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Welcome to Koreatown — 4 Comments

    • Hi, Natalie! I have not yet gotten to travel out of the States, but I want to travel the world. I have traveled all over the States, though, and this is an amazing country. There are so many different kinds of people here, it makes me want to see where they\’re all from. 🙂

  1. I know what you mean about the west coast ethnic enclaves being extremely visible. Heck, even in Montreal you definitely knew you were in Chinatown, because of the enormous lions and paifang (arch). I think that kind of architectural signal that you\’re entering a certain space is really cool, and suspect that\’s why San Diego designates its neighborhoods with retro-styled signs.

    I guess it depends on the city, though, since some are much more given to cultural shifting, where others are more entrenched. Chinatown in San Francisco isn\’t going anywhere because the Chinese-Americans who own it have really claimed it, set up strong businesses and identities and their own Chamber of Commerce, and refuse to be pushed elsewhere.

    Now I\’m definitely interested in reading that Arcadia book! I wonder if my library has a copy?

    • I would imagine if they don\’t, you can get it through intralibrary loan. I once got a book that way in college in Irvine, California, that came from a local municipal library in a small city in Arizona. O.o… 🙂

      Thank you for coming by for a visit! I appreciate it!