Should Chinatowns in America be torn down? [View all]

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Last edited Sun Jan 18, 2015, 06:44 PM - Edit history (1)

There is a debate going on youtube. Seems like many Right wingers think that America having Chinatowns are bad. They say they allow people to speak Chinese among themselves when they should be speaking English. All signs should be in English they say. No one should come to America and set up their own nitch where they all live together. Many Rightwingers are saying that Chinatowns should be torn down and people should be forced to live among the regular communities. That having a cultural center in Chinatown is unfair, because other communities can't have their culture on display. Rightwingers are saying that Chinatowns can harbor "illegal aliens" who can come to America and hide out there for many years. They are also saying that the food there is tainted, and many have lived there for years without having to speak English. That they are really a slum, where there is back room crimes, like opium dens, drugs, and gambling. They say the Chinatowns allow the Tongs to set up and operate there.

Many of these arguments are stupid to me. I love shopping in Chinatown, and really, the Chinese had no recourse, but to have their own communities, because Historically, after building the Railroads they were thrown out of many towns. The one in Santa Barbara, had been burned down by people who wanted them to get out, and go elsewhere. So many Chinese set up their own area. The Chinese in San Francisco have contributed much to the tapestry of culture in the City, the festivals and parades are rich in traditions that make many proud to be apart of that community.

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	NO! Absolutely not, they are cultural heritage areas, with great shopping.
	28 (78%)
	YES! Chinatowns should be torn down, and the people should be made to assimilate
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	Rightwingers are stupid and Racist, they have no clue what they are talking about!
	8 (22%)
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