United States: Rise of suburban mini-Chinatowns
WASHINGTON: 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. In Los Angeles, Boston, Houston, San Francisco and Seattle, shiny new 'satellite Chinatowns' in the suburbs and outer city limits rival if not overshadow the originals. New York's Chinatown, one of the oldest in the United States, has lost its status as home to the city's largest Chinese population, based on the 2010 census.
