Does anyone have a list, or know where to get, of all the Chinatowns
in the USA? Thanks.

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Steve Wertz wrote:

> On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 02:59:37 +0000 (UTC), (Garvin)
> wrote:
>
>
>>Does anyone have a list, or know where to get, of all the Chinatowns
>>in the USA? Thanks.
>>
>
> Define Chinatown. 'Chinatown' is so un-PC nowdays.
>
> ;-)

PC SmeeCee! It's on the maps.. San Francisco has Chinatown and
Japantown. NYC has two Chinatowns.

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Dan

In article >, Dan Logcher wrote:
>Steve Wertz wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 02:59:37 +0000 (UTC), (Garvin)
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Does anyone have a list, or know where to get, of all the Chinatowns
>>>in the USA? Thanks.
>>>
>>
>> Define Chinatown. 'Chinatown' is so un-PC nowdays.
>>
>> ;-)
>
>PC SmeeCee! It's on the maps.. San Francisco has Chinatown and
>Japantown. NYC has two Chinatowns.

Thanks for the replies. I'm not really sure how to define a Chinatown
exactly, but what Dan said is kind of what I was getting at. I do know
the large ones in NY and CA, but I'm mostly wondering about the
'smaller' chinatowns in like (possibly) Colorado, Ohio, etc.

Steve Wertz wrote:
> On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 02:59:37 +0000 (UTC),
> (Garvin) wrote:
>
>> Does anyone have a list, or know where to get, of all
>> the Chinatowns in the USA? Thanks.
>
> Search and yee shall find. First hit on Google was:
>
> http://chineseculture.about.com/cs/chinatownus/
>
> -sw

Not mentioned in these articles are the two Chinatown areas in Houston, TX

--
Pete Romfh, Telecom Geek & Amateur Gourmet.
promfh at Texas dot net

"Garvin" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, Dan Logcher wrote:
> >Steve Wertz wrote:
> >
> >> On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 02:59:37 +0000 (UTC), (Garvin)
> the large ones in NY and CA, but I'm mostly wondering about the
> 'smaller' chinatowns in like (possibly) Colorado, Ohio, etc.
>
No chinatown or koreatown etc. in Colorado, but there are places where
people have clustered. Like Koreans in Aurora, Vietnamese on So.Federal in
Denver and Hmong in Westminster but except for So. Federal the clusters are
pretty diffuse.
John

(Garvin) wrote in
:

>
> Thanks for the replies. I'm not really sure how to define a Chinatown
> exactly, but what Dan said is kind of what I was getting at. I do know
> the large ones in NY and CA, but I'm mostly wondering about the
> 'smaller' chinatowns in like (possibly) Colorado, Ohio, etc.
>
>

There was a very small Chinatown in downtown Pittsburgh PA, the only thing
remaining is a restaurant; there are several grocery stores of various
ethnicities (Chinese, Korean, SE Asian) in what used to be the wholesale
district (the Strip District)...there isn't a definite
commercial/residential neighborhood though.
d

On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 23:03:41 +0000 (UTC), dei >
wrote:

>There was a very small Chinatown in downtown Pittsburgh PA, the only thing
>remaining is a restaurant;

San Antonio had a small Chinatown, too, and enough of it remained that
I remember it from my childhood in the '40s.

These were people who had helped General Pershing's troops when he was
chasing Pancho Villa, and he got them out of Mexico and helped them
settle in San Antonio.

Here's some of the story: http://tinyurl.com/2uv6j

There's no Chinatown in San Antonio now, unless you want to consider
some of the trendier neighborhoods. The children of the children of
those original "Chinese Texans" have done well! :-)

David

Steve Wertz > wrote in
:

> On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 23:03:41 +0000 (UTC), dei
> > wrote:
>
>>There was a very small Chinatown in downtown Pittsburgh PA, the only
>>thing remaining is a restaurant; there are several grocery stores of
>>various ethnicities (Chinese, Korean, SE Asian) in what used to be the
>>wholesale district (the Strip District)...there isn't a definite
>>commercial/residential neighborhood though.
>
> I wouldn't call the strip a Chinatown anymore than I would
> consider it an Italian Town. The Strip is made up of several
> etnic shops and stalls (like the Korean lady with the mung bean
> pancakes) and specialty [mostly food] shops.
>
> -sw

Well, Steve, I wasn't referring to the Strip as a Chinatown, but that's
where some of the Asian stores are, along with the Italian, Mexican, and
various Middle-Eastern, etc (this not being pgh.food ). I am delighted
to have an Indian store, a Middle Eastern store and a Japanese store
within walking distance of where I live (N. Oakland). But who would
care, except for me (and possibly thee)?
d
If you happen to be coming back to Pgh for a visit, yinz email me, m'kay?

