From Chinatown to Every Town: How Chinese Immigrants Have Expanded the Restaurant Business in the United States

Author: Liang, Zai

Edition: First Edition

Number Of Pages: 215

EAN: 9780520384972

Release Date: 07-02-2023

Package Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches

Languages: English

Binding: Paperback

Details: From Chinatown to Every Town explores the recent history of Chinese immigration within the United States and the fundamental changes in spatial settlement that have relocated many low-skilled Chinese immigrants from New York City's Chinatown to new immigrant destinations. Using a mixed-method approach over a decade in Chinatown and six destination states, sociologist Zai Liang specifically examines how the expansion and growing popularity of Chinese restaurants has shifted settlement to more rural and faraway areas. Liang's study demonstrates that key players such as employment agencies, Chinatown buses, and restaurant supply shops facilitate the spatial dispersion of immigrants while simultaneously maintaining vital links between Chinatown in Manhattan and new immigrant destinations.