The power of Chinatown : searching for spatial justice in Los Angeles /

The power of Chinatown : searching for spatial justice in Los Angeles /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Hom, Laureen D., 1982- author.
Imprint:	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2024]
Description:	xvii, 278 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Gentrification -- California -- Los Angeles. Gentrification Social aspects Chinatown (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Social aspects. California -- Los Angeles California -- Los Angeles -- Chinatown
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13497358

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Varying Form of Title:	Searching for spatial justice in Los Angeles
ISBN:	9780520391215 0520391217 9780520391222 0520391225 9780520391239
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:	"Urban Chinatowns are dynamic, contested spaces that have continued to persist amid changes in the American cityscape. These neighborhoods continue to be significant for many, from the residents and workers who rely on Chinatown for their livelihoods to the broader city-dwelling and Chinese American communities who recognize its cultural heritage and economic value. In The Power of Chinatown, Laureen D. Hom provides a critical examination of the politics shaping the trajectory of development in one of the oldest urban Chinatowns in the United States: Los Angeles's. Working from ethnographic fieldwork, Hom chronicles how Chinese Americans continue to gravitate to Chinatown--despite being a geographically dispersed community--and how they have both resisted and encouraged processes of gentrification and displacement. The Power of Chinatown bridges understandings of community, geography, political economy, and race to show the complexities and contradictions of building community power, illuminating how these place-based ethnic politics might give rise to a more expansive vision of Asian American belonging and a just city for all"--
Other form:	Online version: Hom, Laureen D., 1982- Power of Chinatown Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2024] 9780520391239

Table of Contents:

Introduction : why Chinatown still matters
The making and remaking of Chinatown
Doing the work in the community
The limits of legitimizing community control
Aspirations for a balanced and diverse community
Sustaining an ethnic culture of place
Conclusion : envisioning possibilities for Chinatown
Appendix : additional information about the interviews.