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Wilson Yeung Amirah Qureshi Christina Chen Wilson Leung Carmen Ye
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San Francisco - Chinatown and
Japantown
Origins
North Beach
district
Nob
Hill
Downtown
Immigration
Patterns
Chinatown
Many first-generation
immigrants who have kids in
US and later sponsor their
own parents to immigrate
Family
Networks
Japantown
Oldest generation
of Japanese
families in SF =
nissei, 2nd
generation
Rely more on
daycares
Physical Structures
Commercial/business
Residential
Chinatown
Deep roots in traditions
and superstitions from
the homeland: lion
dancing, Moon Cake
Festival
Japantown
A few cultural
celebrations annually:
Cherry Blossom
Festival, Anime Street
Pavilion
Pervasiveness of
Culture
T
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Commodification