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Chinatown is a neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago, along S. Wentworth Avenue between Cermak Road and W. 26th St. Over a third of Chicago's Chinese population resides in this ethnic enclave , making it one of the largest concentrations of Chinese-Americans in the United States . [ 3 ]
Jackson Park's Garden of the Phoenix was established on March 31, 1893, when the Ho-o-den or "Phoenix Pavilion" was dedicated on the north end of the Wooded Island for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition. [1] The design of the pavilion was based on the Hō-ō-dō (鳳凰堂) or "Phoenix Hall" of the Byōdō Temple (平等院) in Uji, Japan.
The Chinatown in Chicago is a traditional urban ethnic enclave, occupying a large portion of the Armour Square region on the city's near south side. The intersection of Wentworth Avenue at Cermak Road is the neighborhood's historic epicenter. Chinatown has historically been dominated by Chinese-American commercial interests, though in recent ...
Most early Chinese in Phoenix emigrated from one village in Hoiping in Guangdong Province in southeast China. [1]: 93 Many Chinese were from the extended Ong family, whose Phoenix clan, led by Louie Ong ("China Dick") grew with additional relatives from both San Francisco and Guangdong. Louie was known as the "unofficial" mayor of Chinatown.
Seven Treasures, the beloved Chinatown restaurant best known for the 554 and wonton noodles served late into the night, will close permanently Aug. 15. Owner Ben Au said he’s ready to retire. A ...
Broad Avenue, Koreatown in Palisades Park, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA, [6] where Koreans comprise the majority (52%) of the population. [7] India Square in Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, is one of at least 24 Indian American enclaves characterized as a Little India which have emerged within the New York City Metropolitan Area, with the largest metropolitan Indian population ...
Between Sept. 23 and Oct. 14, Phoenix set daily record high temperatures for 21 consecutive days. This is more than any other location since Burlington, Iowa, set record highs for 14 days during ...
Cities considered to have significant Chinese-American populations are large U.S. cities or municipalities with a critical mass of at least 1% of the total urban population; medium-sized cities with a critical mass of at least 1% of their total population; and small cities with a critical mass of at least 10% of the total population.