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Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Jason's bullet points
-WWII presents paradox with Chinese
-Chinese Exclusion Act repealed in 1944
-Immigration remains unchanged until 1965
-White Flight & Chinatown overpopulation
-Chinese Exclusion Act repealed in 1944
-Immigration remains unchanged until 1965
-White Flight & Chinatown overpopulation
JOyce's part
Sorry for the late post, Raymond.
I know this is very bad. I write base on the interviews and fied observations.
There is still one interview from the Luthern Church I need to do today.
So I will add it on my part asap.
I know this is very bad. I write base on the interviews and fied observations.
There is still one interview from the Luthern Church I need to do today.
So I will add it on my part asap.
On Sunday, March 6th, 2011, at 10:20am, I go to Noriega Street to do field observation. The majority of people are Asians, mostly speaking Chinese, more elderly than any other age group, some are women and children. The majority of businesses are small business, many with Chinese names on the signs. From 19th street to 48th street, the street with most and almost all Chinese names on the signs is between 31st and 32nd. As I head more west, the more non-Asian businesses are there. Most often, I see restaurants, banks, grocery stores, and some medical centers, churches, and beauty and hair salons. There are a lot small café and restaurants, not many big or fancy restaurants there. The average prices of the restaurants range from 8- 12 dollars per person, it is affordable, though it is cheaper if shopping in the grocery stores, and that’s maybe the reason why most people I see on the street are going into the grocery stores and with many bags in their hands. This gives me an impression that the residents in the area are middle class people, and they dress very casual. I rarely see any white people there. And when I see some, they are usually older middle-age people and elderly. I think that’s because as more and more Asian Americans are moving into the area, fewer whites are moving in, only the elderly white are staying there. Another interesting observation is that, I see many whites are in Japanese restaurants and bars, but almost none in the Chinese food restaurants. I think that makes the Chinese restaurants more unique, for they are aiming only to serve the Chinese. This can be seen in the Chinese restaurants where there are Chinese first, then English menus. So many of the Asian Americans are Chinese who speaks Cantonese. I think that they are immigrants.
On April 21st , 2011, I interview Rosita Fong, who is a resident on 36th Street. She and her husband own the two-story house. She is living with her families and relatives including; her husband, two children, one 14, another one 16, her mother and father, younger sister’s family. In total, there are 10 people living in the same house. Before I ask her about the community she lives in, she tells me a lot about herself and how she lives. I learn that she immigrates to the U.S. from Hong Kong in 2001, years after Hong Kong returns to China. Like most people think, she thinks it is best for her children. She dislikes the education in Hong Kong, and she hears from her younger sister that who is living in the U.S. there are better opportunities for her children to have higher education. Her younger sister, who immigrates to the U.S. in early 1990’s, has been asking Mrs. Fong to come to the U.S. and live with them. I think that because Chinese have strong family value, they usually follow their families foot step to come to the U.S., and live together to help each other out. I think that is another reason why the Asian American Community is growing so fast, beside the fact that people from Chinatown and other areas are moving into the Sunset District; also people are immigrating into the U.S. When I ask Mrs. Fong about how she likes about Noriega, she says the people are nice here and she makes a lot of friends who are from different part of China, and very convenience that everything she needs for living is there. I think it is interesting when she says she likes to live around in the Sunset community, but at the same time, she feels strongly about wanting her children to go to a school that has more white people because she thinks those schools have better teachers. She even says “I wish no more Chinese people are moving in.” Afterward, I found out that, because she dislikes her children learning English too slowly because their friends and people at school and around the area all speak Chinese. Personally I think it is hard, for both the parents and children to get familiar with American culture and to use English, for they are both 1st generation of Asian Americans, and especially in today, living in an area with more and more Chinese influence. It is also funny when I ask her if she would like a bigger house, she replies “this is a big house! (comparing to the house she lives in Hong Kong)” .
I found out that Polly Ann Ice Cream was originally white owners, but starting from early 1980’s it is Chinese owners. I found out on facebook that Todd had worked in Polly Ann Ice Cream from 1975 - 1981, I wonder if he knows more about the community there. Then I found out he used to but no longer lives in the Sunset. I think he is one example of white flight.
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Noriega Street Footage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2N3ZSbpvaE
Here's the video, music is on it..I just thought It needed something. When we present we can just turn the volume down and talk. If you guys feel that this is too shaky I can go back and try to get better footage. Let me know what you think.
Here's the video, music is on it..I just thought It needed something. When we present we can just turn the volume down and talk. If you guys feel that this is too shaky I can go back and try to get better footage. Let me know what you think.
Michele's Essay Portion
Noriega is located in a place called the Sunset. The Sunset received its name in
1889 from a company called Easton, Eldridge, and Co. At first the Sunset area was
covered in san dunes and barely inhabited. Around the 1900’s the Sunset area
transformed into somewhat of a suburbia. Houses ranging around 5,000 to 10,000
dollars replaced the sand dunes and many families started to migrate into the Sunset
Area. In the beginning not many lived in the Sunset area, “There were only four homes
on our end of the street when my family moved in about 1947” (The Outside Lands)
Over time more and more houses started to be built and thus the booming residential
area we know today as The Sunset was created.
Noriega, although a small neighborhood has been transforming and changing by
the decade. From what we know of it today as mostly an asian community, it was first
predominately a white community. When looking at the numbers and how this
transformation occurred the census is one of the main sources of information that can
be used. According to the 1940 census, only about 39,556 Chinese inhabited
California, and about 93,717 Japanese, any other asian race was dumped in the other
segment. In 1940 San Francisco, its total population was 634,536. Of the 634,536,
301,692 were white. So, 50% percent of its population was white, and the asian
population wasn’t even calculated, all other races besides african america were dumped
again into the other segment. The other segment being 18,288, and of this, one can
figure that that asian population was indeed a small one. With all that being said, many
of San Francisco’s new and upcoming neighborhoods had been bought out and moved
in by its wealthy class, the white community and Noriega was one of these
neighborhoods.
Although not many sources can be found specifically on Noriega dated back to
the 1940’s through the 1960s, a list of business’s and pictures were found specifically
on Noriega. Through Noriega’s listed business’s one can assume that many of these
business's were directed mostly towards the Caucasian community. These business’s
include: Nineteenth Avenue Liquors (a small business around as early as 1966),
Pioneer Investor Savings, Big Daddy Hamburgers (around in 1970s). Sunset
Restaurant (Irish owned, all american food served here), Saxe Reality, Hibernia
Bank, White Lumber Company, Seabright Market, Carriage Market, Green House
Pharmacy, Bagdad Bowl (according to my sources: “ [A] dark, smokey interior and the
unique sounds of a bowling alley. [A] hang out for teenagers who were trying to escape
from their parents, but still obeyed a stated curfew. [It later] became a savings and loan
office in the early 1980s” ), Bank of America, Safeway, Taffy’s Liquors, House of Bagels
& Gilbert’s Kosher Deli, Bino’s Restaurant, The Blanket Company, True Value
Hardware, Polly Ann Ice Cream, and Chicken Delight. Out of all the past business’s in
the early 70s and 80s only two were asian owned: Tien Fu: a Chinese Restaurant, and
Fay Cleaners: dry cleaning. Today only one of these business’s still stands: Poly Ann
Ice Cream, which is still very popular business, and withstood the rebuilding of its
original building in the late 1990’s.
