Chinatown

In the book Tong Wars: The Untold Story of Vice, Money and Murder in New York’s Chinatown, Scott D. Seligman discusses the lives of Chinese immigrants residing in a suburb of New York during the late 19th and early 20th century. Throughout the book, Seligman delves into the quarrels between rival Chinese gangs. The Hip Sings and On Leongs rise in criminal activities led to violent actions that resulted in the deaths of many individuals. Although these individuals acted maliciously, Seligman…

steel, security fence, a must-have in crime ridden Chinatown where shop robberies are common. The 3 brothers stare up at the world trade center, which is barely visible in the grey, smog filled air. As they walk they continue to stare at the mountainous grey buildings and gleamed over as the 2 towers slice through the sky and soars over the buildings. The smell of smoke, car fumes, and chinese food combine for a stomach turning feeling. Chinatown was known to be one of the most dirty known…

It was the middle of November, my family and I took a road trip to New York City. As we arrived to the city, we had to wait a few minutes to cross the George Washington Bridge because there was a lot of traffic. After waiting for a while we drove across the bridge and as we made our way across I saw a lot of skyscrapers, including the New World Trade Center and the Empire State Building. We arrived to a place where we had to wait for more than an hour to get on a ferry boat that would take us…

as well as education. Asian Americans were dehumanized by American society such as the white workers viewed them as competition because they often did the labor that the Whites did not want and were willing to work under low wages. They portrayed Chinatown their ethnic community as a populated poor socio-economic class, which consisted of prostitutes and gamblers immigrating from China. They took action in their own hands by protesting and creating unions in order to fight for their rights.…

Classic Film Noir traits of hard boiled detective, femme fatale and miss en scene are represented in the films Chinatown,The Big Sleep and the Basic Instinct. In Film Noir the main female character is known as the femme fatale and Femme fatale is a attractive and seductive woman, especially one who will ultimately bring disaster to a man who becomes involved with her. In the film Chinatown Evelyn Mulwray fits into the role of femme fatale because of her skills in hiding things and lying. Her…

Family Narratives in Eat a Bowl of Tea and The Wedding Banquet Lisa Lowe once criticized the use of generational conflict in Asian American literature, as it would disguise the problems of ethnic minority groups in mere familial terms (26). This is what seems apparent in the two movies, Eat a Bowl of Tea and The Wedding Banquet, for the protagonists in both are forced into marriage by their parents and the conflicts arise accordingly. However, as the paper will show, the movies avoid this…

Film noir cities seem like an innocent and good place at the surface but inside it is a much darker and evil place through organized crime. In The Big Sleep, the film shows the prevalence of blackmailing and drug dealing. In Chinatown, corruption is a huge part of the plot as city officials and businessmen are dumping water so they can make major money. Lastly, L.A. Confidential, involves many crimes such as drug dealing, corruption, prostitution, and murder. The prevalence…

the rest. Now, let’s talk about the best Point Guard (PG) league. It is John Wall, The Great Wall of Chinatown. John Wall is the best PG in the National Basketball Association (NBA). All through the years, the Washington Wizards fans have witnessed the growth of John Wall. He has electrified and mesmerized the fans at Capital One Arena, formerly known as Verizon Center, located in heart of Chinatown in Washington, D.C. Throughout, his college tenure, fans were also fascinated with his ability to…

I remember all the puzzling thoughts that were going through my head, as the TA spoke. "Gentrification? No that must not be true, it can 't be true! It was the first time in my lifetime that I 've ever heard of the word. How could have it been going on in Los Angeles? How can it still be happening in different communities? I 've lived in the Los Angeles County my whole life, I think I 'd know the word if it was happening to the communities that surrounded me. Maybe my TA and classmates were…

In Chinatown, people began building their own program of resources and aids, from shipping “the bodies or bones of the deceased” to “finding employment” (197). When the San Francisco Earthquake hit, many Chinese took advantage of the destruction of records that “opened the way for a new Chinese immigration” (201) and citizenship despite previous laws preventing them to do so. The influx of newcomers led to an expansion of Chinatown throughout the two coasts, eventually…