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  2. Social issues in Chinatowns - Wikipedia

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    In modern times, competing Asian street gangs and organized crime, such as the tongs and the Hong Kong-based triads, continue to plague the metropolitan Chinatowns worldwide where Triads have their operations, including London, United Kingdom; New York City/New Jersey, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Chicago, Philadelphia, Las Vegas, and Boston, United States; Sydney, Australia; and ...

  3. Miss Chinatown USA - Wikipedia

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    Alice Yu (2024) The Miss Chinatown USA pageant, based on Chinese communities within the U.S., greets delegates around the country. The pageant has been an annual Lunar New Year event since 1958. The winners of this pageant represent the Chinese community and act as ambassadors promoting Chinese culture and heritage.

  4. Chinese American enclaves in the San Gabriel Valley

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    Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights, the second-largest Buddhist temple and monastery in the Western hemisphere. The Asian American influx into the southwestern portion of the San Gabriel Valley region of Los Angeles County, California, grew rapidly when Chinese immigrants began settling in Monterey Park in the 1970s.

  5. Mutual aid clubs are still going strong in L.A. Chinatown ...

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    One perk of the Los Angeles Lee club is a credit union offering car loans of $40,000 to $50,000. The association also includes a women's group and offers singing lessons.

  6. Chinatown, Los Angeles - Wikipedia

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    Area code (s) 213, 323. Chinatown is a neighborhood in Downtown Los Angeles, California, that became a commercial center for Chinese and other Asian businesses in Central Los Angeles in 1938. The area includes restaurants, shops, and art galleries, but also has a residential neighborhood with a low-income, aging population of about 7,800 residents.

  7. LA's Chinatown residents share safety fears after multiple ...

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    Police are investigating a series of cars being set on fire in Los Angeles' Chinatown. LA's Chinatown residents share safety fears after multiple cars burned down Skip to main content

  8. Miss LA Chinatown - Wikipedia

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    Miss Los Angeles Chinatown. Miss Los Angeles Chinatown ( Chinese: 洛杉磯華埠小姐) has been a 54 year old time honored tradition and one of the most anticipated events in Los Angeles. Every year the contest crowns a select group of accomplished young women from the greater Los Angeles area of California as cultural ambassadors to the ...

  9. National Day of the Republic of China - Wikipedia

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    Siang-si̍p-chiat. The National Day of the Republic of China, also referred to as Double Ten Day or Double Tenth Day, is a public holiday on 10 October, now held annually as national day in the Republic of China (ROC, commonly referred to as Taiwan). It commemorates the start of the Wuchang Uprising on 10 October 1911 which ultimately led to ...