Today Noriega has little white influence and only when walking towards the very
end of the street the remains of the white community can be picked out. Noriega’s
transformation can mainly be pointed to the immigration act in the 1960s (this will be
touch upon in more depth later on in this report). Noriega just like many of its other
brother and sister streets in Sunset has taken a transformation, and in its place a new
community has surfaced.
Sources:
"CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING 1940 Census." U.S. Census Beraeu . N.p., n.d. Web. 7 May 2011. <http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/1940.html>.
and
Dunnigan , Frank . "Strettwise-Noriega Neighbors ." (2010 ): 1 . Web. 7 May 2011. <http://www.outsidelands.org/streetwise-noriega.php>.
1889 from a company called Easton, Eldridge, and Co. At first the Sunset area was
covered in san dunes and barely inhabited. Around the 1900’s the Sunset area
transformed into somewhat of a suburbia. Houses ranging around 5,000 to 10,000
dollars replaced the sand dunes and many families started to migrate into the Sunset
Area. In the beginning not many lived in the Sunset area, “There were only four homes
on our end of the street when my family moved in about 1947” (The Outside Lands)
Over time more and more houses started to be built and thus the booming residential
area we know today as The Sunset was created.
Noriega, although a small neighborhood has been transforming and changing by
the decade. From what we know of it today as mostly an asian community, it was first
predominately a white community. When looking at the numbers and how this
transformation occurred the census is one of the main sources of information that can
be used. According to the 1940 census, only about 39,556 Chinese inhabited
California, and about 93,717 Japanese, any other asian race was dumped in the other
segment. In 1940 San Francisco, its total population was 634,536. Of the 634,536,
301,692 were white. So, 50% percent of its population was white, and the asian
population wasn’t even calculated, all other races besides african america were dumped
again into the other segment. The other segment being 18,288, and of this, one can
figure that that asian population was indeed a small one. With all that being said, many
of San Francisco’s new and upcoming neighborhoods had been bought out and moved
in by its wealthy class, the white community and Noriega was one of these
neighborhoods.
Although not many sources can be found specifically on Noriega dated back to
the 1940’s through the 1960s, a list of business’s and pictures were found specifically
on Noriega. Through Noriega’s listed business’s one can assume that many of these
business's were directed mostly towards the Caucasian community. These business’s
include: Nineteenth Avenue Liquors (a small business around as early as 1966),
Pioneer Investor Savings, Big Daddy Hamburgers (around in 1970s). Sunset
Restaurant (Irish owned, all american food served here), Saxe Reality, Hibernia
Bank, White Lumber Company, Seabright Market, Carriage Market, Green House
Pharmacy, Bagdad Bowl (according to my sources: “ [A] dark, smokey interior and the
unique sounds of a bowling alley. [A] hang out for teenagers who were trying to escape
from their parents, but still obeyed a stated curfew. [It later] became a savings and loan
office in the early 1980s” ), Bank of America, Safeway, Taffy’s Liquors, House of Bagels
& Gilbert’s Kosher Deli, Bino’s Restaurant, The Blanket Company, True Value
Hardware, Polly Ann Ice Cream, and Chicken Delight. Out of all the past business’s in
the early 70s and 80s only two were asian owned: Tien Fu: a Chinese Restaurant, and
Fay Cleaners: dry cleaning. Today only one of these business’s still stands: Poly Ann
Ice Cream, which is still very popular business, and withstood the rebuilding of its
original building in the late 1990’s.
Today Noriega has little white influence and only when walking towards the very
end of the street the remains of the white community can be picked out. Noriega’s
transformation can mainly be pointed to the immigration act in the 1960s (this will be
touch upon in more depth later on in this report). Noriega just like many of its other
brother and sister streets in Sunset has taken a transformation, and in its place a new
community has surfaced.
Sources:
"CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING 1940 Census." U.S. Census Beraeu . N.p., n.d. Web. 7 May 2011. <http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/1940.html>.
and
Dunnigan , Frank . "Strettwise-Noriega Neighbors ." (2010 ): 1 . Web. 7 May 2011. <http://www.outsidelands.org/streetwise-noriega.php>.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Jason's essay portion
The Chinese community had originally come to the United States in hopes of finding
great fortune by way of the 1849 Gold Rush. This would lead to the construction of
railroads, where many Chinese immigrants worked. Compared to the White workers,
the Chinese were willing to work not only for a fraction of the normal wage, but also
perform dangerous tasks, such as blast mining. Because of this, Chinese labor was in
high demand amongst railroad contractors, so many Chinese immigrants had little
difficulty finding a job. By 1869, the majority of the railroad construction was
complete, leaving approximately 20,000 Chinese workers looking for work.
Many of these men would settle into San Francisco, as they look for new areas
in need of labor. They would settle into an area we now identify as Chinatown.
great fortune by way of the 1849 Gold Rush. This would lead to the construction of
railroads, where many Chinese immigrants worked. Compared to the White workers,
the Chinese were willing to work not only for a fraction of the normal wage, but also
perform dangerous tasks, such as blast mining. Because of this, Chinese labor was in
high demand amongst railroad contractors, so many Chinese immigrants had little
difficulty finding a job. By 1869, the majority of the railroad construction was
complete, leaving approximately 20,000 Chinese workers looking for work.
Many of these men would settle into San Francisco, as they look for new areas
in need of labor. They would settle into an area we now identify as Chinatown.
While the demand for Chinese labor was high, there were some repercussions.
Their willingness to work for low wages would anger many White workers, and
with the national unemployment rate on the rise in the Panic of 1873, race riots
would become a frequent sight. The resentment toward Chinese workers would
lead to the passing of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act. Since then, the Chinese
community would face exclusion in the United States, thanks to the legalized
discrimination that the Exclusion Act brought along. As such, no immigrants of
Chinese descent would be allowed into the United States for over 60 years. For
Their willingness to work for low wages would anger many White workers, and
with the national unemployment rate on the rise in the Panic of 1873, race riots
would become a frequent sight. The resentment toward Chinese workers would
lead to the passing of the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act. Since then, the Chinese
community would face exclusion in the United States, thanks to the legalized
discrimination that the Exclusion Act brought along. As such, no immigrants of
Chinese descent would be allowed into the United States for over 60 years. For
the Chinese workers who were already in the United States, they were barred from
court, marrying non-Chinese people, and obtaining citizenship. Those who were
already in the United States had no other choice but to remain in Chinatown.
court, marrying non-Chinese people, and obtaining citizenship. Those who were
already in the United States had no other choice but to remain in Chinatown.
Like other immigrant communities, the Chinese built their neighborhood to
bear some resemblance to their cultural background. As successful as they were,
all of their efforts would be destroyed once the 1906 earthquake hit San Francisco.
The earthquake had devastated the majority of the city, including Chinatown.
