no one makes money.
My cousin's theory is that it's relatively closer to more wealthy Brooklyn neighborhoods like Windsor Terrace so can be away to get higher margin delivery orders using Sysco sushi grade fish. Anyone else w a good theory? Have you seen this elsewhere in Chinatowns @chandavkl.bsky.social ?
October 30, 2025 at 2:21 AM
My cousin's theory is that it's relatively closer to more wealthy Brooklyn neighborhoods like Windsor Terrace so can be away to get higher margin delivery orders using Sysco sushi grade fish. Anyone else w a good theory? Have you seen this elsewhere in Chinatowns @chandavkl.bsky.social ?
Leng is young people slang for good looking/good qaulity and I found this on reddit. 'They come from Cantonese. It is derived from the expression "平靚正 (Peng leng zeng)" which means cheap but high quality, which is something one would regularly hear in Chinatowns.'
October 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Leng is young people slang for good looking/good qaulity and I found this on reddit. 'They come from Cantonese. It is derived from the expression "平靚正 (Peng leng zeng)" which means cheap but high quality, which is something one would regularly hear in Chinatowns.'
#WIPsnips "second"
In Chapter 8 of "Confessions from the Scene of the Crime," detective Charlie Gelman starts learning more about his unfortunate murder victim…from the victim's old (and kinda grouchy) coat.
#ConfessionsFromTheSceneOfTheCrime🎳💀
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #Writesky #WIP
In Chapter 8 of "Confessions from the Scene of the Crime," detective Charlie Gelman starts learning more about his unfortunate murder victim…from the victim's old (and kinda grouchy) coat.
#ConfessionsFromTheSceneOfTheCrime🎳💀
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #Writesky #WIP
![[Excerpt from Chapter 8 of "Confessions from the Scene of the Crime" (by me):]
The coat waited patiently, if dourly. It hadn’t slumbered in a plastic bag for decades to be repeatedly interrupted by neurotic detectives and their droll trilbies. “Yeah. Uh. So. Neigh *who*...? What did the old man say?” Charlie prompted.
“He wasn’t old, then,” the coat reminded him. “Black hair, kinda curly, with some big bushy chops that weren’t a real popular style just yet. He was skinnier, too. Not skinny. Just not as round as he got, down the road. Anyways. He smiles and says the same thing back, but a little different. ‘Nǐ hǎo,’ he says. ‘Wǒ Zhōngwèn bù hǎo...nǐ shuō xiōng yá lì yǔ ma?’
“The other fella shakes his head. ‘Ngo mh ming—ngo hai Hoeng gong. Nei sik mh sik gong Gwong dung waa?’ Our boy’s smile shrinks, an’ he shrugs. No dice, he didn’t catch a word of it. The other fella thinks for a second and tries in this shaky, thick accent: ‘English?’](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jnwhlckbw7xogdsrmmibmbrj/bafkreibtricfomydu2pvooxyj2rzolkrluzvpywedt3n54xaqsji3lrn7u@jpeg)
![[Continued excerpt from Chapter 8 of "Confessions from the Scene of the Crime" (by me):]
“Kovacs smiles bigger. That’ll do, he tells the other fella. They both got accents, but they pick through ’em pretty easy. Leastways, they’re communicating. Kovacs introduces himself: János Kovacs. The other one’s Liu Han Yin. Got a habit of pushing his eyeglasses back up his nose when he talks, though there ain’t no sign of ’em sliding off.”
“Liu Han Yin?” Charlie rubbed his jaw, poking his tongue into his cheek like he could dig memories out of some stray brain matter in there. “So this *is* in China?”
“Not China,” said the coat. “Chinatown.”
Charlie’s hat perked up. “Right here in New York?” it asked, surprised.
Charlie got a strong sense of the old coat eyeballing his hat the way Great-Grandpa eyes unruly munchkins who think they know what it was like back before the Big War. “Lotsa places got Chinatowns, son,” the coat admonished the hat. “All you need’s some Chinese an’ a bunch of folks who ain’t square with ’em. Not New York,” the coat went on. “The other end of the world. Back then, still fulla dust and dirt—people were a mite more scarce.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:jnwhlckbw7xogdsrmmibmbrj/bafkreieprmrjujyuftkff7iao745nafxjh432wogpek3ozjncipnenu7vq@jpeg)
October 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
#WIPsnips "second"
In Chapter 8 of "Confessions from the Scene of the Crime," detective Charlie Gelman starts learning more about his unfortunate murder victim…from the victim's old (and kinda grouchy) coat.
#ConfessionsFromTheSceneOfTheCrime🎳💀
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #Writesky #WIP
In Chapter 8 of "Confessions from the Scene of the Crime," detective Charlie Gelman starts learning more about his unfortunate murder victim…from the victim's old (and kinda grouchy) coat.
