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The Power of Urban Ethnic Places

The Power of Urban Ethnic Places discusses the growing visibility of ethnic heritage places in American society. The book examines a spectrum of case studies of Chinese, Latino and African American communities in the U.S. It disagrees with the perception the rise of ethnic enclaves and heritage places are signs of separatism or balkanization. The author argues instead for an understanding of how they generate new businesses and jobs, address racial injustice, and create a framework for multicultural inclusion in American public history, education, and the arts. By understanding urban ethnic places, the text discusses how we can be better prepared to harness the changes related to globalization rather than be hurt or divided by forces of economic restructuring and social change.

Jan Lin immigrated to the U.S. from Taiwan in 1966. He has been teaching sociology at Occidental College since 1998. He is the author of Reconstructing Chinatown: Ethnic Enclave, Global Change (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1998), and The Urban Sociology Reader (London: Routledge, 2005).

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The Power of Urban Ethnic Places

Cultural Heritage and Community Life

Jan Lin

NEW YORK AND LONDON

First published 2011
by Routledge
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Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
Lin, Jan.
The power of urban ethnic places: cultural heritage and
community life/Jan Lin1st ed.
p. cm.(Metropolis and modern life)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Sociology, UrbanUnited States. 2. Ethnic neighborhoods
United StatesHistory. 3. MinoritiesUnited StatesPolitics
and government. I. Title.
HT123.L466 2011
307.7608900973dc22 2010015831

ISBN 0-203-84301-0 Master e-book ISBN

ISBN13: 9780415879828 (hbk)

ISBN13: 9780415879835 (pbk)

ISBN13: 9780203843017 (ebk)

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figures

1.1	Avenue 50 Studio. Photo by Jan Lin
3.1	Chinese Theater at the Chicago Worlds Columbian Exposition of 1893. Paul V. Galvin Library of the Illinois Institute of Technology
3.2	Javan Settlement at the Chicago Worlds Columbian Exposition of 1893. The Ferris wheel can be seen in the background. Paul V. Galvin Library of the Illinois Institute of Technology
4.1	Ethnic Neighborhoods and Major Landmarks in Houston
4.2	Ethnic Sites and Downtown Landmarks of Houston in Detail
4.3	Mercado del Sol Latino-themed market, with water steps to bayou in foreground and downtown towers in background. Photo by Jan Lin
4.4	Rear view of Chinatown businesses with George R. Brown Convention Center and downtown towers in background. Photo by Jan Lin
4.5	Allen Parkway Village housing project before redevelopment, with downtown towers in background, including postmodern Mayan-themed Heritage Plaza in center and stepped Dutch gabled RepublicBank Center to the left. Photo by Jan Lin
4.6	Fourth Ward church and woodframe shotgun row houses. Photo by Jan Lin
5.1	I-95 construction through Overtown looking south. Historical Museum of South Florida
5.2	I-95 ramp construction. Historical Museum of South Florida
5.3	Cuban American Freedom Tower in foreground with Marina Blue condominium tower and others rising in background. Photo by Jan Lin
5.4	Major Heritage Preservation Sites of Miami
5.5	Lyric Theater after renovation. Photo by Jan Lin
5.6	Dorsey House. Photo by Jan Lin
5.7	Mt. Zion Historic Baptist Church. Photo by Jan Lin
5.8	Site of the Crosswinds Sawyers Walk project with downtown towers in the background. Photo by Jan Lin
5.9	Tower Theater. Photo by Jan Lin
5.10	Latin Quarter Cultural Center. Photo by Jan Lin
5.11	Eternal Torch of Bay of Pigs memorial. Photo by Jan Lin
5.12	Plaza de la Cubanidad. Photo by Jan Lin
5.13	Close-up of artistic fountain honoring the balseros (the rafters) at Plaza de la Cubanidad. Photo by Jan Lin
5.14	Calle Ocho tourist bus stop. Photo by Jan Lin
5.15	Seniors at Maximo Gomez Domino Park. Photo by Jan Lin

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