Since the city documents were also destroyed by the earthquake, many Chinese
men used this opportunity to claim themselves as citizens, citing that their
documents were destroyed by the earthquake. Through the claim of citizenship,
the Chinese workers were able to bring their families to America. However,
many of these hopeful immigrants coming into America would find themselves
detained at Angel Island, where they would be interrogated for suspicion
of fraudulence.
bear some resemblance to their cultural background. As successful as they were,
all of their efforts would be destroyed once the 1906 earthquake hit San Francisco.
The earthquake had devastated the majority of the city, including Chinatown.
Since the city documents were also destroyed by the earthquake, many Chinese
men used this opportunity to claim themselves as citizens, citing that their
documents were destroyed by the earthquake. Through the claim of citizenship,
the Chinese workers were able to bring their families to America. However,
many of these hopeful immigrants coming into America would find themselves
detained at Angel Island, where they would be interrogated for suspicion
of fraudulence.
When America entered the Second World War, it was presented with a
paradox: it fought in support of China against the Japanese yet discriminated
against its domestic Chinese population. Because America needed China as an
ally, the Chinese Exclusion Act was finally repealed in 1944. Although they were now
eligible to become citizens, the Chinese community could not bring in their relatives
en masse because of the small immigration quotas in place. This would all change as
America moved into the 1960s.
paradox: it fought in support of China against the Japanese yet discriminated
against its domestic Chinese population. Because America needed China as an
ally, the Chinese Exclusion Act was finally repealed in 1944. Although they were now
eligible to become citizens, the Chinese community could not bring in their relatives
en masse because of the small immigration quotas in place. This would all change as
America moved into the 1960s.
In 1965, Congress passed the Hart-Cellar Act, allowing for immigration to happen
on a large scale for the first time in America. Before the act was passed, immigrants
could only arrive in the hundreds. Now they were arriving in the thousands. With
these new immigrants arriving, they would need to find a place to settle in. Since San
Francisco’s Chinatown was the only established Chinese settlement, many immigrants
would go there. The influx of immigrants would help to bolster Chinatown’s presence.
However, with the Chinese immigrants arriving in large numbers, Chinatown would
soon find itself to be overpopulated.
on a large scale for the first time in America. Before the act was passed, immigrants
could only arrive in the hundreds. Now they were arriving in the thousands. With
these new immigrants arriving, they would need to find a place to settle in. Since San
Francisco’s Chinatown was the only established Chinese settlement, many immigrants
would go there. The influx of immigrants would help to bolster Chinatown’s presence.
However, with the Chinese immigrants arriving in large numbers, Chinatown would
soon find itself to be overpopulated.
While Chinatown was finding itself overpopulated, the once pre-dominantly
white neighborhoods such as the Richmond and Sunset districts would find its white
population dwindling as many of them would relocate to the suburban areas through
what is known as the White Flight. The exact cause is not clear, but what is known is
that many White Americans had benefited from the G.I. Bill, where the government
gave large sums of money to the families of its World War II servicemen. The money
gained was enough to buy a new house, which many White Americans would do. At
the same time, more Chinese-Americans were able to find better jobs(due to racial
discrimination being made illegal), which would lead to higher earnings. As a result,
many Chinese-Americans were able to afford better housing, meaning that they didn’t
have to rely on the cheap housing that Chinatown offered. This would help contribute
to the demographic changes within those neighborhoods, as many of the Chinese
immigrants would move from the overcrowded Chinatown to settle in the gap that
the White population had left behind. This movement of Chinese-Americans from
Chinatown to the Richmond and Sunset districts would help establish the ethnic
settlements we currently see in those neighborhoods today.
white neighborhoods such as the Richmond and Sunset districts would find its white
population dwindling as many of them would relocate to the suburban areas through
what is known as the White Flight. The exact cause is not clear, but what is known is
that many White Americans had benefited from the G.I. Bill, where the government
gave large sums of money to the families of its World War II servicemen. The money
gained was enough to buy a new house, which many White Americans would do. At
the same time, more Chinese-Americans were able to find better jobs(due to racial
discrimination being made illegal), which would lead to higher earnings. As a result,
many Chinese-Americans were able to afford better housing, meaning that they didn’t
have to rely on the cheap housing that Chinatown offered. This would help contribute
to the demographic changes within those neighborhoods, as many of the Chinese
immigrants would move from the overcrowded Chinatown to settle in the gap that
the White population had left behind. This movement of Chinese-Americans from
Chinatown to the Richmond and Sunset districts would help establish the ethnic
settlements we currently see in those neighborhoods today.
Northern California Coalition on Immigrant Rights. "Chinese Immigration." FoundSF. N.p., 20 Sep 1997. Web. 4 May 2011. <http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Chinese_Immigration>.
"San Francisco's Chinatown." Chinatown of San Francisco, California. Magical Journeys, n.d. Web. 4 May 2011. <http://www.magicaljourneys.com/USA/usa-interest-california-sanfrancisco-chinatown.html>.
"The Story of Chinatown." Chinatown Resource Guide. KQED, n.d. Web. 4 May 2011. <http://www.pbs.org/kqed/chinatown/resourceguide/story.html>.
JeRevien Richeson Essay
JeRevien Richeson
May 6, 2011
Present Day Noriega Community
In succession with repeals of immigration restrictions around 1965, the Chinese population in San Francisco expanded drastically within a matter of a few years. During this time, Chinatown began to overflow with residents and could no longer support the vast populace in the area. Hence, Asian Americans began developing communities elsewhere around San Francisco, such as the previously Caucasian dominated business district of Noriega Street. As Asian Americans, primarily Chinese, began to move into the Sunset Area, Caucasians began to move away. The original community of Jewish, Americans, Irish and Europeans were slowly phased out. Soon, the business district of Noriega was monopolized by the Chinese community. A large percentage of businesses that were once run by Caucasians no longer existed; they had disappeared into thin air like the rest of the community. After over forty years of catering to a white community, Noriega Street had developed into an Asian American district around the 1980’s.
Today, Noriega Street is part of a flourishing Chinese community rich with culture. From 19th Avenue all the way down to the last business on 40th avenue, a variety of Chinese and other Asian American businesses can be found. Numerous Chinese owned restaurants, healthcare establishments, markets, and shops have been developed and remained in the area since the 1980’s. According to the Census Bureau for the year of 2010, the most dominant race in the area was Chinese at 45.9%. Since the community was last surveyed in 2010, it has seen very few changes.
After interviewing a select few businesses in the area, a pattern was able to be discerned. The majority of our information is comprised of race and ethnicity demographics as well as interviews with community members. Since the community is primarily composed of Chinese Americans, our group chose to conduct our main interview with Chinese owned business, Café Bakery & Restaurant. Kevin Tang, son to the owners of the restaurant, provided us with the answers to our questions about the community. Businesses in the area were comprised of first and second generation owners; and in addition to that, were generally managed and run by family members. The solidification of the Asian American community was made present around the early 1980’s to 1990’s when an influx of Chinese business owners began to replace the previous Caucasian ones. The greater part of the area is run by small Asian American businesses and carries a close knit feel to it. Of all the businesses in the area, only a few chains such as Walgreens, Chase, Ace Hardware, Subway and Safeway were part of the community dynamic. However, each of these chains were franchised and run by Chinese Americans that are part of the Sunset community. It is apparent that the ethnic enclave in this area is a dominant influence of the structure of the community. It creates bonds between Asian Americans and provides an outlet, outside of Chinatown, to preserve the culture and heritage of Chinese
"Chinatown of San Francisco, California." Travel the World with MagicalJourneys.com. Tours, Hotels and Travel Information for Your Holiday. Web. 06 May 2011. <http://www.magicaljourneys.com/USA/usa-interest-california-sanfrancisco-chinatown.html>.
