List of Chinatowns

This is a list of Chinatowns (urban regions containing a large population of Chinese people within a non-Chinese society) in select countries. It includes the parent city with metropolitan older Chinatown and newer satellite "Chinatowns" in the suburban communities. It includes some Chinatowns in rural towns.

Key:

• Old main Chinatown in the anchor city - street or location
  • New satellite "Chinatown" in an inner district or outer suburb

Contents

1 Australia 2 Canada 2.1 Alberta 2.2 British Columbia 2.3 Manitoba 2.4 Ontario 2.5 Quebec 3 South Africa 4 United States 4.1 California 4.2 District of Columbia 4.3 Georgia 4.4 Hawaii 4.5 Illinois 4.6 Maryland 4.7 Massachusetts 4.8 Michigan 4.9 Missouri 4.10 Nevada 4.11 New York / New Jersey 4.12 North Carolina 4.13 Oklahoma 4.14 Oregon 4.15 Pennsylvania 4.16 Tennessee 4.17 Texas 4.18 Washington 5 Major Chinatowns 5.1 Lesser-known Chinatowns 5.2 Remaining frontier and rural Chinatowns 6 See also

Australia

• Brisbane
• Melbourne
• Perth
• Sydney - Haymarket
  • Ashfield
  • Burwood
  • Cabramatta
  • Chatswood
  • Fairfield
  • Hurstville

Canada

Alberta

• Calgary - Downtown East Village
• Edmonton
• Lethbridge

British Columbia

• Vancouver - Pender Street and Main Street
  • Richmond - No. 3 Road

Manitoba

• Winnipeg

Ontario

• Ottawa - Somerset Street
• Toronto - Dundas Street, Spadina Avenue (See Chinatown, Toronto.)
  • Markham - Kennedy Road, Steeles Avenue
  • Mississauga - Dundas Street
  • Richmond Hill
  • Scarborough
• Windsor - Ouelette Street

Quebec

• Montreal - boulevard Saint-Laurent
  • Brossard - boulevard Taschereau

South Africa

• Johannesburg
  • Cyrildene

United States

California

• Locke - rural town including Locke Historic District - National Register of Historic Places
• Los Angeles - Broadway Avenue, Spring Street. (See Chinatown, Los Angeles.)
  • Alhambra - Valley Boulevard (from Fremont Avenue to New Avenue)
  • Arcadia
  • Artesia
  • Irvine - Culver Drive
  • Monterey Park - Atlantic Boulevard, Garfield Avenue, Garvey Avenue
  • Rowland Heights - Colima Road, Nogales Avenue
  • San Gabriel and Rosemead - Valley Boulevard (from New Avenue to Rosemead Boulevard)
• Oakland - Broadway, 7th Street, Harrison Avenue, 10th Street (See Chinatown, Oakland.)
• Riverside - Brockton and Tequesquite (historic site - National Register of Historic Places)
• Sacramento - 3rd, 5th, J, and I Streets
• San Diego - historic Market and K Streets, 2nd and 5th Avenues
  • Clairemont Mesa - new "Chinatown" on Convoy Street
• San Francisco - Jackson Street, Stockton Avenue. (See Chinatown, San Francisco.)
  • Richmond
• San Jose
  • Cupertino - North Wolfe Road
  • Fremont
  • Milpitas - Barber Lane

District of Columbia

• Washington, DC - H Street, with a "satellite" in Rockville, Maryland. (See Chinatown, Washington, DC.)

Georgia

• Atlanta - no "Chinatown" in Atlanta proper
  • Doraville - mixed Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese strip malls on Buford Highway

Hawaii

• Honolulu

Illinois

• Chicago - Along Wentworth at Cermak. (See Chinatown, Chicago, Illinois.)
• New Chinatown, Chicago

Maryland

• Rockville - A "satellite" of the Washington, DC Chinatown.

Massachusetts

• Boston

Michigan

• Detroit - First Chinatown became extinct since the 1950s. Relocated Chinatown in the 1960s, now defunct.
  • Madison Heights - third new "Chinatown" with stripe malls on John R Road

Missouri

• St. Louis - original Chinatown defunct in early 1960s; second relocated Chinatown defunct since late 1970s
  • University City - third new "Chinatown" on Olive Boulevard

Nevada

• Las Vegas - Spring Mountain Road (See Chinatown, Las Vegas.)

New York / New Jersey

• New York City
  • Chinatown, Manhattan
  • Sunset Park, Brooklyn
  • Elmhurst, Queens
  • Flushing, Queens
  • Edison, New Jersey

North Carolina

• Charlotte - Asian Square Mall on North Tryon Street and Sugar Creek Road
  • Central Avenue (near Briar Creek Rd.) has second largest concentration of Chinese stores

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma City - along Classen Blvd from N. 22nd Street to N. West 30th.
  • New developments (mostly strip malls) in North West and South West OKC

Oregon

• Chinatown, Portland

Pennsylvania

• Philadelphia
• Pittsburgh -
  • Defunct old Chinatown around Blvd of the Allies and Grant Street
  • Most new Chinese stores are in Pittsburgh's "Strip District" on Penn Avenue and 18th Street

Tennessee

• Memphis - Summer Avenue (east) near I-240

Texas

• Houston - Bellaire Avenue (See Chinatown, Houston.)

Washington

• Seattle (See International District, Seattle, Washington.)
  • Kent

Major Chinatowns

• Bangkok, Thailand
• Binondo, Manila, Philippines
• Boston, Massachusetts, USA
• Chicago, Illinois, USA
• Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
• Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• London, England
• Los Angeles, California, USA
• Manchester, UK
• Melbourne, Australia
• New York, New York, USA
• Paris, France
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
• Portland, Oregon, USA
• Richmond,British Columbia Canada
• San Francisco, California, USA
• Seattle, Washington, USA
• Singapore
• Sydney, Australia
• Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Washington, D.C., USA
• Yokohama City, Japan

Lesser-known Chinatowns

• Aiwo, Nauru
• Auckland, New Zealand
• Brisbane, Australia
• Buenos Aires, Argentina (Belgrano neighborhood)
• Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
• Cleveland, Ohio, USA
• Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
• Havana, Cuba
• Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
• Houston, Texas, USA
• Liverpool, UK
• Mexicali, Mexico
• Mexico City, Mexico
• Oakland, California, USA
• Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
• Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
• Sacramento, California, USA
• Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
• Wellington, New Zealand
• Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
• Yangon, Burma

Remaining frontier and rural Chinatowns

• Hanford, California, USA
• Isleton, California, USA
• Locke, California, USA

See also

• List of named ethnic enclaves in North American cities