From Chinatown to Every Town
How Chinese Immigrants Have Expanded the Restaurant Business in the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23514954 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Z Liang (0000-0003-4971-8198, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Publication date | 2023-12-31 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | From Chinatown to Every Town (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | University of California Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1525/9780520384989 |
| OpenAlex | W4317512860 |
| ISBN | 9780520384989 |
| Open Library | OL46107705M |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
From Chinatown to Every Town explores the recent history of Chinese immigration within the United States and the fundamental changes in spatial settlement that have relocated many low-skilled Chinese immigrants from New York City's Chinatown to new immigrant destinations. Using a mixed-method approach over a decade in Chinatown and six destination states, sociologist Zai Liang specifically examines how the expansion and growing popularity of Chinese restaurants has shifted settlement to more rural and faraway areas. Liang's study demonstrates that key players such as employment agencies, Chinatown buses, and restaurant supply shops facilitate the spatial dispersion of immigrants while simultaneously maintaining vital links between Chinatown in Manhattan and new immigrant destinations.
Archaeology · Chinatown · Genealogy · Geography · History · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Home economics
| Citations per year | 1.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |