Chinese communities in the Houston area? (Sugar Land, Pearland: house, live in, store)

[nana053]

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There are many Asian people in Sugar Land - Chinese, Vietnamese, East Indian, etc.

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by NewJeffCT

I know there is a Chinatown in Houston. How about the suburban areas outside the city? I ask because my wife is Chinese and usually prefers somebody that knows Asian hair to cut her hair, not to mention certain Asian/Chinese groceries she likes to buy on occasion.

I think nearly every city in the world has a China Town - Heck, I was in Rome a few years back and got off the train there and was in Rome's Chinatown. A friend of mine from India says that Calcutta has a Chinatown, too.

Thanks

Most definitely, Sugar Land.

[Kiovo]

Sugar Land does have a large Chinese population. The 1/3 is mainly Indian/Pakistan, but Chinese comes in a close third. There is also a Ranch 99 Grocery store at Williams Trace and Hwy 6 I believe. And like everyone else stated above, you can hop on 59N to Beltway 8 N and exit Beechnut or Bellaire, and that's Houston's main "Chinatown" If you go east on Bellaire (from the Beltway) its mostly Chinese business, where the west side is mostly Vietnamese. This whole area is only about 20-25 mins from Sugar Land.

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by NewJeffCT

Thanks. After I posted this, I looked up some of the suburban areas and saw that Sugar Land was like 1/3 Asian. I take it that is mostly non-Chinese Asian?

Chinese make up 32.4% of the total Asian population in Sugar Land, that's more than Indian, Vietnamese, etc. There are over 9,000 Chinese living there making it the 2nd largest enclave in the state after Plano. Sugar Land has a higher percent of Chinese, but Plano is many times the size therefore less dense.

Sugar Land, TX Population and Races

[Metro Matt]

Originally Posted by Kiovo

Sugar Land does have a large Chinese population. The 1/3 is mainly Indian/Pakistan, but Chinese comes in a close third. There is also a Ranch 99 Grocery store at Williams Trace and Hwy 6 I believe. And like everyone else stated above, you can hop on 59N to Beltway 8 N and exit Beechnut or Bellaire, and that's Houston's main "Chinatown" If you go east on Bellaire (from the Beltway) its mostly Chinese business, where the west side is mostly Vietnamese. This whole area is only about 20-25 mins from Sugar Land.

No, the Chinese population is the largest of all Asians in Sugar Land. See my link above.

[NewJeffCT]

Originally Posted by Metro Matt

Chinese make up 32.4% of the total Asian population in Sugar Land, that's more than Indian, Vietnamese, etc. There are over 9,000 Chinese living there making it the 2nd largest enclave in the state after Plano. Sugar Land has a higher percent of Chinese, but Plano is many times the size therefore less dense.

Sugar Land, TX Population and Races

Thanks - good information.

[Kiovo]

For me, there's two kinds of Asians - the east/southeast Asians and the west Asians. There are more East Asians in Sugar Land then east/southeast Asians.

A lot of the Chinese, Vietnamese, Filipinos don't consider Indians, Pakistanis, Saudis etc as the same as them. And the reason I say this is because the food and culture are very different. You can walk into a Vietnamese grocery store and find all the same ingredients to cook a Chinese meal but you wouldn't be able to do that shopping in an Indian grocery store.

[Dopo]

You realize that "Houston Suburbs" is a huge area?

[NewJeffCT]

Originally Posted by Dopo

You realize that "Houston Suburbs" is a huge area?

Yes, we may be relocating down to the area, so wanted to see if there were any areas outside of Chinatown within Houston itself that could work as a substitute for going into the city.

[GTRdad]

Originally Posted by NewJeffCT

Yes, we may be relocating down to the area, so wanted to see if there were any areas outside of Chinatown within Houston itself that could work as a substitute for going into the city.

Houston chinatown is in the suburbs. The 'old chinatown' in downtown is dead and gone