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NEWS ABOUT: Chinatown

Chinatown stories: 6 news summaries

 Mandarin Becomes 
 Talk of Chinatown 

Cantonese-speakers sidelined by new generation of immigrants

Oct 22, 09 1:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - Goodbye "Leih Hou Ma," hello "Ni Hao Ma." The language most often heard in New York's Chinatown and in Chinese communities across America is quickly changing from Cantonese to Mandarin as new immigrants from mainland China outnumber those from Hong Kong. Even Cantonese-speaking parents are pushing... More »

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language • Chinese • Chinatown • Chinese Americans • Mandarin • Cantonese

 Swiss Nab 
 Polanski on 
 31-Year-Old 
 US Warrant 


Fugitive director, in town for lifetime award, arrested on 1978 statutory rape charge

Sep 27, 09 5:50 AM CDT
(AP) - Director Roman Polanski has been taken into custody by Swiss police on a 31-year-old US arrest warrant for statutory rape, organizers of the Zurich Film Festival said today. The 76-year-old director of Chinatown and Rosemary's Baby, slated to receive an award for his lifetime of work, had recently... More »

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fugitive • Chinatown • Roman Polanski • Samantha Geimer • statutory rape • arrest warrant

Calif. Gay Marriage Fight Centers on Chinatown

Campaigners hope to repeat success in changing Asian attitudes

Jun 19, 09 3:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Campaigners seeking to bring legalized gay marriage back to California believe their success in Chinatown points the way forward, Reuters reports. The state's Asian communities swung in favor of gay marriage faster than any other group over the last decade as advocates worked to bring taboos into the open and... More »

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California • gay marriage • San Francisco • Chinatown • Asian-Americans • Proposition 8

 NYC Van Crash Kills 2 Kids 

Vehicle spun out after making a U-turn, witnesses say

Jan 22, 09 1:57 PM CST
(Newser) - Two preschoolers were killed and 11 other people were injured when a van jumped a curb and ran into a crowd in Manhattan’s Chinatown today, Newsday reports. The gray van went out of control after making a U-turn, witnesses said. The dead children were identified as a 4-year-old girl... More »

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New York City • car accident • Manhattan • children • crash • accident • Chinatown

analysis

Ethnic Media Proud of, Cautious About Candidate

A step for diversity, all agree, but will he show minorities the love?

Jun 6, 08 3:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ethnic media outlets are lauding Barack Obama's victory as a step for all minorities, but they're also holding him at arm’s length, waiting for personal attention. “The White House may not be a house for whites anymore,” said Korea Daily. Indeed, American minorities say glass ceilings broken... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Hawaii • Chinatown • the Hispanic vote • Filipinos

In Chinatown, Something Smells Fishy

LA Times investigates Clinton campaign contributions

Oct 19, 07 2:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton’s campaign coffers are benefiting from unlikely and possibly illegal sources, an LA Times investigation reveals. Checks for four-figure amounts are coming from dishwashers, immigrants unable to vote, and other unlikely donors in New York’s Chinatown, some of whom report feeling coerced by neighborhood associations. Other donors... More »

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China • immigration • Hillary Clinton • campaign finance • Chinatown • election

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