Paper Format
Paper Format
I. First page/Cover Page
· Names, Group Number, Date, Course Number and Discussion Section, Professor’s name
· ALL pages should be numbered
II. Title
· Title should be on the first page, either as a creative or descriptive title
III. Formatting
· Margins – 1 inch margins with standard 11 or 12 pt. font
· Spacing – All pages should be double spaced including bibliography and endnotes (if you choose this format). Footnotes may be single spaced.
IV. Introduction
· Introduce your interviewee
· Provide the goal of your interview and paper with a thesis statement (what you are proving or trying to argue).
V. Body
· Provide the history/foundation of the topic (e.g. general history of the community/group the individual belongs to, immigration background etc..)
· Analysis of the information – SUMMARIZATION is not analyzing the information. Critically review the information to answer the questions some questions such as: how did this occur, what is the historical context, what do I think of this, why or why not.
· Use transition words from one paragraph to the next. (e.g. “however,” “furthermore,” “in addition,” or “similarly”)
VI. Conclusion
· Short review or summary of the information provided in the body
· Answer the thesis question.
· Close the paper with a final thought or opinion
VII. Bibliography
· Citation of books, sources, and interviews used in the paper
Example:
Book
Author Last Name, first name. Title. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication/
Chan, Sucheng. Asian Americans: An Interpretive History. New York
Note Form
First Name Last Name, Title (Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication) Page Cited.
Sucheng Chan, Asian Americans: An Interpretive History (New York: Twain, 1991) 50.
Interview
Name of Interviewee, Personal Interview, Date of Interview.
Jane Chan, Personal Interview, July 12, 2007.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Research Paper Jobs
Please have your section of the research paper done by Friday. You will need to print it out and bring it with you to our meeting. Also please post it on the blog before then, revise it the best you can on your own, include ALL of your resources so that Raymond may make a bibliography, and also post all interviews and resources you used on the blog. We will be meeting between the Annexes on Friday at 1 pm to put our essay together and help Raymond out. We will also be putting the movie together and straightening up this blog for the public to view. Please don't miss this meeting and be sure to bring your section! See you then!
Email me if you need help or have any questions. Take a look a the blog if you need resources, and post them if you find more!!Good Luck!
* In order of paper format
Raymond- Intro/Conclusion- plus revisions, transitions and bibliography
Jason- History of Asians(Chinese) in San Francisco roughly :1960- 1980
Michele-history of noriega business district and community(caucasian)
Joyce- What caused the community demographics to change so drastically form 1960- now --THESIS!!
JeRevien- 1980- Present Day Chinese community
Email me if you need help or have any questions. Take a look a the blog if you need resources, and post them if you find more!!Good Luck!
* In order of paper format
Raymond- Intro/Conclusion- plus revisions, transitions and bibliography
Jason- History of Asians(Chinese) in San Francisco roughly :1960- 1980
Michele-history of noriega business district and community(caucasian)
Joyce- What caused the community demographics to change so drastically form 1960- now --THESIS!!
JeRevien- 1980- Present Day Chinese community
Monday, May 2, 2011
Cafe Bakery and Restaurant Interview
Image taken from: "CAFE BAKERY & RESTAURANT" City Data. Web. 03 May 2011. <http://www.city-data.com/businesses/834205437-cafe-bakery-restaurant-san-francisco-ca.html>.
Café Bakery and Restaurant
1365 Noriega St (Between 20th Ave and 21st Ave)
San Francisco, CA 94122
My brother helped me with getting an interview from his friend Kevin Tang who is the son of the owners of Café Bakery and Restaurant. I basically interviewed him through Facebook asking variations of the questions from our interview questions list. He had trouble asking some questions with his mom, but would try to help with anything in the future.
-Raymond Zhou
-Raymond Zhou
1. Is Café Bakery a family run business?
When my parents first opened this place, it was just a bakery run by both my parents with some help from other family members. My mom currently runs the bakery side and my dad runs the restaurant side. No one else from my family works here now.
2. Are your parents 1st generation in the US?
I am actually 1st generation, but my parents first immigrated here from China in 1989.
3. When did Café Bakery first open and when did you guys add the restaurant side?
Café Bakery first opened in 1994, but the restaurant side wasn’t added until about 1996.
4. What motivated your parents to open this place?
There were no Chinese bakeries in the neighborhood and thought it would a good business to invest in because there were no Chinese bakeries nearby. Business was slow and not working the way they planned. My uncle suggested they could try selling more than just baked goods which is when the bakery became a small restaurant.
other resources on dispersement on chinese enclaves
After the repeal of the Exclusion Act in 1944, the Chinese population began to signifigantly increase. This caused Chinatown, the main Chinese community, to become overpopulated which created a need for the community to expand across San Francisco. Chinese communities began to pop up all over the Sunset and Richmond districts during the late 60's to 80's.
The exclusion acts were repealed in 1944, when the U.S. needed China as an ally in World War II. Immigration was still effectively restricted by tiny quotas, until the 1965 Immigration Act which repealed all quotas in favor of a family-based reunification policy. Since then, many Chinese immigrants have come to San Francisco, revitalizing not only Chinatown but creating new Chinese neighborhoods in the Richmond and Sunset Districts. Many have come seeking refuge from political instability in China, in the wake of the Revolution of 1949, and most recently from Hong Kong, where the handover of the former British colony to China in 1997 prompted many to migrate. Chinatown is unique in San Francisco for being a homogeneous neighborhood that has remained Chinese for a century. With the recent changes, however, there has been growing diversity of immigrants from different parts of China and Chinese territories, creating some friction between old-timers and newcomers.
http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Chinese_Immigration^^^
http://www.magicaljourneys.com/USA/usa-interest-california-sanfrancisco-chinatown.html
http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2002/aug/california/asian/index.html ... i know this one is regarding Irving but it also pretains to chinese communities in the sunset
http://www.pbs.org/kqed/chinatown/resourceguide/story.html
The exclusion acts were repealed in 1944, when the U.S. needed China as an ally in World War II. Immigration was still effectively restricted by tiny quotas, until the 1965 Immigration Act which repealed all quotas in favor of a family-based reunification policy. Since then, many Chinese immigrants have come to San Francisco, revitalizing not only Chinatown but creating new Chinese neighborhoods in the Richmond and Sunset Districts. Many have come seeking refuge from political instability in China, in the wake of the Revolution of 1949, and most recently from Hong Kong, where the handover of the former British colony to China in 1997 prompted many to migrate. Chinatown is unique in San Francisco for being a homogeneous neighborhood that has remained Chinese for a century. With the recent changes, however, there has been growing diversity of immigrants from different parts of China and Chinese territories, creating some friction between old-timers and newcomers.
http://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Chinese_Immigration^^^
http://www.magicaljourneys.com/USA/usa-interest-california-sanfrancisco-chinatown.html
http://www.npr.org/programs/atc/features/2002/aug/california/asian/index.html ... i know this one is regarding Irving but it also pretains to chinese communities in the sunset
http://www.pbs.org/kqed/chinatown/resourceguide/story.html
Found our answer!!
