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Chinatown is a 1974 American neo-noir mystery film directed by Roman Polanski from a screenplay by Robert Towne. The film stars Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway.
Chinatown (Chinese: 唐人街) is the catch-all name for an ethnic enclave of Chinese people located outside Greater China, most often in an urban setting. Areas known as "Chinatown" exist throughout the world, including Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania, and the Americas.
Manhattan's Chinatown is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan, New York City, bordering the Lower East Side to its east, Little Italy to its north, Civic Center to its south, and Tribeca to its west.
In the heart of Lower Manhattan is this large Chinese enclave that is New York City's Chinatown. Here, you'll find a melting pot of Asian cultures—traditional dim sum, grocery stores, noodle houses, souvenir stalls, and bubble tea shops, plus modern concepts like cool speakeasies and bars.
Today's Chinatown is a unique neighborhood defined by its people, its institutions and its history - a history of welcome, rejection and acceptance. Chinese-style buildings and the narrow...
Sep 14, 2020 · San Francisco’s Chinatown is the oldest one in the U.S., and the largest outside of Asia. But these Chinatowns were also borne out of growing racial tension and discrimination in housing and...
Discover the vibrant Asian heritage in Manhattan's Chinatown. Explore the lively streets filled with hidden treasures, from restaurants to secret speakeasies. Explore Buddhist temples, curio shops and dim sum palaces.
Chinatowns serve as community hubs for new immigrants and tourist destinations but also as symbols of a longstanding, tumultuous history that ties directly into America's xenophobic treatment of Chinese immigrants.
Dec 2, 2020 · In recent decades, Chinatown has sprawled into parts of Little Italy and the Lower East Side. Whole swathes of today’s Chinatown failed to make it into what follows.
Nov 28, 2018 · This article was first published Nov 28, 2018 and updated May 5, 2021. Chinatowns all share fascinating histories and repay curious travelers with ebullient architecture, fire-cracking festivals and delectable food.
