Chinatown Essay Examples

Seeking economic opportunity during the Gold Rush and the building of the transcontinental railroad, the first wave of Chinese immigrants arrived in the U.S. in the mid-1800s. The first Chinatowns sprang up on the West Coast and were, at the start, much like ethnic settlements founded by European immigrant groups.

Binondo in Manila, established in 1594, is recognized as the world's oldest Chinatown.

The current list has 35 Chinatowns in 19 countries spread over Asia, Europe and USA.