American Chinatown Quotes

“If a film needed an exotic backdrop… Chinatown could be made to represent itself or any other Chinatown in the world. Even today, it stands in for the ambiguous Asian anywhere.”
― Bonnie Tsui, American Chinatown: A People's History of Five Neighborhoods

“Some people unpack when they first arrive in a city. Me, I look for Chinatown.”
― Bonnie Tsui, American Chinatown: A People's History of Five Neighborhoods