Chinatown. [pause] To Chicagoans and tourists alike‚ it is widely known as the epicenter of chinese culture in Chicago. With its vibrant colors‚ traditional architecture‚ and time-honored cuisine‚ countless Chinese residents are able to sustain their culture as well as offer others the ability to explore a new one. For decades‚ Chinatown has been a unique tourist attraction in Chicago. A colorful gate decorated with a Chinese inscription declaring “The world is for all” stands at the intersection
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The Geography of Toronto Section 3 Student: Chia Wei Chien Student Number: 500442260 Professor: Valentina Capurri Assignment 2 Selected BIA: Chinatown Selected Restaurant: Asian Legend The selection of my restaurant in China Town Business Improvement Area is called Asian Legend‚ where was visited at 3:20pm‚ Feb 16th‚ Monday‚ 2016. The restaurant locates at 418 Dundas Street West at the edge of China Town. Asian Legend has earned a reputation as one of the best restaurants who offer authentic
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Chinatown Jack Nicholson stars in Romon Polanski’s part mystery and part psychological drama Chinatown‚ Set in the 1940’s dried up Los Angeles. This Film is made up of a complex story line that is supported by the articulate acting of costars Fayne Dunaway and John Huston. The multilayered story line pulls you in and doesn’t let you go‚ as J.J. Gittes (Jack Nicholson) discovers himself trapped between mysteries trying to solve his way out. J.J. Gittes (Nicholson)‚ a former cop‚ now private detective
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The Chinatown BIA is a low density residential area where the community is built with a variety of small Asian style businesses that attracts tourists and a lot of people to shop and visit. In order to make the community accessible for people‚ a good transportation system is essential. I had the opportunity to visit Chinatown on Tuesday‚ October 20th‚ 2015‚ at approximately 8:30am‚ particular to monitor the traffic condition on the major intersection of Dundas and Spadina Avenue because Dundas Street
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The experience of going to Chinatown allowed me to gain a better understanding of the culture there. I wasn’t sure what to expect of Chinatown‚ as I’m not from the area and I only really had a general idea of the community. I knew that Chinatown was a representation of Chinese culture‚ but I was surprised to see how representative it was of many other Asian cultures‚ such as Japanese and Korean. Even in preliminary research that I did‚ I only saw representations of Chinese culture. I was surprised
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In “Postcards from Chinatown”‚ the poet examines how‚ in a place that had been renovated as a tourist attraction‚ the past lurks in the shadows of the present‚ which is unauthentic and seemingly all just a performance for entertainment. “An Empty Cinema”‚ on the other hand‚ laments the vanishing of Singapore’s past and heritage‚ likening the past to no more than just a cinematic film‚ where it is just a hologram projected onto a screen. In “Postcards from Chinatown”‚ the poet calls our daily
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residents in Canada‚ specifically residents of Chinatowns in cities across the country have morphed and evolved to ensure that complete loss of culture and assimilation does not take place. They have done this by forming associations and organizations to make their voices heard and to ensure that their cultural identity is formed by themselves. This paper will explore Dr. Lai’s five models of Canadian Chinatowns and compare and contrast it to Chinatown in Vancouver‚ Winnipeg‚ and Toronto. Through analysis
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Why is the movie Chinatown called Chinatown? The movie is called Chinatown for many reasons. The story leads up to a point where everything sort of resolves and it does it in Chinatown. To my understanding most of the Americans think of Chinatowns across the country as dangerous places. Because it is not to their understanding. And the average American citizen fears the unknown. I’m not entirely sure but the crime rate is probably higher in those areas. I mean i watched a lot of movies that takes
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Your Places The drama “Trying to find Chinatown” by David Henry Hwang‚ and the poem “I‚ Too” by Langston Hughes deal with stereotypes and how the characters in both works cope with these stereotypes. While being illustrated differently by each of the two authors‚ there is also one major similarity both pieces possess: the theme is the same. Overcoming the obstacle of stereotypes. Overcoming the obstacle of stereotypes is explored in “Trying to find Chinatown”‚ when the main character‚ Benjamin‚
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thought‚ “It’s definitely another Hollywood crime drama.” On the surface‚ Chinatown has all the elements of a film noir: the presence of a beautiful but dangerous woman‚ otherwise known as the femme fatale‚ a gritty urban setting‚ compositional tension (highly contrasting light and dark colors or oblique camera angles)‚ and themes of moral ambiguity and alienation. Chinatown‚ however‚ is different. Polanski shot Chinatown with color film‚ and though his colors do appear especially vivid‚ color film
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