Chinatown
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Chinatown is a culturally rich urban enclave characterized by a high concentration of Chinese residents, businesses, and institutions, often serving as a historic and contemporary hub of Chinese American life.
Aliases (1)
- Chinatown, San Francisco ×47
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic enclave
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neighborhood → |
| adjacentTo |
Financial District, San Francisco
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North Beach, San Francisco → |
| continent |
North America
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| country |
United States of America
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| culturalSignificance |
major center of Chinese American life on the U.S. West Coast
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| demographics |
predominantly Asian
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| economy |
restaurants
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retail trade → small family-owned businesses → tourist services → |
| ethnicGroup |
Chinese Americans
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Chinese immigrants → |
| hasCulturalInstitution |
Chinese cultural center
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Chinese historical society → |
| hasEducationalInstitution |
Chinese language schools
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| hasLandmark |
Chinese Hospital (San Francisco)
→
Dragon Gate (San Francisco) → Portsmouth Square → Tin How Temple → |
| hasMarket |
Chinese grocery stores
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| hasOrganization |
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of San Francisco
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| hasReligiousBuilding |
Buddhist temple
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Chinese Christian church → Taoist temple → |
| heritageDesignation |
historic district
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| historicalEvent |
Chinese Exclusion era segregation
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rebuilding after 1906 San Francisco earthquake → |
| inception |
1848
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| knownFor |
Chinese New Year celebrations
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Chinese cultural institutions → high density of Chinese restaurants → tourism → |
| languageUsed |
Cantonese
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English → Mandarin Chinese → |
| locatedIn |
San Francisco
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| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
California
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| notableStreet |
Grant Avenue
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Stockton Street → |
| partOf |
San Francisco Chinatown historic district
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| populationMajority |
Chinese American
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| timeZone |
Pacific Time Zone
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| touristAttraction |
yes
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| transportConnection |
San Francisco Municipal Railway
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| urbanCharacter |
high-density mixed-use neighborhood
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Old Toronto
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contains |
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Oahu Market
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neighborhood |
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Chinese Americans
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notableNeighborhoodType |