From Chinatown to Every Town

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How Chinese Immigrants Have Expanded the Restaurant Business in the United States

By Zai Liang

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From Chinatown to Every Town explores the recent history of Chinese immigration in the United States, focusing on how low-skilled Chinese immigrants have relocated from New York City's Chinatown to new destinations. Drawing on a decade of research across Chinatown and six states, sociologist Zai Liang highlights the role of Chinese restaurants and associated institutions in shaping this spatial dispersion, linking traditional immigrant hubs with emerging rural and distant areas.
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Ideal for readers interested in immigration studies, sociology, urban planning, and those examining the socio-economic impact of ethnic communities in America.

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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.

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Social Forces praises the book for its insight that spatial assimilation extends beyond individuals to group-level dynamics and institutions, with applications beyond the Chinese restaurant industry.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520384972

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 February 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Audience: Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 140.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 272g

Pages: 216

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About the Author

Zai Liang is Professor of Sociology at the State University of New York at Albany.