Do I get a pat on the back or something?
1960s–present
In the 1960s, the shifting of underutilized national immigration quotas brought in another huge wave of immigrants mostly from Hong Kong, which changed San Francisco Chinatown from predominantly Say Yip Wah(Cantonese sub-dialect of Hoisan and 3 other towns)-speaking to Sam Yip Wah(major Cantonese)-speaking. The end of the Vietnam War brought a wave of Vietnamese refugees of Chinese descent, who put their own stamp on San Francisco Chinatown. There were areas where many Chinese in Northern California living outside of San Francisco Chinatown, could maintain small communities or even individual business, but except for Oakland, they did not set up any special town with shopping and restaurants. Nonetheless, the historic rights of property owners to deed or sell their property to whom was exercised in sufficient numbers to keep the Chinese community from spreading outside of its early development. However, the Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional for property owners to deed their rights so that certain groups were excluded. These rulings allowed the enlargement of Chinatown and an increase of the Chinese population of the city. At the same time, the declining white population of the city as a result of White Flight combined to change the demographics of the city. Neighborhoods that were once predominately white, such as Richmond District and Sunset District and in other suburbs across the San Francisco Bay Area became centers of new Chinese immigrant communities. This included new immigrant groups such as Mandarin-speaking immigrants from Taiwan who have tended to settled in suburban Millbrae, Cupertino, Milpitas, and Mountain View – avoiding San Francisco as well as Oakland entirely. This suburbanization continues today. With these changes came a weakening of the Tongs traditional grip on Chinese life. The newer Chinese groups often came from areas outside of the Tongs' control. As a result, the influence of the Tongs and criminal groups associated with them, such as the Triads, grew weaker in Chinatown and the Chinese community in general. However, the presence of the Triads remained significant in the immigrant community, and in the summer of 1977, an ongoing rivalry between two Triads erupted in violence and bloodshed, culminating in a shooting spree at the Golden Dragon Restaurant on Washington Street (華盛頓街). Five people were killed and eleven wounded. The incident has become infamously known as the Golden Dragon massacre.[18] The Golden Dragon closed in January 2006 because of a failed inspection of the restaurant, and is now the Imperial Palace Restaurant.[19]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,_San_Francisco
1960s–present
In the 1960s, the shifting of underutilized national immigration quotas brought in another huge wave of immigrants mostly from Hong Kong, which changed San Francisco Chinatown from predominantly Say Yip Wah(Cantonese sub-dialect of Hoisan and 3 other towns)-speaking to Sam Yip Wah(major Cantonese)-speaking. The end of the Vietnam War brought a wave of Vietnamese refugees of Chinese descent, who put their own stamp on San Francisco Chinatown. There were areas where many Chinese in Northern California living outside of San Francisco Chinatown, could maintain small communities or even individual business, but except for Oakland, they did not set up any special town with shopping and restaurants. Nonetheless, the historic rights of property owners to deed or sell their property to whom was exercised in sufficient numbers to keep the Chinese community from spreading outside of its early development. However, the Supreme Court ruled it was unconstitutional for property owners to deed their rights so that certain groups were excluded. These rulings allowed the enlargement of Chinatown and an increase of the Chinese population of the city. At the same time, the declining white population of the city as a result of White Flight combined to change the demographics of the city. Neighborhoods that were once predominately white, such as Richmond District and Sunset District and in other suburbs across the San Francisco Bay Area became centers of new Chinese immigrant communities. This included new immigrant groups such as Mandarin-speaking immigrants from Taiwan who have tended to settled in suburban Millbrae, Cupertino, Milpitas, and Mountain View – avoiding San Francisco as well as Oakland entirely. This suburbanization continues today. With these changes came a weakening of the Tongs traditional grip on Chinese life. The newer Chinese groups often came from areas outside of the Tongs' control. As a result, the influence of the Tongs and criminal groups associated with them, such as the Triads, grew weaker in Chinatown and the Chinese community in general. However, the presence of the Triads remained significant in the immigrant community, and in the summer of 1977, an ongoing rivalry between two Triads erupted in violence and bloodshed, culminating in a shooting spree at the Golden Dragon Restaurant on Washington Street (華盛頓街). Five people were killed and eleven wounded. The incident has become infamously known as the Golden Dragon massacre.[18] The Golden Dragon closed in January 2006 because of a failed inspection of the restaurant, and is now the Imperial Palace Restaurant.[19]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,_San_Francisco
Email from Western Neighborhoods Project
Hi JeRevien,
You could try to research census data (Ask at the SF State library how to do this), but I can tell you from my experience that you're pretty close to being right that the early 1980s is when Asian businesses started to move in. There were definitely restaurants before, but the cluster of Chinese groceries, etc around 30th-32nd Avenue came in the 1980s and exploded in the mid-1990s. Outer Irving Street went through a similar change, a bit earlier than Noriega.
Woody LaBounty
Western Neighborhoods Project
300 Taraval Street, Suite A
San Francisco, CA 94116-1953
415-661-1000
http://www.outsidelands.org/
On May 1, 2011, at 1:18 PM, JeRevien Richeson wrote:
> from: JeRevien Richeson
> email: jricheson12@yahoo.com
> message: Hello, My name is JeRevien Richeson and I am a student at San Francisco State University. I am currently doing a research project regarding Asian American communities in San Francisco. In specific, my group and I have chosen Noriega Street as our research focus. We have had a tough time finding previous research on Noriega street and we are glad to have found your website. However, we are still stuck in a rutt trying to find more information on the community. We have researched the current demographics of the neighborhood and come to find that it is predominently a Chinese community. Previous to finding your website, we could only trace most of the community back to the late 80's and it seemed as though it had always been mostly Chinese. Since we have found that this community has only developed into an ethnic enclave recently, we need information on when the community began to change.Hence, we were wondering if you, or anyone else, could help us answer some questi!
> ons regarding the Noriega street area. Thank You, JeRevien Richeson
> from: formhandler
> referrer: http://www.outsidelands.org/wnp-ten-years.php
You could try to research census data (Ask at the SF State library how to do this), but I can tell you from my experience that you're pretty close to being right that the early 1980s is when Asian businesses started to move in. There were definitely restaurants before, but the cluster of Chinese groceries, etc around 30th-32nd Avenue came in the 1980s and exploded in the mid-1990s. Outer Irving Street went through a similar change, a bit earlier than Noriega.