#ConfessionsFromTheSceneOfTheCrime🎳💀
#WritingCommunity #Writers #Authors #Writesky #WIP
"From London, to Manila, to Melbourne, Chinatowns in cities around the world share similar design elements. And that’s on purpose. Their distinct "Chinatown" style can be traced back to a single event: the 1906 San Francisco earthquake"
The surprising reason behind Chinatown's aesthetic
YouTube video by Vox
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October 20, 2025 at 11:52 PM
"From London, to Manila, to Melbourne, Chinatowns in cities around the world share similar design elements. And that’s on purpose. Their distinct "Chinatown" style can be traced back to a single event: the 1906 San Francisco earthquake"
Two figures seen here in the shadows emerged in the 1920s and 30s as part of the cinematic shorthand for American Chinatowns.
One, the murderous hatchet man, can be seen in the back alley, while other is seen peering out the curio shop window: an icon of a buddha. 🧵
🗃️ 📜 #Chinatown
One, the murderous hatchet man, can be seen in the back alley, while other is seen peering out the curio shop window: an icon of a buddha. 🧵
🗃️ 📜 #Chinatown
October 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Two figures seen here in the shadows emerged in the 1920s and 30s as part of the cinematic shorthand for American Chinatowns.
One, the murderous hatchet man, can be seen in the back alley, while other is seen peering out the curio shop window: an icon of a buddha. 🧵
🗃️ 📜 #Chinatown
One, the murderous hatchet man, can be seen in the back alley, while other is seen peering out the curio shop window: an icon of a buddha. 🧵
🗃️ 📜 #Chinatown
So he’s gonna send national guard to Chinatowns in cities all across America?
October 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
So he’s gonna send national guard to Chinatowns in cities all across America?
The Ling Long Chinese Museum in Chicago opened prior to the 1934 World's Fair hoping to draw visitors and help erase the popular view that US Chinatowns were "immoral and dangerous."
The museum housed a large altar in the rear of the main arcade to enshrine an icon of Guanyin. 🧵
🗃️ 📜 #Chicago
The museum housed a large altar in the rear of the main arcade to enshrine an icon of Guanyin. 🧵
🗃️ 📜 #Chicago
![The image depicts a colorful interior scene from the Ling Long Chinese Museum, specifically the so-called “Temple of Kung Yin” [sic]. It showcases a seated image of Guanyin on a lotus pedestal. The image is centrally positioned and surrounded by intricate ornamental pillars and panels featuring decorative patterns and red and yellow Chinese text. Two lion statues flank the pedestal, contributing to the symmetrical composition. The background includes a richly decorated wall with intricate artwork. The floor consists of multicolored tiles, adding texture to the scene.
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October 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The Ling Long Chinese Museum in Chicago opened prior to the 1934 World's Fair hoping to draw visitors and help erase the popular view that US Chinatowns were "immoral and dangerous."
The museum housed a large altar in the rear of the main arcade to enshrine an icon of Guanyin. 🧵
🗃️ 📜 #Chicago
The museum housed a large altar in the rear of the main arcade to enshrine an icon of Guanyin. 🧵
🗃️ 📜 #Chicago
That is not "economic anxiety." It is SUPREMACIST Anxiety.
And it wasn't just Black success. When the railroads were finished, the US couldn't think of a way to exploit the Chinese further, and wanted them to go back home. Instead, they built Chinatowns, and thrived. Result? Exclusionary Acts.
And it wasn't just Black success. When the railroads were finished, the US couldn't think of a way to exploit the Chinese further, and wanted them to go back home. Instead, they built Chinatowns, and thrived. Result? Exclusionary Acts.
I mean seriously! After Reconstruction, Black Americans were told "You can't sit with us, go stay over there!"
Black Americans said "Ok" and formed their societies with businesses, schools etc.
White Americans did not like that and burned their towns/sides of town down. Make that make sense.
Black Americans said "Ok" and formed their societies with businesses, schools etc.
White Americans did not like that and burned their towns/sides of town down. Make that make sense.
But that's the thing: most Black people are NOT looking for revenge, no matter how well deserved.
Most Black people just want to be left alone and mind our own business:
Most Black people just want to be left alone and mind our own business:
October 12, 2025 at 8:05 PM
That is not "economic anxiety." It is SUPREMACIST Anxiety.
And it wasn't just Black success. When the railroads were finished, the US couldn't think of a way to exploit the Chinese further, and wanted them to go back home. Instead, they built Chinatowns, and thrived. Result? Exclusionary Acts.
And it wasn't just Black success. When the railroads were finished, the US couldn't think of a way to exploit the Chinese further, and wanted them to go back home. Instead, they built Chinatowns, and thrived. Result? Exclusionary Acts.
