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Contemporary Ethnic Enclaves In America Summary

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In the text “Contemporary Ethnic Geographies in America” informs us about ethnic enclaves in the United States in an article by Brian J. Godfrey. Chapter 3: New Ethnic Landscapes informs us about how a town can become an establishment such as a monument to one city. Ethnic Enclaves: Consolidation of Place-based Identities on page 67 explains the identities found within cultural landscaping and how its shape and effects reflect on the demographics of the city. Historical monuments and services also shape the ethnic enclaves of ones city. I will be analyzing San Francisco’s Chinatown ethnic enclaves According to Table 3.1 on page 62, Godfrey shares information upon population by race and hispanic origin in New York City, Poughkeepsie, and San Francisco from the U.S Census. San Francisco’s total population is 805,232 as of 2010 and Chinatown itself has a population of 14,542. …show more content…

Chinatown is nearly made up of 83% Asians. The Chinese-Americans came struggling from damaged civil rivalries, poverty, and overfarming. It was interesting to learn that those who migrated ended up in San Francisco and made it a major center of civilization. After the earthquake and fire in 1906 that destroyed all of Chinatown, it was amazing to realize that the Chinese Americans wanted to rebuild the little town district to become a tourist attraction so there would be anti-Asian racism welcoming all ethnicities. Although ethnic enclaves of Chinatown was identified of Chinese-Americans, Chinese business reached out to White American architects to help make Chinatowns district a place full of treasury. Recreation of the China into a small district made it possible for tourists to explore a realistic society of China and its cultures. This attracted more ethnic groups to migrate to the district and San Francisco itself. Chinatown exposed language and culture of Chinese

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