Woody LaBounty
Western Neighborhoods Project
300 Taraval Street, Suite A
San Francisco, CA 94116-1953
415-661-1000
http://www.outsidelands.org/
On May 1, 2011, at 1:18 PM, JeRevien Richeson wrote:
> from: JeRevien Richeson
> email: jricheson12@yahoo.com
> message: Hello, My name is JeRevien Richeson and I am a student at San Francisco State University. I am currently doing a research project regarding Asian American communities in San Francisco. In specific, my group and I have chosen Noriega Street as our research focus. We have had a tough time finding previous research on Noriega street and we are glad to have found your website. However, we are still stuck in a rutt trying to find more information on the community. We have researched the current demographics of the neighborhood and come to find that it is predominently a Chinese community. Previous to finding your website, we could only trace most of the community back to the late 80's and it seemed as though it had always been mostly Chinese. Since we have found that this community has only developed into an ethnic enclave recently, we need information on when the community began to change.Hence, we were wondering if you, or anyone else, could help us answer some questi!
> ons regarding the Noriega street area. Thank You, JeRevien Richeson
> from: formhandler
> referrer: http://www.outsidelands.org/wnp-ten-years.php
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Research Paper Thesis/ jobs
Ok so, I beleive were getting closer to finalizaing our thesis, but in the meantime, research, research , research. Also we need those interviews from everyone ASAP, those are what will help us develop our paper, hence it is extremely important that we get those and post them on our blog. Please be posting all information you may find regarding our research topic! From looking at the Western Neighborhoods Project we have developed a basic thesis:
---What sparked the change between demographics in the Noriega St. community. White( European, American) to Chinese.
In light of the newly configured thesis, I believe we can divide up the greater parts of our paper now.Each person will have one numbered focus:
1) Intro/ Conclusion(grammar, revising, transitions, etc.)
2)Past history of causasian demographics and businesses in the area.
3) Current information on demographics and businesses in the area.
4)Transition from Caucasian to Chinese area.
5)Transition for Caucasian to Chinese area.
Also, please keep in mind we need to finalize our thesis by tuesday and divide our jobs up then too. In addition to this, we should have our parts written by no later than this friday. We also need to discuss a time, in class on tuesday, that we can meet up this coming weekend to get everything together for the paper and presentation. We will be doing a video, so we will need two people collaborating on that as well. Video should be done and finalized by the tuesday before we present.
--JeRevien Richeson
---What sparked the change between demographics in the Noriega St. community. White( European, American) to Chinese.
In light of the newly configured thesis, I believe we can divide up the greater parts of our paper now.Each person will have one numbered focus:
1) Intro/ Conclusion(grammar, revising, transitions, etc.)
2)Past history of causasian demographics and businesses in the area.
3) Current information on demographics and businesses in the area.
4)Transition from Caucasian to Chinese area.
5)Transition for Caucasian to Chinese area.
Also, please keep in mind we need to finalize our thesis by tuesday and divide our jobs up then too. In addition to this, we should have our parts written by no later than this friday. We also need to discuss a time, in class on tuesday, that we can meet up this coming weekend to get everything together for the paper and presentation. We will be doing a video, so we will need two people collaborating on that as well. Video should be done and finalized by the tuesday before we present.
--JeRevien Richeson
Interview
I am going to contact Polly Ann Ice Cream for an interview.
And here is a video made by Western Neighborhood Project:
And here is a video made by Western Neighborhood Project:
-- Joyce Ku
Images from Outsidelands
The Infant Shelter, later the Conservatory of Music, visible in center. Looking southeast from Noriega Street to 20th Avenue, 1930.
The Hibernia Bank located on 22nd Avenue and Noriega Street, circa January 1976. Bank robbery conducted by Patty Hearst and the SLA on April 15th, 1974. Later merged with Bank of America only to close down.
21st Avenue and Noriega Street, circa 1993.
Sunset Central Market on the Southwest corner of 20th Avenue and Noriega Street, circa 1930s. An East West Bank now stands in its place.
Carriage Market on 25th Avenue and Noriega Street with owner Ed Canardo in front, circa 1995. A Walgreens now stands in its place.
Friday, April 29, 2011
Interview Questions
Here are the interview questions, please add some of your own ideas!
- What is your name?
- Are you the owner of this busines?
- Is this a family run business; and if so are you related to the owner?
- Are you 1st 2nd or 3rd generation?
- Is the owner 1st 2nd or 3rd generation?
- What is the name of this business?
- What type of business is this?
- When was this business opened?
- What motivated you to open this business?
- What sparked community development?
- What would you say is the main cultural influence in this area?
- When did this community really begin to develop?
- What type of businesses were here before you opened yours?
- How has the community changed since you first moved here?
- Hvae many businesses in the area closed down since you opened yours?
- How has the purpose of this business community changed since you have lived here?
- What brings this community together and what type of bonds do they share?
Resources
http://www.outsidelands.org/streetwise-noriega.php
http://www.outsidelands.org/search/index.php?cx=013363350640088249168%3Aewlm3wovy2c&cof=FORID%3A11&_ds=1&bn=1&bs=12&so0=contains&so1=contains&q=noriega#913
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco
http://www.streetadvisor.com/california/san_francisco/noriega_street/overview
http://www.outsidelands.org/search/index.php?cx=013363350640088249168%3Aewlm3wovy2c&cof=FORID%3A11&_ds=1&bn=1&bs=12&so0=contains&so1=contains&q=noriega#913
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Francisco
http://www.streetadvisor.com/california/san_francisco/noriega_street/overview
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Business Summaries: 19th Ave- 26th Avenue
So I don't have a scanner right now but this is the basic research I have done for my section. I am still trying to find many of the names of the business propietors but I believe I will have to go out and do field research in order to attain that information. Hence, here is the information:
-JeRevien Richeson
Noriega Street from 19th Avenue to 26th Avenue
*Business Name, location, date established, and business proprietor
LOOKING WESTWARD- RIGHT SIDE
1. Bashfull Bull Hamburgers :1222 Noriega St.: 1983:
2. Fujiyama-Ya Japanese: 1234 Noriega St.:1989:
3. Bank of East Asia USA:1250 Noriega St.:-:
4. Golden Island Café:1300 Noriega St.:1994:
5. Little Beijing: 1316 Noriega St.:1994:
6. J&R Grocery:1322 Noriega St.:1988
7. Pine Restaurant: 1330 Noriega St.:2001
8. Avenue Lounge:1334 Noriega St.:-:
9. Romanov Real Estate:1410 Noriega St.:1989
10. Asian American Food:1426 Noriega St.:1989:
11. Bank of America:2325 Noriega St.:-:
12. Neon Shade Hair Fashion:1500 Noriega St.:1989
13. Greenhouse Pharmacy:1516 Noriega St.:1980:
14. Jumbo Seafood:1532 Noriega St.:1996
15. Vision Performance:1588 Noriega St.:2003
16. Moniserv:1600A Noriega St.: 2003
17. Whelan Academy of Irish Dance:1612 Noriega St.:1998
18. Henrys House of Coffee:1618 Noriega St.:
19. Sunset 76: 1700 Noriega St.: 2005
20. Norbay Insurance Services:1728 Noriega St.:2003:
21. Walgreens:1750 Noriega St.:-:
22. Xing Xing Art Studio: 1800 Noriega St.:2006
23. Klestoff Michael Reality:1812 Noriega St.: 1981
24. Kevin Chui Herbal Etc.:1842 Noriega St.: 1995:
LOOKING WESTWARD- LEFT SIDE
1. Noriega Teriyaki House:1755 Noriega St.:1991
2. La Boughan’s Florist &Gifts: 1709 Noriega St.: 1999
3. Professional Skin and Body Care Inc.:1651 Noriega St.:1994
4. Hong Kong Modern Hair Design :1633 Noriega St.:1998
5. Gooder Supply Inc.: 1605 Noreiga St.: 2005:
6. A&W Contractors:1549 Noriega St.:1983
7. Hawaiian Drive Inn: 1501 Noriega St.:2006:
8. Farmers Insurance:1931 Noriega St.:1978: James Lee
9. Lotus:1395 Noriega St.:2006
10. Peking:1375 Noriega St.:1980
11. Café Bakery &Restaurant :1365 Noriega St.:1994
12. Lynn Mojica DMD:1331 Noriega St.:-: Lynn R. Mojica
13. Ice House:1311 Noriega St.:2001:
14. East West Bank: 1301 Noriega St.:-:
15. Lanna Thai:1245 Noriega St.:1995
16. ITC Medical Supplies:1235 Noriega St.:
17. Harvest Christian Bookstore:1239 Noriega St.:1993
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
Observation from 3/5 and 3/31
Saturday, March 5th from 7PM-8PM:
-Due to the time of observation, it was mostly restaurants that were open at this hour.
