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Chinatown and Urban Redevelopment: a Spatial Narrative of Race, Identity, and Urban Politics 1950 – 2000
CHINATOWN AND URBAN REDEVELOPMENT: A SPATIAL NARRATIVE OF RACE, IDENTITY, AND URBAN POLITICS 1950 – 2000 BY CHUO LI DISSERTATION Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Landscape Architecture in the Graduate College of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011 Urbana, Illinois Doctoral Committee: Professor D. Fairchild Ruggles, Chair Professor Dianne Harris Associate Professor Martin Manalansan Associate Professor Faranak Miraftab Abstract The dissertation explores the intricate relations between landscape, race/ethnicity, and urban economy and politics in American Chinatowns. It focuses on the landscape changes and spatial struggles in the Chinatowns under the forces of urban redevelopment after WWII. As the world has entered into a global era in the second half of the twentieth century, the conditions of Chinatown have significantly changed due to the explosion of information and the blurring of racial and cultural boundaries. One major change has been the new agenda of urban land planning which increasingly prioritizes the rationality of capital accumulation. The different stages of urban redevelopment have in common the deliberate efforts to manipulate the land uses and spatial representations of Chinatown as part of the socio-cultural strategies of urban development. A central thread linking the dissertation’s chapters is the attempt to examine the contingent and often contradictory production and reproduction of socio-spatial forms in Chinatowns when the world is increasingly structured around the dynamics of economic and technological changes with the new forms of global and local activities. Late capitalism has dramatically altered city forms such that a new understanding of the role of ethnicity and race in the making of urban space is required. -
Alliance Connection May 2016 Is APA Heritage Month! Heritage Isapa 2016 May Gongbehalfwith Gave on Alongremarks Ofc.A.C.A
Volume 6, Number 2 May 2016 is APA Heritage Month! Spring 2016 Ed Gor: Have We Already Seen the Greatest Generation of Chinese Americans? Published almost 20 years ago, journalist and former NBC News broad- caster Tom Brokaw’s book, The Greatest Generation, chronicles what his parents’ generation—those born between 1910 and the mid-1920s— accomplished in youth and adulthood. From interviews and conversations with these women and men, he discusses the sacrifices those men and women made, the bodily harm and suffering in the war to end all wars, their remarkable diligence in building families and businesses, the cour- age they displayed in rehabilitating their physical and emotional war wounds, and the integrity of character and commitment to values that in- fused their lives. As they continued to stare down life’s challenges, they never griped or complained even as their lives were mixed with courage and perseverance, tragedy and sadness, and triumphs and miracles. Entering our 121st year of service, Chinese American Citizens Alliance continues to look ahead at how we see our role in this country by looking back at our history as an organization challenged to address society’s treatment and place for Chinese in the 1890’s. Our Archive Project to gather, categorize, and turn over our recorded history to the Stanford University Libraries remains a major undertaking. Just look for the stories of the Chinese who worked on the Transcontinental Railroad. You won’t find many names or photographs, but you can find their stories written on walls or artwork. We believe that within our own records, there may be documentation linking many C.A.C.A. -
Chinatown English Language Center. INSTITUTION New York City Board of Education,Brooklyn, N.Y
DOCUMENT RESUME ED 142 676 UD 017 226 AUTHOR Wohl, Seth F. TITLE Chinatown English Language Center. INSTITUTION New York City Board of Education,Brooklyn, N.Y. Office of Educational Evaluation. PUB DATE Nov 72 NOTE 85p.; New York City Board of EducationFunction No. 17-05433; Not available in hard copy due tomarginal reproducibility of the original document EDRS PRICE MF-$0.83 Plus Postage. HC Not Available fromEDRS. DESCRIPTORS *Adults; Asian Americans; Audiolingual Methods; *Chinese Americans; *Communication Skills; Cost Effectiveness; English (Second Language) ; *Immigrants; *Language Skills; *ProgramDescriptions; Program Evaluation IDENTIFIERS *New York (New York) ABSTRACT Situated in the heart of New york's Chinatown, the Chinatown English Language Center is acommunity based project designed to provide recent Chineseadult immigrants settling in New York City with basic Englishspeaking and listening and with reading and writing skills, which are necessaryto their functioning effectively in U.S. society. Five hundredand fifty-three adults attended classes 2 hours daily for twodays a week in an attenuated 10-month school year instructional program,slightly in excess of 103 cumulative hours average with only onethird of them (183) going the full year. The curriculum for theAdult Basic English (ABE) component of the Center was based on the LadoSeries with supplemental materials, workbooks, projectors and taperecorders. Participants were appropriately matched to theearlier books of the Lado Series. A second curriculum component was theComprehensive -
