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2. Chinatown, Chicago - Wikipedia

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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 ]

3. Ping Tom Memorial Park - Wikipedia

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   The Chicago Dragon Boat Race for Literacy, started in 1999, is a philanthropic event held annually at Ping Tom Memorial Park. Every summer, teams participate in a dragon boat race tournament organized by the Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce, along the Chicago River while music, food and entertainment is provided for spectators. [22]

4. Chinese American Museum of Chicago - Wikipedia

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   The museum opened in 2005 in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood. [2] [3] Although it suffered a damaging fire in 2008, it reopened its renovated quarters, the Raymond B. & Jean T. Lee Center, in 2010. [4] CAMOC is governed by the Board of Directors of the Chinatown Museum Foundation (CMF), a 501(C)(3) non-profit corporation located in Chicago ...

5. Chicago pageant recognizes talents of Chinese American women ...

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   The Chicago Chinatown Chamber of Commerce held its 37th annual gala and Miss Friendship Ambassador Pageant on Sunday. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...

6. Ping Tom - Wikipedia

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   Following his sudden death in 1995 due to pancreatic cancer, Tom's wish that a park be built for Chinatown residents came true on October 2, 1999, when the Chicago Park District dedicated the 12-acre (49,000 m 2) Ping Tom Memorial Park next to the Chinatown Square in his name. In 2005, a bust of Tom was installed in the park to commemorate the ...

7. Armour Square, Chicago - Wikipedia

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   The Chinatown in the Armour Square community area is not to be confused with the West Argyle Street Historic District, sometimes called "New Chinatown", which is on the North Side of Chicago in and around Argyle Street and hosts Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipino, Thai and other Southeast Asian homes and businesses.

8. Pui Tak Center - Wikipedia

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   After a unanimous voice vote by a City Council committee, the Commission on Chicago Landmarks designated the On Leong Merchants Association Building as a Chicago Landmark on December 1, 1993, the only such landmark in Chinatown. [10] [13] It has been described as Chicago’s "most significant symbol of the cultural heritage of the Chinese". [17]

9. History of Chinese Americans in Chicago - Wikipedia

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   The Chicago metropolitan area has an ethnic Chinese population. While historically small in comparison to populations on the coasts, the community is rapidly expanding. As of 2023, there are 78,547 Chinese Americans who live in Chicago, comprising 2.9% of the city's population, along with over 150,000 Chinese in the greater Chicago area - making Chicago's Chinese community the 8th largest ...