-Many of the restaurants around 32-34th Ave were Chinese-based.
-19th-22nd Ave had a bit more diversity with the restaurants. Some were Japanese and some were Korean.
-Most of the people I saw were eating at various restaurants, there were few wanderers.
-There was slight rain around this time, likely to have an effect on the amount of people wandering outside.
-I saw mostly middle-aged people(around the 40-50 range) eating at these restaurants. There were some occasional sightings of kids(about 10 years old), indicating the presence of some families as well.
-Most of the people were likely to be Chinese(heard many instances of Cantonese with some occasional Mandarin).
-A couple middle-aged Chinese men were seen smoking outside various restaurants while having a conversation.
-Strangely enough, there was a notable amount of white people wandering around the 19th-24th Ave area.
Thursday, March 31th(Somewhat unintentional, but noticed some differences) from 5PM-6PM:
-There was a notably large number of children playing along the sidewalks with their parents(mostly around 28-34th Ave). Was definitely due to Spring Break.
-The weather was also quite sunny around this time so that could affected their activities.
-Couple of high school students roaming around 22nd-26th Ave. Most were Asian(Not too sure exactly what ethnicity but wouldn't be surprised if at least half of the ones observed were Chinese).
-There was a big cluster of traffic around 30th-34th Ave. Could be due to the Safeway located in that area, but it wasn't something I've noticed before(usually there isn't a problem with traffic).
-During this time period, I mostly saw children(I'd say the average was around the 7-10 range) and high school students.
My apologies for taking so long to post my observations.
-Jason Lew
-Due to the time of observation, it was mostly restaurants that were open at this hour.
-Many of the restaurants around 32-34th Ave were Chinese-based.
-19th-22nd Ave had a bit more diversity with the restaurants. Some were Japanese and some were Korean.
-Most of the people I saw were eating at various restaurants, there were few wanderers.
-There was slight rain around this time, likely to have an effect on the amount of people wandering outside.
-I saw mostly middle-aged people(around the 40-50 range) eating at these restaurants. There were some occasional sightings of kids(about 10 years old), indicating the presence of some families as well.
-Most of the people were likely to be Chinese(heard many instances of Cantonese with some occasional Mandarin).
-A couple middle-aged Chinese men were seen smoking outside various restaurants while having a conversation.
-Strangely enough, there was a notable amount of white people wandering around the 19th-24th Ave area.
Thursday, March 31th(Somewhat unintentional, but noticed some differences) from 5PM-6PM:
-There was a notably large number of children playing along the sidewalks with their parents(mostly around 28-34th Ave). Was definitely due to Spring Break.
-The weather was also quite sunny around this time so that could affected their activities.
-Couple of high school students roaming around 22nd-26th Ave. Most were Asian(Not too sure exactly what ethnicity but wouldn't be surprised if at least half of the ones observed were Chinese).
-There was a big cluster of traffic around 30th-34th Ave. Could be due to the Safeway located in that area, but it wasn't something I've noticed before(usually there isn't a problem with traffic).
-During this time period, I mostly saw children(I'd say the average was around the 7-10 range) and high school students.
My apologies for taking so long to post my observations.
-Jason Lew
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Friday March 25th, Evening
Hey everyone, so I went down to Noriega on Friday evening to see if I could answer any of the questions I was asking in the earlier blog.
Heres what I found:
Most of the streets were empty, even more than on a normal week day. I found that a bit surprising, and it made me figure that this place might not be the "go to" area for youth.
I see more younger children, this is probably because it is a Friday night and most of the children I had seen were going to dinner with their parents.
I see few elderly people. I see few young people. More couples. (well its friday and that means date night)
6:30
It was much more bustling a few more people, mostly families, but honestly its still very quiet, and most of the stores besides the restaurants are closed at this point. The only place that I see many people coming in and out of is the Cheung Hing restaurant. I took a closer look and decided to eat there. Every one working there was Chinese, spoke in Chinese, and even to me, which appearance wise, I do not look Chinese. But, everyone was friendly, and it seemed like they were very open with anyone coming in, and catering to our needs.
Overall,
Im kinda surprised. I expected to see more people, and I wanted to see if any younger people were around this area. But I didn't see many. I need to do some more research to make sure I didn't miss any groups. Thanks for reading.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Observation Between 12:30 and 2pm. Monday.
Hey everyone. So I headed over to Noreiga around 12:30 yesterday. I decided to walk the whole distance of the street and try to piece some things together. Heres what I saw:
12:30 PM
-walked the first area of the businesses, many of the people there were middle aged to older.
-many of the restaurants are asian inspired, but as I looked at the menus (even if it was a Japanese restaurant, or a hawaiian barbeque) most of the writing was first in Chinese and then went to english.
-lots of dental, and beauty shops besides the many restaurants
-as I passed the first business area the street started to become more residential
-I started to question whether once I got to the residential area if the are was more "white" than "asian"
but after a few blocks I started to see more Chinese businesses
1:00 PM
-I also noticed that many of the restaurants on this street aren't really any type of chains. The only familiar ones I saw were: subway, bank of america, safeway, wallgreens and maybe a few others, but most of them were unnoticeable.
-I see that most of the restaurants have chinese writing on the menu's first then english, so maybe these businesses are welcoming other races, but mostly geared to Chinese.
-I only saw one food place that didn't have any menu on the front door, and seemed to be only aimed for Chinese. I deducted this because of my many times in China town, this shop looked exactly like the hole in the wall food shops that I can only enter with my Chinese friends. (the hole in the wall comment is not meant to sound negative, usually these places have the best food)
1:30 PM
-I still only see many older asians, the second most people I see are white, and as I walk further down the street towards the ocean I noticed that the Chinese writing starts to disappear and I feel that the last area of the street starts to aim towards any one.