The Digital Diaspora in Sunset Park: Information and Communication Technologies in Brooklyn’S Chinatown
City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works All Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects Dissertations, Theses, and Capstone Projects 2013 The Digital Diaspora in Sunset Park: Information and Communication Technologies in Brooklyn’s Chinatown Sarah Wendolyn Williams Graduate Center, City University of New York How does access to this work benefit ou?y Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/1759 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact: [email protected] THE DIGITAL DIASPORA IN SUNSET PARK: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES IN BROOKLYN’S CHINATOWN by SARAH WENDOLYN WILLIAMS A dissertation submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Anthropology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, The City University of New York 2013 © 2013 SARAH WENDOLYN WILLIAMS All Rights Reserved ii This manuscript has been read and accepted for the Graduate Faculty in Anthropology in satisfaction of the dissertation requirement for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. ___Michael Blim___________________________ _________________________ _________________________________________ Date Chair of Examining Committee ___Gerald Creed___________________________ _________________________ _________________________________________ Date Executive Officer Professor Michael Blim Distinguished Professor David Harvey Professor Emeritus Jane Schneider Supervisory -
Lyzing Urban Patterns of Anti-Asian Violence,” Received the Alexan- Der Saxton History Award for 1999-2000
lyzing Urban Patterns of Anti-Asian Violence,” received the Alexan- der Saxton History Award for 1999-2000. We hope this special issue of Amerasia Journal will serve to encourage others to explore their own histories, to imagine alter- native futures, and to develop new languages that ask new, braver questions of social reality. 2 Arnerasia Journal 26:1 (2000):2-30 Musings of a Chinese Arne r ican Historian Him Mark Lai No Tradition of Scholarship Among my forebearers, there was no tradition of scholarship. Thus, my deep involvement in Chinese American historical re- search was largely due to fortuitous decisions made at important junctures of my life. My father Bing was the eldest son in a poor peasant family surnamed Maak (anglicized Mark) in rural Nanhai, part of Sam Yup, west of Guangzhou (Canton). He came to America through the generosity of his maternal aunt who had retired to Guangzhou after sojourning in San Francisco Chinatown as a hairdresser and maid at the turn of the century. She not only provided financial aid but also persuaded her cousin, a merchant with the surname Lai, to bring my father along as his son. Hence my father em- barked on the S.S. Siberia and arrived at San Francisco during the beginning of 1910 as Bing Lai, a merchant’s paper son. He was among the Chinese immigrants transferred from the dilapidated shed at the Pacific Mail Steamship Company wharf to become the first tenants of the newly opened Angel Island Immigration Detention Barracks. I am doubtful whether my father was in any mood to savor this historic occasion. -
Form, Space and Spiritual Enrichment: a Chinese Community Center in Des Moines
Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Retrospective Theses and Dissertations Dissertations 1-1-2005 Form, space and spiritual enrichment: a Chinese Community Center in Des Moines Zhongkai Chen Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd Recommended Citation Chen, Zhongkai, "Form, space and spiritual enrichment: a Chinese Community Center in Des Moines" (2005). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 20498. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/20498 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Dissertations at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Retrospective Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Form, space and spiritual enrichment: A Chinese Community Center in Des Moines by Zhongkai Chen A thesis submitted to the graduate faculty in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE Major: Architecture Program of Study Committee: Paul Shao, Major Professor Julia Badenhope Cameron Campbell Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 2005 Copyright @ Zhongkai Chen, 2005. All rights reserved. 11 Graduate College Iowa State University This is to certify that the master's thesis of Zhongkai Chen has met the thesis requirements oflowa State University Signatures have been redacted for privacy lll Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction Intention Problem Statement 2 Methodology 3 Chapter 2. Background and Research 5 Traditional Chinese Philosophy: Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism 5 The Traditional Chinese Way of Life 9 The Character of Traditional Chinese Literati and Zen 11 Psychological Problems of Chinese Students in the United States and Iowa 14 Chapter 3. -
Diversity Opportunity Inclusiveness Leadership Networking
