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Urban U.S. Chinatowns shrink back as Asians head to the suburbs

January 28, 2012 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Hope Yen and Ben Nuckols The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s historic Chinatowns, home for a century to immigrants seeking social support and refuge from racism, are fading as rising living costs, jobs elsewhere, and a desire for wider spaces lure Asian Americans more than ever to the suburbs.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2012, Asian Americans, Brookings Institution, Chinese, Daniel Lichter, Dim Sum, Gold Rush, Los Angeles Chinatown, Monterey Park, New York, Newport Beach, North Carolina, Ralph Lee, Sunset Park, United States, Vol 31 No 5 | January 28 - February 3, Wei Li

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