Steve Wertz > wrote in
:

<snip>

>>If you happen to be coming back to Pgh for a visit, yinz email me, m'kay?
>
> It's been a while since I've said 'yinz'.
>
> -sw
>

Heh. Thought that might catch your eye.
d

Thanks to all who replied.

On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 22:48:56 -0600, Steve Wertz
> wrote:

>On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 03:21:38 +0000 (UTC), dei
> wrote:
>
>>If you happen to be coming back to Pgh for a visit, yinz email me, m'kay?
>
>It's been a while since I've said 'yinz'.
>
>-sw


i thought it was spelled 'yunz.'

your pal,
blake

blake murphy > wrote in
:

> On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 22:48:56 -0600, Steve Wertz
> > wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 03:21:38 +0000 (UTC), dei
> wrote:
>>
>>>If you happen to be coming back to Pgh for a visit, yinz email me,
>>>m'kay?
>>
>>It's been a while since I've said 'yinz'.
>>
>>-sw
>
>
> i thought it was spelled 'yunz.'
>
> your pal,
> blake
>

Which block are you from, Blake?

Getting back on topic, sort of, a vegetarian restaurant opened recently
here in Pittsburgh that serves various "fake meat" products:
http://www.zengardenrestaurant.com/

I ate there with a friend, once we got past the concept, it was very
good. I have no idea what the stuff was, some was a soy product, and I
think some was gluten. Does anyone know about cookbooks using these
products - I thought I remembered one vaguely, but it doesn't leap to
mind...

d

On Tue, 20 Jan 2004 02:53:10 +0000 (UTC), dei >
wrote:

>blake murphy > wrote in
:
>
>> On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 22:48:56 -0600, Steve Wertz
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>On Mon, 19 Jan 2004 03:21:38 +0000 (UTC), dei
> wrote:
>>>
>>>>If you happen to be coming back to Pgh for a visit, yinz email me,
>>>>m'kay?
>>>
>>>It's been a while since I've said 'yinz'.
>>>
>>>-sw
>>
>>
>> i thought it was spelled 'yunz.'
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>>
>
>Which block are you from, Blake?
>
>d

i've only been to pittsburgh once. i suspect i came across 'yunz' in
that source of all good things, usenet.

your pal,
blake

blake murphy > wrote in
:

> i've only been to pittsburgh once. i suspect i came across 'yunz' in
> that source of all good things, usenet.
>
> your pal,
> blake
>

Aw! And here I thought I'd found another ex-pat!
d

"John Droge" > wrote in message
ink.net...

> No chinatown or koreatown etc. in Colorado, but there are places where
> people have clustered. Like Koreans in Aurora, Vietnamese on So.Federal in
> Denver and Hmong in Westminster but except for So. Federal the clusters
are
> pretty diffuse.

Denver also has Sakura Square, a one-block mostly-Japanese
shopping center and apartment complex, on Lawrence St.
downtown. Several Japanese restaurants/sushi bars, the Buddhist
temple, and Pacific Mercantile, which is just about the best place
in town to get various Asian food items.

Bob M.

(Garvin) wrote in message >...
> Does anyone have a list, or know where to get, of all the Chinatowns
> in the USA? Thanks.
>
> --


Philedelphia, PA has a medium size Chinatown. We went there in October
for a couple of days. Here is their website --
http://www.phillychinatown.com
Very good Dim Sum there.

As for Ohio... In Cleveland, I don't think there is a Chinatown. Some
of the Chinese restaurants & grocery store are located in an old
warehouse area. There is a very good Dim Sum restaurant there. In
Columbus, no Chinatown. There are a few chinese grocery stores near
OSU campus and the restaurants are scattered.

