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Chinatown in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Unlike some traditional Chinatowns it continues to grow and ethnic Chinese population, as Philadelphia itself is experiencing significant Chinese immigration from New York and from China.
In the mid-late 19th century, Cantonese immigrants to Philadelphia opened laundries and restaurants in an area near Philadelphia's commercial wharves. The first business was a laundry owned by Lee Fong at 913 Race Street; it opened in 1871. In the mid-1960s a large bumber of families began moving intio China town, before this Chinatown only consisted of a number of ethnic Chinese businesses several restaurants and one grocery store.
Chinatown features many restaurants featuring East Asian cuisines. 10th Street and Race Street host nearly a dozen different Hong Kong-style bakery cafes. There are also restaurants serving Cantonese, Fujianese, Northern, Sichuan, and Taiwanese cuisine. Numerous restaurants in Philadelphia's Chinatown feature other Asian cuisines, such as Burmese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese.
Information Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,_Philadelphia
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Chinatown in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Unlike some traditional Chinatowns it continues to grow and ethnic Chinese population, as Philadelphia itself is experiencing significant Chinese immigration from New York and from China.
In the mid-late 19th century, Cantonese immigrants to Philadelphia opened laundries and restaurants in an area near Philadelphia's commercial wharves. The first business was a laundry owned by Lee Fong at 913 Race Street; it opened in 1871. In the mid-1960s a large bumber of families began moving intio China town, before this Chinatown only consisted of a number of ethnic Chinese businesses several restaurants and one grocery store.
Chinatown features many restaurants featuring East Asian cuisines. 10th Street and Race Street host nearly a dozen different Hong Kong-style bakery cafes. There are also restaurants serving Cantonese, Fujianese, Northern, Sichuan, and Taiwanese cuisine. Numerous restaurants in Philadelphia's Chinatown feature other Asian cuisines, such as Burmese, Japanese, Korean and Vietnamese.
Information Source:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,_Philadelphia