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Does anyone agree that Brooklyn's Chinatown is now becoming Brooklyn's East Broadway?

After the Fuzhou population established their own community within Manhattan's Chinatown next to the Cantonese population, the increasing Fuzhou population then shifted over to Brooklyn's Chinatown and now it is home to the fastest growing Fuzhou population than Manhattan's Chinatown and all Chinese communities in NYC and there are now hardly new Fuzhou immigrants settling in Manhattan's Chinatown. Back in the early 2000s I went over to Brooklyn's Chinatown and it looked more like Mott Street, mostly Cantonese, but there was already a lot Fuzhou people there. Then a few years later, I go back and the Fuzhou population tripled and now the whole Chinese Community is starting to look like East Broadway(Little Fuzhou). The increasing Fuzhou population is replacing the Cantonese a lot faster in Brooklyn's Chinatown than Manhattan's Chinatown.

I also see an inequality in the Cantonese and Fuzhou populations with both Manhattan's and Brooklyn's Chinatowns because from what I have noticed the amount of Fuzhous in Brooklyn's Chinatown are almost just as much as in Manhattan's Chinatown and also beginning to replace Manhattan's Chinatown as having the largest Fuzhou population in NYC. There may be a lot of Fuzhou in Manhattan's Chinatown, but they are mostly in certain parts of Manhattan's Chinatown and the Cantonese population is a lot larger in Manhattan's Chinatown than Brooklyn's Chinatown and the Cantonese are declining fast in Brooklyn's Chinatown than in any Chinese communities in NYC.

I think most likely Brooklyn's Chinatown will become Fuzhou Town in the next 5-10 years and surpass Manhattan's Chinatown as having the largest Fuzhou population.

I just wanted to talk about it and get replies on what you all think and if any of you agree Brooklyn's Chinatown is becoming Brooklyn's East Broadway.

Cantai101 (talk) 9:22 4 Jan 2010 (UTC)

Sequel not mentioned

This movie has a sequel "The Two Jakes" which is not mentioned.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Two_Jakes — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.216.218.202 (talk) 00:36, 21 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

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Fall of Garment Industry

There is an ambiguity in this paragraph: "In 2001, the events of September 11 resulted in a mass migration of about 14,000 Chinese workers from Manhattan's Chinatown to Montville, Connecticut, due to the fall of the garment industry. Chinese workers transitioned to casino jobs fueled by the development of the Mohegan Sun casino."

Did the garment industry literally "fall" because its headquarters or business was located in the tower or towers that collapsed, or was there a corresponding drop in business due to decreased economic activity in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, or was it a combination of the two? If the fall was in economic activity only, was the garment industry hit exceptionally hard, or was the economic hardship felt relatively evenly across all industries? If it were hit harder than other industries, how so and why? Why would demand for clothing be affected more than demand for other products in a dire economic situation? After all, clothing is considered a basic necessity along with food, water, and shelter. One might assume the garment industry would fare better than other businesses such as tourism-related industries like hotels and casinos, since in difficult economic times, people would forgo luxuries like vacations and gambling before basic necessities like food and clothing. Was it supply chain issues? Raw materials? Or simply a fall in demand due to the economic downturn leaving the average consumer with little cash to spare? 66.91.36.8 (talk) 17:47, 3 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Restaurants?

One of the big reasons people visit Chinatowns is Chinese restaurants yet this does not seem to be mentioned in the article. BookeWorme (talk) 14:15, 5 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]