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Chinatown Quotes
Streets, roots, and memory
These Chinatown quotes come from people Born into the neighborhood, tracing how a single block of a city can shape a whole childhood.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
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I was born in San Francisco's Chinatown in 1948 but grew up in a black neighborhood. During elementary and middle school, I commuted to a bilingual school in Chinatown. So I did not confront white American culture until high school.
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As a child growing up in San Francisco in the 1950s, I sometimes met insults when I ventured outside of Chinatown or my neighborhood. I have even been spat on and threatened with a knife. I could have let my anger fester until it became hate. However, I realized they were isolated incidents, and I simply got on with my life.
- Nov 07, 2020