Tagged: Chinese immigrants
Written by Sabrina Axster When discussing immigration in the US, we are likely to think of immigrants from Latin America. Looking back, Irish migrants or Italians might also come to one’s mind. Relatively little known is the history of Chinese immigrants in the US, and their impact on US society and the immigration system in place today. In its exhibition “Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion,” the New York Historical Society sheds light on these aspects. It traces the links between China...
Written by Mia Olesen Between 2000 and 2011, the foreign-born population in the city increased from 2.87 million to 3.1 million. The diagram below shows the distribution of the 10 largest immigrant groups in New York City in 2011. Immigrants from the Dominican Republic are the largest foreign-born group in New York City with 380,200 residents, accounting for 12 percent of the total number of immigrants and 18 percent of the population of the top 20 immigrant groups. The...
Written by Rebecca Kaebnick Walking down Main Street in Flushing, Queens, feels very much like walking down the street of an entirely different city than the Big Apple — something actually very characteristic of New York. The signs are primarily in Chinese, Korean, and other languages, with small English lettering at the bottom. Small, bustling shops and larger grocery stores such as Hong Kong Supermarket and H Mart line the sidewalks displaying heaps of fruit outside, and specialty Asian...
Written by Rachel and Arielle Kandel Earlier this month, on June 8, New York City witnessed two joyful cultural celebrations: the National Puerto Rican Day Parade, an annual celebration of Puerto Rican identity; and the Egg Rolls and Egg Creams Festival, honoring the shared histories of Chinatown and the Lower East Side, and of the long-time Chinese and Jewish residents of the two neighborhoods. Both festivities reflect fascinating immigration flows and community settlement patterns that have taken place in...
