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At a time when traditional urban Chinatowns in Manhattan, San Francisco, Boston and Philadelphia are fading due to gentrification and changing cultural landscapes, Chicago's Chinatown is growing larger — becoming what experts say could be a model for Chinatown survival in the U.S. In Chicago, where several neighborhoods are no longer defined by the immigrant or ethnic groups that once occupied them, Chinatown is an exception, having anchored the area centered around Cermak Road and Wentworth Avenue since 1912.
Local leaders say it has avoided gentrification because Chinese-Americans value a sense of belonging and choose to stay in the neighborhood. Few Chinese move out, and if they do, they sell their homes back to the Chinese.
Between 2000 and 2010, Chicago's Chinatown's population increased 24 percent and its Asian population increased 30 percent. Asians make up nearly 90 percent of the neighborhood's population, according to 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data. Experts also say that of all the foreign-born Asians living in Chicago's Chinatown, nearly 10 percent arrived in the last three years — a stark contrast to New York and San Francisco, where immigrants no longer fuel Chinatowns.
In San Francisco's Chinatown, the nation's oldest, there was a 19.3 percent drop in Asians from 2000 to 2010, though the number of Asians living in the core fell by only 3 percentage points, according to an analysis of census data.
Chicago is bleeding African-Americans by far most. What other racial groups leave .... increases especially in its core maintain and increase them as White, Latino and Asians have overall.
The city's highly educated population is seeing these big increases especially... that still barely offset the big African-American exodus.
At a time when traditional urban Chinatowns in Manhattan, San Francisco, Boston and Philadelphia are fading due to gentrification and changing cultural landscapes, Chicago's Chinatown is growing larger — becoming what experts say could be a model for Chinatown survival in the U.S. In Chicago, where several neighborhoods are no longer defined by the immigrant or ethnic groups that once occupied them, Chinatown is an exception, having anchored the area centered around Cermak Road and Wentworth Avenue since 1912.
Local leaders say it has avoided gentrification because Chinese-Americans value a sense of belonging and choose to stay in the neighborhood. Few Chinese move out, and if they do, they sell their homes back to the Chinese.
Between 2000 and 2010, Chicago's Chinatown's population increased 24 percent and its Asian population increased 30 percent. Asians make up nearly 90 percent of the neighborhood's population, according to 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data. Experts also say that of all the foreign-born Asians living in Chicago's Chinatown, nearly 10 percent arrived in the last three years — a stark contrast to New York and San Francisco, where immigrants no longer fuel Chinatowns.
In San Francisco's Chinatown, the nation's oldest, there was a 19.3 percent drop in Asians from 2000 to 2010, though the number of Asians living in the core fell by only 3 percentage points, according to an analysis of census data.
Chicago is bleeding African-Americans by far most. What other racial groups leave .... increases especially in its core maintain and increase them as White, Latino and Asians have overall.
The city's highly educated population is seeing these big increases especially... that still barely offset the big African-American exodus.
that would seem a little disingenuous while Manhattan china town may have decreased Queens probably grew faster than anywhere in the US
also Philadelphia saw a 126% increase in Asian population in the last census
It now has more Vietnamese than NYC and little Saigon is now likely a larger Asian enclave then even its Chinatown which also grew
Amazon officials going visit Miami in few weeks and rest of remaining cities
"Executives from Amazon will be in Miami very soon to study the possibility of locating their second headquarters here."
"According to the SFBJ, Miami leaders will host Amazon executives on an HQ2 fact-finding mission “within weeks.”
"Amazon has already requested additional information from Miami officials. The company is also asking for confidentiality, Miami mayor Francis Suarez said in a CNBC interview."
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Amazon officials going visit Miami in few weeks and rest of remaining cities
"Executives from Amazon will be in Miami very soon to study the possibility of locating their second headquarters here."
"According to the SFBJ, Miami leaders will host Amazon executives on an HQ2 fact-finding mission “within weeks.â€
"Amazon has already requested additional information from Miami officials. The company is also asking for confidentiality, Miami mayor Francis Suarez said in a CNBC interview."
You keep mentioning the commonalities being capital cities and I don't see that as a factor at all unless you can explain a reason why it is a factor. Being able to influence a state government is not a big deal for Amazon. For instance the Texas governor will make deals with Amazon whether in Dallas or Austin. Bezos can afford a short plane ride.
Being a capital city doesn't matter, except of course if that capital city is Washington DC as that is access to the politicians which will be important as Amazon grows towards monopoly status in many areas. Being able to grease the palms of lobbyists will be a big part of their business and if DC is chosen then we know exactly what Bezos is thinking.
I am honoring the data presented in the short list. The fundamental commonality between all cities in Amazon's short list is that they are all capitals in some form or another with the exception of Dallas and Pittsburgh.
For example: Secret Santa,
You are tasked with selecting a name from a bag, but you want to pick that special someone. You choose from a bag randomly, without looking, one paper out of 20.
For our example; 10 cities are capitals, 8 are capital analogues and 2 cities are not. Would you say the chances are high you picked a capital city?
Washington D.C. is a wonderful city (power house), my wife is from there, but even she picks Dallas over D.C. because D.C. is crowded.
I do not know the limiting requirements Amazon are considering and I may be wrong in my simple analysis. However, if they are looking for something different Dallas stands out.
Amazon officials going visit Miami in few weeks and rest of remaining cities
"Executives from Amazon will be in Miami very soon to study the possibility of locating their second headquarters here."
"According to the SFBJ, Miami leaders will host Amazon executives on an HQ2 fact-finding mission “within weeks.”
"Amazon has already requested additional information from Miami officials. The company is also asking for confidentiality, Miami mayor Francis Suarez said in a CNBC interview."
Nothing against Miami, but are there even a high percentage of young college graduates there? When I was in college, literally no one said they were going to move to Miami after graduation.
Miami is the kind of place you go if you're interested in the party/club or PR scene but I could be wrong, I haven't seen stats - they could possibly have a large number of young professionals, you just seldom hear them mentioned with the cities that every year attract a high percentage of young professionals.
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In summer Amazon will pick their city
If they're planning to investigate all 20 cities and then collate and process all of this, yeah, I would say summer at the earliest.
Checking out Miami in February...good move.
Nothing against Miami, but are there even a high percentage of young college graduates there? When I was in college, literally no one said they were going to move to Miami after graduation.
Miami is the kind of place you go if you're interested in the party/club or PR scene but I could be wrong, I haven't seen stats - they could possibly have a large number of young professionals, you just seldom hear them mentioned with the cities that every year attract a high percentage of young professionals.
Percentage of people who have a Bachelors degree or higher is 27.3%, which is pretty low. Education there, in general, isn't the best either. And as someone who lived in Miami, most people left after graduating high school, and those who choose to stay end up leaving after university. For those outside Miami, not many people go there to pursue a higher education, they do go elsewhere in Florida, but Miami is just to vacation/party.
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