I Am an ACE Fellow MULTIGENERATIONAL HEART DIVERSITY OPPORTUNITY INCLUSIVENESS LEADERSHIP NETWORKING ASIAN AMERICAN ETHICAL COMMUNITY STRUGGLES APAHECHALLENGES ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICANS IN HIGHER EDUCATION “Being an ACE Fellow was a ETHICAL VICTORIES NETWORKING turning point for me in my career. I had the opportunity LEADERSHIP to work with a fantastic mentor, to learn at my host campus and INCLUSIVENESS CHALLENGES to be introduced to the entire INCLUSIVENESS network of ACE Fellows, staff VICTORIES and mentors. It was truly a gift.” ASIAN Judy Sakaki Vice President for Student Affairs AMERICAN University of California, Office of the President DIVERSITY STRUGGLES Learn more: MULTIGENERATIONAL acenet.edu/programs/fellows OPPORTUNITY ACE FELLOWS OUR LIVES. TM Program OUR STORIES. OUR FUTURE. 52 1 The Peralta Community College District congratulates APAHE for another successful year of advocacy for Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education. C elebrating Student Success . our core value! http://web.peralta.edu WELCOME On behalf of the Board of Directors of Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education (APAHE), I welcome you to our 26th annual conference entitled Our Lives, Our Stories, Our Future. With this year’s program, I feel a deep sense of pride and accomplishment as we continue to address the diversity among us -- the cultures, the languages, the generations, the perspectives, and more. While I have been told that we cannot be all things to all people, we still try. APAHE is back in full force. As we come together at APAHE to share our lives, our stories, and our hopes for the future, it is critical that we continue to look outward and to look around us to connect with and lift other communities as we climb and grow strong together. -
Gold Mountain C E L E B R a T I O N
The Chinese American Council of Sacramento WWW.CACSWEB.ORG Presents Its Annual Gold Mountain C E L E B R A T I O N October 4, 2013 Happy Garden Seafood Restaurant 5731 Stockton Blvd., Sacramento, CA 95824 (916) 456-0581 Gold Mountain Celebration STEVE HANSEN KEVIN MCCARTY District Four District Six October 4 th, 2013 DARRELL R. FONG BONNIE PANNELL District Seven District Eight 26 ThAnniversary Gold Mountain Celebration SACRAMENTO CITY COUNCIL v 1 Gold Mountain Celebration CACS President’s Gold Mountain Celebration Message Program CACS Mission Greetings Friends, Community Leaders, and Sponsors – 5:30 pm Registration and Social The Chinese American Council of Sacramento is 6:00 pm Lion Dance a nonprofit organization Welcome to the Chinese American Council of Sacramento’s 26th established to serve the Anniversary and the 9th Annual Gold Mountain Celebration Dinner. 6:20 pm Welcome Remarks and Introductions needs of Sacramento’s I am honored and pleased the 2013 Frank Fat Founder’s Award • Alex Eng, President Chinese American recipients will be the Asian Community Center and Chief Executive • Honey Lum & Cathy Wei Community and is Gold Mountain Celebration Co-Chairs committed to building Officer, Dr. Donna Yee. In addition, Philip Choy will be inducted into Master of Ceremonies: a stronger Chinese the CACS Hall of Fame to join other Chinese American Pioneers. American presence • Lonnie Wong, Reporter, KTXL - Fox 40 through leadership in advocacy, civic, and My personal thanks to the sponsors for their generous donations 6:45 pm Dinner cultural activities. and to the community based organization and CACS members for their support of tonight’s event. -
Strengthening and Advocating for Asian American Native Hawai‘Ian/ Pacific Islander Communities
Strengthening and Advocating for Asian American Native Hawai‘ian/ Pacific Islander Communities CALIFORNIA COMMissiON ON ASIAN AND PaciFIC ISLANDER AMERICAN AFFAIRS 2012 ANNUAL REPORT Message from the Chair: BLONG XIONG GOVERNOR EDMUND G. BROWN, JR., MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE, AND THE PEOPLE OF THE GREAT STATE OF CALIFORNIA: On behalf of the dedicated citizens who serve on the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs, I am honored to present to you this report of the Commission’s 2012 activities. Since our establishment in 2002, our goal has been to give voice to California’s vibrant, highly diverse, and continually-growing Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) communities. We bring public officials together with community-based and civic organizations that devote their mission and programs to the needs of their APIA constituents. The highlights in this report provide a summary of the breadth of the Commission’s activities. This year’s report also includes an historical review of the issues that the Commission has focused on over the years, since our inception a decade ago. We also pay tribute to the past appointed commissioners who served during the years since operations began in 2004. Last year was a period of change as we acknowledged the great public service of Assemblymember Warren Furutani, who retired from office. During his tenure as a state legislator, he was a moving force for the Commission and our goal to strengthen APIA communities. There was a change in Commission membership as well, with Tami Bui, Courtni Pugh, Alice Wong, and Bill Wong stepping down. -
AB 1200 Page 1 Date of Hearing
