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Mapping My Neighborhood in Chinatown
By Matthew Williams
March 10, 2010
KCET Departures takes a look at Chinatown as a hometown, rather than just another tourist destination.
More 0 CommentsSecond Wave: Postwar Years
By Juan Devis
February 26, 2010
WWII and The Chinese Revolution each did their part to change Chinatown. But was it inevitable that perceptions of the neighborhood would change as well?
More 2 CommentsMeeting the Chinatown Youth Council
By Matthew Williams
February 25, 2010
See how a classroom activity teaches students to create images that represent their personal interests.
More 1 CommentsPerfect Match: The Chinatown Youth Council
By Matthew Williams
February 18, 2010
In this Departures installment, the team searches for youths with a strong attachment to historic Chinatown.
More 0 CommentsThe First Wave: Canton to L.A.
By Juan Devis
February 18, 2010
The first wave of migration from China stretches from the age of the Californios to the creation of a new Los Angeles Chinatown in the 1930's.
More 0 CommentsThe Role of Chinatown in 21st Century Los Angeles
By Juan Devis
February 2, 2010
Migrant waves and shifting immigration laws have changed how we see Chinatown.
More 1 CommentsForget it, Jake. It's Chinatown.
By Juan Devis
January 27, 2010
The real Chinatown, the one that thousands of proud immigrants call home, bears no real resemblance to those squalid portraits painted by popular culture.
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