This was a fun one, because I had to track down the references to Chinatowns in Lovecraft's letters and then see what was left of those Asian-American enclaves; some have disappeared. I still want to find all references to Chinese food in his letters someday.
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Deeper Cut: Lovecraft in Chinatown
Chinatown [in San Francisco] must still be a fascinating & mysterious place, even though old-timers say it is merely a pallid echo of the original pre-1906 quarter. The only Chinatowns I’ve seen are...
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October 4, 2023 at 4:09 PM
This was a fun one, because I had to track down the references to Chinatowns in Lovecraft's letters and then see what was left of those Asian-American enclaves; some have disappeared. I still want to find all references to Chinese food in his letters someday.
deepcuts.blog/2022/10/05/d...
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We have these named enclaves all over Los Angeles, is this bad (not a rhetorical question)? Little Tokyo, Little Armenia. I always thought it was cool that the neighborhood names reflected their cultural communities. Is the problem that "Chinatowns" refer to the ghettoization of their inception?
April 18, 2024 at 7:16 PM
We have these named enclaves all over Los Angeles, is this bad (not a rhetorical question)? Little Tokyo, Little Armenia. I always thought it was cool that the neighborhood names reflected their cultural communities. Is the problem that "Chinatowns" refer to the ghettoization of their inception?
#Chinatowns @BaohausNYC: “My only goal as a comedian was to stomp the life out of the model-minority myth @mreddiehuang http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/24/fashion/eddie-huang-defies-description.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0
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November 25, 2024 at 7:04 AM
#Chinatowns @BaohausNYC: “My only goal as a comedian was to stomp the life out of the model-minority myth @mreddiehuang http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/24/fashion/eddie-huang-defies-description.html?smid=fb-share&_r=0
February. Third read of 2025. It took me a long time to finish this illustrated novel because it was such an emotional experience for me personally as a second generation immigrant. Read this if you love Toronto and the people who make Toronto, Toronto.
March 19, 2025 at 11:34 AM
February. Third read of 2025. It took me a long time to finish this illustrated novel because it was such an emotional experience for me personally as a second generation immigrant. Read this if you love Toronto and the people who make Toronto, Toronto.
Chinatowns will be completely transformed. They have already been destroyed by the CCP. The Chinese people are not cause( but the CCP), which has used Chinatowns as hubs for its infiltration, corruption, fentanyl trafficking, virus spread as well as gathering points for illegal immigrants!
April 22, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Chinatowns will be completely transformed. They have already been destroyed by the CCP. The Chinese people are not cause( but the CCP), which has used Chinatowns as hubs for its infiltration, corruption, fentanyl trafficking, virus spread as well as gathering points for illegal immigrants!
Night to all the birds, bats and those who flap. Yesterday was the start of Lunar New Year and this cave needs some luck in the prosperity department.
FotC: The Maneki-Neko is actually Japanese, but appear a lot in Western Chinatowns.
Source: www.nationalgeographic.com
#crochet #lunarnewyear #art
FotC: The Maneki-Neko is actually Japanese, but appear a lot in Western Chinatowns.
Source: www.nationalgeographic.com
#crochet #lunarnewyear #art
January 31, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Night to all the birds, bats and those who flap. Yesterday was the start of Lunar New Year and this cave needs some luck in the prosperity department.
FotC: The Maneki-Neko is actually Japanese, but appear a lot in Western Chinatowns.
Source: www.nationalgeographic.com
#crochet #lunarnewyear #art
FotC: The Maneki-Neko is actually Japanese, but appear a lot in Western Chinatowns.
Source: www.nationalgeographic.com
#crochet #lunarnewyear #art
I think about these unofficial race borders when I hear terms like “wrong side of the tracks” or “bad neighborhoods”. I think about the South Side of Chicago; Baltimore vs DC. I think about all the different “Chinatowns” and the many Native American reservations in the US.
February 5, 2025 at 7:52 PM
I think about these unofficial race borders when I hear terms like “wrong side of the tracks” or “bad neighborhoods”. I think about the South Side of Chicago; Baltimore vs DC. I think about all the different “Chinatowns” and the many Native American reservations in the US.
Chinatowns are also forced to absorb much more construction than other urban centers. Maybe they're not always the nostalgic thing they're viewed as, but this in Philly, the massive new Rikers replacement that could be built somewhere else in Manhattan - we don't make it easy for Chinatowns to last.
December 15, 2024 at 4:48 AM
Chinatowns are also forced to absorb much more construction than other urban centers. Maybe they're not always the nostalgic thing they're viewed as, but this in Philly, the massive new Rikers replacement that could be built somewhere else in Manhattan - we don't make it easy for Chinatowns to last.