AB 1200 Page 1 Date of Hearing: March 5, 2012 ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS AND REDISTRICTING Paul Fong, Chair AB 1200 (Ma) – As Amended: February 28, 2012 CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS ASSEMBLY: (June 2, 2011) SENATE: 31-1 (March 1, 2012) (vote not relevant) SUBJECT: Elections: central committees. SUMMARY: Makes numerous substantive changes to state laws governing the conduct of central committee elections. The Senate amendments delete the Assembly version of this bill, and instead: 1) Eliminate a requirement for elections officials to issue a certificate of election to each elected member of a political party's county central committee. 2) Permit the chairperson of the county central committee, his or her immediate predecessor, or a designee of the chairperson or his or her immediate predecessor, to administer the oath of office or affirmation to members of the county central committee for the Democratic, Republican, or American Independent Parties. Repeal a requirement that no fee be charged by any person before whom such an oath is taken or subscribed. 3) Repeal a provision of law that allows the county central committee for the Democratic Party in Sacramento County to provide, by resolution, for the election of 25 central committee members to represent individual central committee districts, as specified. Repeal a requirement that the county central committee in Sacramento County reapportion itself at least every 10 years, as specified. 4) Require the elected members of the county central committee for the Democratic Party in Sacramento County to be elected by supervisor districts with six members elected from each district. Require each member to be a resident of the county and supervisor district that he or she represents, and permit a voter to vote only for candidates seeking to represent the supervisor district in which the voter resides. -
Him Mark Lai Container List.Docx
Finding Aid to the Him Mark Lai research files, additions, 1834-2009 (bulk 1970-2008) Collection number: AAS ARC 2010/1 Ethnic Studies Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California Funding for processing this collection was provided by Mrs. Laura Lai. Date Completed: June 2014 Finding Aid Written By: Dongyi (Helen) Qi, Haochen (Daniel) Shan, Shuyu (Clarissa) Lu, and Janice Otani. © 2014 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. COLLECTION SUMMARY Collection Title: Him Mark Lai research files, additions, 1834-2009 (bulk 1970-2008) Collection Number: AAS ARC 2010/1 Creator: Lai, H. Mark Extent: 95 Cartons, 33 Boxes, 7 Oversize Folders; (131.22 linear feet) Repository: Ethnic Studies Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, California, 94720-2360 Phone: (510) 643-1234 Fax: (510) 643-8433 Email: [email protected] Abstract: The research files are a continuation of (AAS ARC 2000/80) Him Mark Lai’s collected sources, along with his own writings and professional activity materials that relate to the history, communities, and organizations of Chinese Americans and Chinese overseas. The collection is divided into four series: Research Files, including general subjects, people, and organizations; Writings, including books, articles and indexes; Professional activities, primarily including teaching lectures, Chinese Community Hour program tapes, In Search of Roots program materials, consultation projects, interviews with Chinese Americans, conference and community events; Personal, including memorial tributes; correspondence, photographs, and slides of family and friends. The collection consists of manuscripts, papers, drafts, indexes, correspondence, organization records, reports, legal documents, yearbooks, announcements, articles, newspaper samples, newspaper clippings, publications, photographs, slides, maps, and audio tapes. -
Tilburg University Chineseness As a Moving Target Li, Jinling
Tilburg University Chineseness as a Moving Target Li, Jinling Publication date: 2016 Document Version Publisher's PDF, also known as Version of record Link to publication in Tilburg University Research Portal Citation for published version (APA): Li, J. (2016). Chineseness as a Moving Target: Changing Infrastructures of the Chinese Diaspora in the Netherlands. [s.n.]. General rights Copyright and moral rights for the publications made accessible in the public portal are retained by the authors and/or other copyright owners and it is a condition of accessing publications that users recognise and abide by the legal requirements associated with these rights. • Users may download and print one copy of any publication from the public portal for the purpose of private study or research. • You may not further distribute the material or use it for any profit-making activity or commercial gain • You may freely distribute the URL identifying the publication in the public portal Take down policy If you believe that this document breaches copyright please contact us providing details, and we will remove access to the work immediately and investigate your claim. Download date: 01. okt. 2021 Chineseness as a Moving Target Chineseness as a Moving Target Changing Infrastructures of the Chinese Diaspora in the Netherlands PROEFSCHRIFT ter verkrijging van de graad van doctor aan Tilburg University op gezag van de rector magnificus, prof. dr. E.H.L. Aarts, in het openbaar te verdedigen ten overstaan van een door het college voor promoties aangewezen commissie in de aula van de Universiteit op 12 september 2016 om 10.00 uur door Jinling Li geboren op 5 juli 1980 te Ji’an, China Promotoren: Prof.