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American Chinatown: A People's History of Five Neighborhoods BUY NOW
What is it about Chinatown? Is it the sea of faces? The clouds of enticing smells, the cacophony of tongues, the dizzying bustle that stretches from street to heaven? We’re fascinated by its mystery, captivated by its color and liveliness, intimidated by its impenetrability. All of us have been there, yet so few of us have any idea what it’s all about.
In AMERICAN CHINATOWN, acclaimed travel writer Bonnie Tsui embarks on a journey to find out what Chinatown means to its inhabitants – and what it means to America at large. Tsui explores the lives, stories and struggles of those in the country’s five most famous Chinatowns: New York (the biggest), San Francisco (the oldest), Los Angeles (the film icon), Honolulu (the crossroads), and Las Vegas (the newest).The people Tsui encounters vary in age, income, background and opinion, but all have a connection, a cause, and a deep insight into what Chinatown means.
Bonnie Tsui is a frequent contributor to The New York Times. A former editor at Travel + Leisure, she has written for National Geographic Adventure, Salon, and Conde - Nast Traveller. She is the editor of A Leaky Tent Is a Piece of Paradise, a collection of essays on the outdoors, and is a recipient of the Radcliffe Traveling Fellowship, the Lowell Thomas Award for Travel Journalism, and the Jane Rainie Opel Award. She lives in San Francisco.
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