-I saw two bars, the one farther down seemed to aim more towards a younger generation, but I am not completely sure. (I feel that I need to come down on a Friday and Saturday night to find out more)
-Besides older people I see a few young families (their children range from 1-5)
Some questions:
Well basically It would be common sense that not many young people would be out at this time because most of them would probably be in school. But I want to know when I will see the younger generation and where they audience is attracted to.
I also want to know if there is more of a white population at the end of Noreiga, because as I went all the way down, I barely saw any asian businesses.
I want to go around 3-6 p.m. soon so I can find the youth.
So hopefully I can head there at a later time today, and get these questions answered. But one of my main questions was answered: what ethnic enclave is this? Mostly Chinese, but I want to find out if the Vietnamese restaurants are chinese owned or not, of it they area actually Vietnamese, then I can figure if there is more of a Vietnamese population on this street, but from what I see now, Chinese.
I'll do more research today, and update most of my questions.
Thanks for reading (and sorry for any grammatical errors and If i didn't capitalize correctly)
-Michele Richardson
12:30 PM
-walked the first area of the businesses, many of the people there were middle aged to older.
-many of the restaurants are asian inspired, but as I looked at the menus (even if it was a Japanese restaurant, or a hawaiian barbeque) most of the writing was first in Chinese and then went to english.
-lots of dental, and beauty shops besides the many restaurants
-as I passed the first business area the street started to become more residential
-I started to question whether once I got to the residential area if the are was more "white" than "asian"
but after a few blocks I started to see more Chinese businesses
1:00 PM
-I also noticed that many of the restaurants on this street aren't really any type of chains. The only familiar ones I saw were: subway, bank of america, safeway, wallgreens and maybe a few others, but most of them were unnoticeable.
-I see that most of the restaurants have chinese writing on the menu's first then english, so maybe these businesses are welcoming other races, but mostly geared to Chinese.
-I only saw one food place that didn't have any menu on the front door, and seemed to be only aimed for Chinese. I deducted this because of my many times in China town, this shop looked exactly like the hole in the wall food shops that I can only enter with my Chinese friends. (the hole in the wall comment is not meant to sound negative, usually these places have the best food)
1:30 PM
-I still only see many older asians, the second most people I see are white, and as I walk further down the street towards the ocean I noticed that the Chinese writing starts to disappear and I feel that the last area of the street starts to aim towards any one.
-I saw two bars, the one farther down seemed to aim more towards a younger generation, but I am not completely sure. (I feel that I need to come down on a Friday and Saturday night to find out more)
-Besides older people I see a few young families (their children range from 1-5)
Some questions:
Well basically It would be common sense that not many young people would be out at this time because most of them would probably be in school. But I want to know when I will see the younger generation and where they audience is attracted to.
I also want to know if there is more of a white population at the end of Noreiga, because as I went all the way down, I barely saw any asian businesses.
I want to go around 3-6 p.m. soon so I can find the youth.
So hopefully I can head there at a later time today, and get these questions answered. But one of my main questions was answered: what ethnic enclave is this? Mostly Chinese, but I want to find out if the Vietnamese restaurants are chinese owned or not, of it they area actually Vietnamese, then I can figure if there is more of a Vietnamese population on this street, but from what I see now, Chinese.
I'll do more research today, and update most of my questions.
Thanks for reading (and sorry for any grammatical errors and If i didn't capitalize correctly)
-Michele Richardson
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Observation (Noriega Between 19th Ave-24th Ave)
I went to Noriega on Fri, March 4th from 5PM-6:30PM
I went to Cafe Bakery from 5PM-6PM and ate dinner while observing.
5PM
- Mostly senior citizens and middle-aged adults eating
- majority of them were Chinese; some spoke Mandarin and some spoke Cantonese
- 1 table of Filipino family
- 2 tables of Caucasian families
- Of all the tables no one had a group larger than 4
5:30PM
- Families w/ their children
- Teen groups and college student groups
- New people arrived all Chinese
- Still no group larger than 4
6PM
After eating dinner I walked down Noriega to about 24th Ave and took note of some businesses and their names.
Cafe Bakery - Chinese Restaurant
North East Medical Services - Chinese Hospital
Fujiyama-ya - Japanese Restaurant
Vietnamese Noodle House - Vietnamese Restaurant
Lanna Restaurant Thai Cuisine - Thai Restaurant
Pine BBQ Korean Cuisine - Korean Restaurant
Hawaiian Drive In - Chinese owned Hawaiian Restaurant
East West Bank - Chinese Bank
Bibles Books Cards Gifts - Chinese Bible Book Store
Dr. Louie Family Dentistry - Chinese Dentist Office
Fay Cleaners - Chinese Owned Cleaners
Star Learning Center - Chinese SAT/HW Tutoring Center
A&W Contractors - Chinese owned Construction Company
Aa Kitchen Appliance - Chinese owned Appliance store
There were more business names that I did not write down, but I noticed that the majority were Asian owned or directed for the Asian community.
-Raymond Zhou
Monday, March 7, 2011
Thesis Prospectus: Noriega Street
Thesis Prospectus: Noriega Street
Group Members:
· JeRevien Richeson- jricheson12@yahoo.com
· Raymond Zhou- raymondz032091@yahoo.com
· Joyce Ku- tapigele@live.com
· Jason Lew- jasonxraptor@yahoo.com
· Michele Richardson- ennuiae@aol.com
Our group is researching the area of Noriega Street between 19th avenue and 34th avenue. The area mostly houses small family operated and owned businesses, while the majority of these are restaurants or markets. The “ethnic enclave” generally seems to be Chinese with a smaller population of Japanese and Vietnamese individuals. Through preliminary observations we have gathered data to construct a thesis for the project; however, we intend on tweaking and better defining a thesis after more thorough research. Who originally developed the Asian-American community on Noriega street, and why. How has its purpose changed since it was first developed? Although our current thesis statement is generalized and highly vague, we have simply defined this as a jumping off point to guide us in our research of the community. In order to achieve this, we have divided work into topics of interest to research in the next coming weeks. Before spring break we hope to have a concrete thesis and all of our information for our research paper.
Each member of our group has been assigned to a specific focus for researching in our area. We have divided the work as follows: map businesses from 19th to 25th (including business owner, business purpose, business name, and founding date), map businesses from 27th to 34th (including business owner, business purpose, business name, and founding date); find statistics for neighborhood (population, ethnicity, sex, age etc.); research when area was founded and defined as Asian American community, as well what the first business in the community was and when it was opened; and then we will take a look at a general overview of how the community has changed since it first came together. In addition to having already done initial field observation, we will be doing our introductory research online. After completing our online research will be going out into the community to take video interviews at specific businesses as well as in other areas of the community. We will continue to do field research as the project progress but we will also be meeting to compare information and piece the project together.
Since it seems to be rather cumbersome to meet with each other as often as we need to thoroughly compare information, we will instead be using a blog we created in order to more efficiently keep track and compare our notes, information and resources. Each group member will be able to access, post and update the blog as needed. This blog will help to document our research process along the way, as well as keep in touch with each other. We will be using our blog to assist us during our presentation; but in addition to that, after the project is completed, the blog will be posted as public domain on blogspot.com, so other individuals and students can access the information for years to come!
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