The Chinese in the United States of America

Abstract

The Chinese in (he United States of America MAY I make some corrections of Mr. William Skinner's review of my book? [The China Quarterly, No. 5.] 1. I am of Sze Yap, not Sam Yap, origin. How could he have missed this vital point in my " thinly disguised family and life histories " and " personal vendetta "? 2. I am a member of a Chinese clan and family. My village is Kew Lim, located near Toi Shan Shee, Toi Shan District, Kwangtung, China. This is about ten li from the market place of that area. To help the reviewer find our home when he gets into interior China, it is located on Sai Mun Gai, Toi Shan Shee-not too far to walk from the Toi Shan Railroad Station. My clan combined with three other small ones to form the Kung Sor, known as Chew Lun. It is extremely doubtful if the sources on Chinese clan and family, used by the Sinologists, sociologists, or others, in the United States would have these facts. What is true in a large, populous country like China in one locality is not true in another a short distance away. 3. Chicago's and New York's Chinatowns, among others, have unmistakable evidence of " the blight attacking their cores." I have been startled at the change in the New York one where urban renewal programmes are gaining headway. The one in Chicago is being drastically reduced by the erection of the Southwest Expressway, connecting the western suburbs with Lake Shore Drive. The demolition has reached 26th Street, Wentworth Avenue, and soon 25th Street will be gone; demolition along Cermak and 22nd Street is likewise on the drawing boards of the urban renewal and planning boards. The present Chinatown is the second site-the first being on Clark Street where buildings yet stand that are inhabited by Chinese. It is doubtful if Chicago's Chinatown will be relocated at a third site, a move which the Chinese in Los Angeles had to undertake. The " Chinatown on Broadway " in Los Angeles is the third site, built primarily for the tourist, while the Chinese use the second site that is quite a distance away. The original site, on Ferguson Street and vicinity, shows no trace of a Chinatown's once being there. It is doubtful if the urban renewal agencies in the cities under discussion will refuse to verify the above acts requiring the exercise and

Contemporary Tendencies in the Evolution of Insolvency Law

“…In this direction have occurred reforms in the legislations of France, Germany, Romania, Austria, Belgium, Greece, Italy, Malta, Poland, etc. [13, p. [5][6][7]. There is a great variety of mechanisms, but what brings them together is their goal and intended purpose: to allow opportunities for restructuring and reorganization at a stage preceding the insolvency proceedings.…”

From Traditional to Transnational: The Chung Family History as a Case Example

“…The degree obtained in a foreign institution became the criterion for upward mobility and an established place in the Chinese social hierarchy. 63 When advising Tennyson to leave Guangdong for North China, Sam provided specific instructions on how to travel from Guangdong to Beijing and Tianjin. In a letter of 1924, he wrote, Chinese embassy in Nicaragua.…”

Shrinking Historic Neighborhoods and Authenticity Dilution: An Unspoken Challenge of Historic Chinatowns in the United States through the Case of San Francisco

“…Compared with the studies of Chinatowns in Southeast Asian countries, the amount of the research concerning Chinatowns in the United States is evidently less and they mostly concentrate in the history field. Research on Chinatowns can be dated back to at least the 1950s [40]. Compared with the studies of Chinatowns in Southeast Asian countries, the amount of the research concerning Chinatowns in the United States is evidently less and they mostly concentrate in the history field.…”