Connection to Chicago

1. Chinatown
RACHEL, TERESA, TESSA, & CHARLES

2. Getting There/ Location
Red Line
Loyola
Cermak
Chinatown

3. Chinatown: A Brief History
 First Chinese Immigrants in
1870s
 Many worked building
transcontinental railroad
 Moved to Midwest to avoid
West Coast immigrant
discrimination
 Large increase during 50s
and 60s
 Chinatown: Then versus Now
 Then
 Now: Tourist attraction to
learn about Chinese culture

4. Demographics
Total Population: 48,433
RACE BREAKDOWN
White
28%
Chinese
34%
African
American
26%
Other
12%
English
Only
53%
Chinese
Only
12%
English
and
Cninese
35%
LANGUAGE SPOKEN

5. Fun Facts & Attractions
 Boba(Bubble) Tea
 Tea Leaf Cafe
 Joy Yee
 Pastries & Food
 Three Happiness
 Bakeries

6. Fun Facts & Attractions
 Chinatown Square
 Zodiacs
 Chinatown Gate
 Nine Dragon Wall
 Pui Tak Center Building
 Ping Tom Memorial Park
 Skyline View
 Chinatown Mural

7. Reflections

8. Works Cited
 "American FactFinder - Results" . U.S. Census Bureau, Jan. 2012. Web.
08 Oct. 2014
<http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/prod
uctview.xhtml?src=CF>.
 "History of Chinatown." Chicago Chinatown Association. N.p., Jan.
2003. Web. 18 Oct. 2014. <http://www.chicago-chinatown.com/cgi-bin/
view.cgi?li=6>.
 "Resources – Landmarks & Tourism." Chicago Chinatown. CHICAGO
CHINATOWN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, 2013. Web. 18 Oct. 2014.
<http://chicagochinatown.org/resources-landmarks-tourism/>.