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Dolores Street, flanked by Chinese guardian lions, in the Barrio Chino of Mexico City. The Barrio Chino is a small Chinese enclave in Mexico City. [78] The Barrio Chino today is only two blocks along Dolores Street and extends only one block east and west of the street, with only seven restaurants and a few import businesses as of 2003. [47]
The history of Barrio Chino is tied with the history of Chinese immigration to Mexico and Mexico City spans the decades between the 1880s and the 1940s-1950s. [ 1 ] Between the years 1880 and 1910, during the term of President Porfirio Diaz , the Mexican government was trying to modernize the country, especially in building railroads and ...
The Comunidad China de México, A.C., established in 1980, sponsors Chinese festivals, classes and other activities to preserve and promote Chinese-Mexican culture in Mexico City. [33] Café de chinos, which became popular in 20th century Mexico City, were run by Chinese Mexicans and offered an assortment of local and mixed cuisine .
By the 1950s Chinese-Dominicans had established a small niche in the Duarte area of Santo Domingo and most of the businesses in that part of the city were Chinese-owned. Since Chinese migration had declined during the 1960s and 1970s, the community's growth was limited.
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The bodies of eight migrants, apparently from Asia, were found after a boat accident off Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, authorities said Friday. ... The area is a key ...
The police raid of Ye Gon's home and businesses in Mexico, on March 15, 2007, took place one day after a high-level meeting occurred between U.S. President George W. Bush and Mexican President Felipe Calderon in the Mexican city of Mérida on March 14, 2007, at which both Presidents announced plans to expand bilateral and regional counter ...
An influx of Chinese migrants, facing China's economic uncertainty, are crossing the U.S.'s southern border.
BYD, the Chinese carmaker backed by Warren Buffett, has just surpassed Tesla as the world’s largest seller of electric vehicles. ... A BYD electric vehicle, operated by Vemo taxi, in Mexico City ...