On friday July 10, 2009 the UYA Rising Star went to Chinatown to learn about the history of Chinatown and the struggles they went through to avoid getting the vine street expressway built in their territory. The way I understood it is that they wanted to not have the expressway built so that their community would not spread into the American society and so that it wouldn't be so crowded. Personally, I think its a good thing that they spread through the community so they can grow with Americans and we can all make America better. But they might think its a bad thing because they don't want their people to get used to the American life, they may want to stay with their Chinese rituals. Either way, the express way is noisy and crowded, and not the best way to adapt to American life.
I think that the trip to Chinatown was very uncomfortable but fun . I didn't like the fact that when our tour guide talked about the history of Chinatown she had us standing in the hot sun, However that shows how Chinatown needs to make some more adjustments, perhaps plant more trees so that visitors could feel more comfortable.
BY:Darien Moore
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Darien,
ReplyDeleteI don't think the issue with the expressway had as much to do with their not wanting to become Americanized as much as they didn't want the traffic, congestion, and they thought it was a safety risk. You do make a good point about the trees though, I definitely got a little sunburn.
-Ms. Kristy