On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 21:57:01 GMT, "John Droge"
> wrote:

>
>"Garvin" > wrote in message
.. .
>> In article >, Dan Logcher wrote:
>> >Steve Wertz wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 02:59:37 +0000 (UTC), (Garvin)
>> the large ones in NY and CA, but I'm mostly wondering about the
>> 'smaller' chinatowns in like (possibly) Colorado, Ohio, etc.
>>
>No chinatown or koreatown etc. in Colorado, but there are places where
>people have clustered. Like Koreans in Aurora, Vietnamese on So.Federal in
>Denver and Hmong in Westminster but except for So. Federal the clusters are
>pretty diffuse.

Minneapolis-St. Paul, too, don't have any Chinatowns, per se. There
was an area of Minneapolis once known as "Little Saigon," along
Nicollet Ave. south of Franklin St., that was famously known for its
many Vietnamese restaurants. The area has since evolved into "Eat
Street" and now reflects the additional culinary contributions of its
Mexican and Somali immigrant residents.

St. Paul, along a stretch of University Ave., has a great number of
Vietnamese, Hmong, Lao and Cambodian restaurants, and, nearby, the
only Turkish restaurant in the Upper Midwest.

Btw, even Japan has a Chinatown ... in Yokohama.

"Steve Sundberg" > wrote in message
...
>
> St. Paul, along a stretch of University Ave., has a great number of
> Vietnamese, Hmong, Lao and Cambodian restaurants, and, nearby, the
> only Turkish restaurant in the Upper Midwest.
>

Which Turkish restaurant? I don't remember seeing one, but I'd love to go
to a Turkish place the next time I'm in town. I drove along that stretch,
stopping at a number of grocery stores (Hmong--they thought I was one of
them, Filipino, Vietnamese, etc.) and picking up some stuffed chicken wings
at one of them. Didn't go to any of the restaurants, though we did get some
croissants and a sandwich from a Vietnamese bakery. They were fabulous,
even though they did not use real butter in their croissants.

> Btw, even Japan has a Chinatown ... in Yokohama.
>
>

And Kobe, and Nagasaki...

rona
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there's a small, growing smaller, one in DC. Lots of "ethnic" action
& hubs of restaurants/groceries/citizens in the suburbs now.

On Sun, 18 Jan 2004 02:59:37 +0000 (UTC), (Garvin)
wrote:

>Does anyone have a list, or know where to get, of all the Chinatowns
>in the USA? Thanks.


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"Rona Yuthasastrakosol" > wrote in message
...
> "Steve Sundberg" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > St. Paul, along a stretch of University Ave., has a great number of
> > Vietnamese, Hmong, Lao and Cambodian restaurants, and, nearby, the
> > only Turkish restaurant in the Upper Midwest.
> >
>
> Which Turkish restaurant? I don't remember seeing one, but I'd love to go
> to a Turkish place the next time I'm in town. I drove along that stretch,
> stopping at a number of grocery stores (Hmong--they thought I was one of
> them, Filipino, Vietnamese, etc.) and picking up some stuffed chicken
wings
> at one of them. Didn't go to any of the restaurants, though we did get
some
> croissants and a sandwich from a Vietnamese bakery. They were fabulous,
> even though they did not use real butter in their croissants.
>
> > Btw, even Japan has a Chinatown ... in Yokohama.
> >
> >
>
> And Kobe, and Nagasaki...
>

And Osaka has America Town and Europe Town.

"Doug" > wrote in message
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>
>
> And Osaka has America Town and Europe Town.
>

And Nagasaki has Haustenbosch (sp?) which is the biggest waste of space I've
ever had the displeasure of visiting. I still have no idea why it's so
popular. It looks fake, it feels fake, and it's overpriced. Hmmm, sounds
like Disneyland, except at least Disneyland has some fun rides!

Back to Chinatowns...many people think if you want good Chinese food
("authentic") you must go to Chinatown. I wonder how many Chinatowns have
lousy Chinese food. I know first hand that the three Chinatowns (that I
know of) in Japan have mostly lousy or mediocre Chinese food. In Winnipeg,
a couple of the Chinatown restaurants are good, but two of the better
restaurants are in the south end of town (which is, luckily, my end of town
:-)). Decent dim sum can only be had in Chinatown here, though, so we must
trek downtown for that.

rona

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