A Glimpse of Calgary Chinatown 08/06/2025 by ♭♫ [+-]
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The Disease by Angelica Ng
One of the worst instances of anti-Chinese hostility in Alberta occurred in the first Chinatown, the 1892 Smallpox Riot. One Chinese resident had contracted smallpox in Vancouver and fell ill upon his return to Calgary. Despite the authorities’ attempts to quell the disease by burning the laundry in which the man lived and quarantining its other occupants outside of town, nine Calgarians were infected. Fearing the spread of the disease after several smallpox-related deaths, a mob of 300 men attacked a Chinese laundry, vandalizing property and ultimately injuring two men. The North-West Mounted Police eventually stepped in and offered their barracks as refuge for the targeted Chinese community and for three weeks, the area was patrolled day and night to dissuade further disturbance.
[calgaryherald.com]
Dozens of people smashed windows of Chinese-owned businesses, overturned furniture, broke doors and possibly tried to burn those buildings, worried that the individuals released from quarantine would spread the smallpox in the city. One newspaper report at the time said while there were seven or eight ringleaders in the riot, a crowd of up to 200 was following along and became involved.
The Disease by Angelica Ng
One of the worst instances of anti-Chinese hostility in Alberta occurred in the first Chinatown, the 1892 Smallpox Riot. One Chinese resident had contracted smallpox in Vancouver and fell ill upon his return to Calgary. Despite the authorities’ attempts to quell the disease by burning the laundry in which the man lived and quarantining its other occupants outside of town, nine Calgarians were infected. Fearing the spread of the disease after several smallpox-related deaths, a mob of 300 men attacked a Chinese laundry, vandalizing property and ultimately injuring two men. The North-West Mounted Police eventually stepped in and offered their barracks as refuge for the targeted Chinese community and for three weeks, the area was patrolled day and night to dissuade further disturbance.
[calgaryherald.com]
Dozens of people smashed windows of Chinese-owned businesses, overturned furniture, broke doors and possibly tried to burn those buildings, worried that the individuals released from quarantine would spread the smallpox in the city. One newspaper report at the time said while there were seven or eight ringleaders in the riot, a crowd of up to 200 was following along and became involved.
Re: support your favorite Chinese restaurant before it disappears for good. 08/06/2025 by ♭♫ [+-]
[w42st.com]
Dina estimated that 60-70% of its business comes from online orders. The issue? Credit card fees and frequent refunds on customer complaints through delivery apps, she said.
“Even though we do get a very high volume of online orders, after the fee — and the things customers claim — at the end, we don’t get as much money as if people actually came and dined in,” she said.
Dina also believes that the conversion of several Hell’s Kitchen hotels into shelters for migrants, asylum seekers, and the homeless further reduced foot traffic in the area.
Dina estimated that 60-70% of its business comes from online orders. The issue? Credit card fees and frequent refunds on customer complaints through delivery apps, she said.
“Even though we do get a very high volume of online orders, after the fee — and the things customers claim — at the end, we don’t get as much money as if people actually came and dined in,” she said.
Dina also believes that the conversion of several Hell’s Kitchen hotels into shelters for migrants, asylum seekers, and the homeless further reduced foot traffic in the area.
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Re: A Culinary Adventure in San Francisco Chinatown (唐人埠) 08/06/2025 by ♭♫ [+-]
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Financial considerations aside, Jew felt pulled towards a tasting menu approach because it allowed for more engagement with diners around Chinese ingredients and techniques. A customer who is signing up for five prescribed courses at upwards of $125 a head is demonstrating commitment to a dining experience, one that might include a tableside explanation of fish maw or snow lotus. That felt important to Jew, who has dedicated himself to educating the larger dining public about why his culture’s culinary traditions are as deserving of respect as French or Italian cuisine.
Financial considerations aside, Jew felt pulled towards a tasting menu approach because it allowed for more engagement with diners around Chinese ingredients and techniques. A customer who is signing up for five prescribed courses at upwards of $125 a head is demonstrating commitment to a dining experience, one that might include a tableside explanation of fish maw or snow lotus. That felt important to Jew, who has dedicated himself to educating the larger dining public about why his culture’s culinary traditions are as deserving of respect as French or Italian cuisine.
Re: Cantonese vs Mandarin 08/05/2025 by ♭♫ [+-]
The de-Mandarinization of America by ICE.
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ICE Begins Mass Arrests of Chinese Illegals, Targeting Chinese Markets & Restaurants, Sparking Panic
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ICE Begins Mass Arrests of Chinese Illegals, Targeting Chinese Markets & Restaurants, Sparking Panic
How The Cantonese Dominated Chinese Culture For 100 Years 08/05/2025 by ♭♫ [+-]
Re: The best reason to learn Cantonese is that you support Freédom of Speech 08/04/2025 by ♭♫ [+-]
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“The extraterritorial targeting of Hong Kongers who are exercising their fundamental freedoms is a form of transnational repression,” he said. “We will not tolerate the Hong Kong government’s attempts to apply its national security laws to silence or intimidate Americans or anyone on U.S. soil.”
“The extraterritorial targeting of Hong Kongers who are exercising their fundamental freedoms is a form of transnational repression,” he said. “We will not tolerate the Hong Kong government’s attempts to apply its national security laws to silence or intimidate Americans or anyone on U.S. soil.”
Re: A Glimpse of Portland Chinatown 08/02/2025 by ♭♫ [+-]
[www.oregonlive.com]
Cantonese-Chinese immigrants first arrived in Oregon in the mid 1850s, before it officially became a state. A decade later, they began flooding into the area to work on the Western section of the transcontinental railroad, literally building the gateway from the East on their backs. Zhao says roughly 20,000 Chinese workers helped finish the project.
By 1890, Portland featured the second-largest population in the United States behind San Francisco, as roughly one in 10 Portlanders was Chinese.
Cantonese-Chinese immigrants first arrived in Oregon in the mid 1850s, before it officially became a state. A decade later, they began flooding into the area to work on the Western section of the transcontinental railroad, literally building the gateway from the East on their backs. Zhao says roughly 20,000 Chinese workers helped finish the project.
By 1890, Portland featured the second-largest population in the United States behind San Francisco, as roughly one in 10 Portlanders was Chinese.
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Re: Chinatowns and communities in europe 07/31/2025 by ♭♫ [+-]
[theweek.com]
Rome’s city government has enacted laws to try to prevent a neighborhood from becoming a Chinatown. In recent years, thousands of Chinese immigrants have settled in the Esquilino district and opened their own markets, and the Italian residents are not pleased. “I have to go miles to buy mortadella,” residents’ group representative Dima Capozzio told The Washington Post. “Rome is Rome, and not a provincial Chinese capital.” In response to locals’ complaints, the city has banned many types of traditionally Chinese businesses, such as wholesale clothing shops, from the district. Even red paper lanterns have been outlawed. Chinese activists called the new rules “simply discriminatory.”
Rome’s city government has enacted laws to try to prevent a neighborhood from becoming a Chinatown. In recent years, thousands of Chinese immigrants have settled in the Esquilino district and opened their own markets, and the Italian residents are not pleased. “I have to go miles to buy mortadella,” residents’ group representative Dima Capozzio told The Washington Post. “Rome is Rome, and not a provincial Chinese capital.” In response to locals’ complaints, the city has banned many types of traditionally Chinese businesses, such as wholesale clothing shops, from the district. Even red paper lanterns have been outlawed. Chinese activists called the new rules “simply discriminatory.”
