China to Chinatown: exploring the development, use and meaning of the Chinatown in Manhattan, New York
| Author(s) | Xu, Ying | |
| Date Accessioned | 2011-03-12T04:14:23Z | |
| Date Available | 2011-03-12T04:14:23Z | |
| Publication Date | 2010 | |
| Abstract | The purpose of this thesis was to determine what factors influenced the establishment of Chinatown in New York City; to examine Chinatown’s intangible aspects, especially lives and experiences of Chinese immigrant and their relationship with Chinatown; and to look at the places that were significant in the Chinatown’s history and important to people in the past. By analyzing its history, people’s lives, and physical spaces, I argue that New York’s Chinatown is and continues to be a major component in the lives of Chinese and a significant part of Manhattan. Chinatown works to guide its members into mainstream America society without losing their ethnic identity and solidarity. | en_US |
| Advisor | Reedy, Chandra L. | |
| Degree | M.A. | |
| Department | University of Delaware, Department of Urban Affairs and Public Policy | |
| URL | http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/5843 | |
| Publisher | University of Delaware | en_US |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Chinatown (New York, N.Y.) -- History | |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Chinese -- New York (State) -- New York -- History | |
| Title | China to Chinatown: exploring the development, use and meaning of the Chinatown in Manhattan, New York | en_US |
| Type | Thesis | en_US |