O U R T R I P T O

C H I C A G O ’ S

C H I N A T O W N

K I A N N A L O U I S O R , B E T S Y M E L I N , D A N I E L L E B O S S , M A R K S E L L I N & G R A C E B L E V I N S

W H E R E I S

C H I N A T O W N ?

C H I N A T O W N I S O N T H E S O U T H

S I D E O F C H I C A G O , C E N T E R E D O N

C E R M A K A N D W E N T W O R T H

A V E N U E S .

I T I S L O C A T E D I N T H E A R M O U R

S Q U A R E C O M M U N I T Y A R E A .

H O W D O Y O U G E T T H E R E ?

I T I S E A S I L Y A C C E S S E D B Y T H E

C T A R E D L I N E T R A I N , I T E V E N H A S

I T S O W N S T O P

( C E R M A K / C H I N A T O W N )

C H I N A T O W N ’ S H I S T O R Y B E G A N I N T H E L A T E 1 8 7 0 ’ S

H O P I N G T O E S C A P E V I O L E N C E I N C H I N E S E - S E T T L E D A R E A S I N

C A L I F O R N I A , S O M E C H I N E S E P E O P L E L E F T C A L I F O R N I A & T R A V E L E D B Y R A I L R O A D T O C H I C A G O A N D F O U N D E D W H A T I S N O W C A L L E D C H I N A T O W N

The Nine

Dragon Wall

H I S T O R Y C O N T .

• In 1869 the first wave of Chinese community leaders settled in

areas south of modern day Chinatown, having fled from Chinese

settled areas in California.

• The Chinese community migrated to the modern Chinatown area

in 1905.

• Chinese business leaders had to work despite prejudices and

racism to establish themselves as successful members of

Chicago society

• Chinatown grew exponentially from 1940-1950 as Chinese

immigration became more prevalent in the United States

D E M O G R A P H I C SC H I N A T O W N

D E M O G R A P H I C S

• The median income in

Chinatown is $36,856

• Total population: 48,447

people

• Total households: 21,717

A T T R A C T I O N SC H I N A T O W N

China town has many

attractions: 1. The Nine-Dragon Wall (seen on

the first slide)

2. The Moon Festival

3. The Pui Tak Center

4. The Chinatown Entrance wall

5. Ping Tom Memorial Park

6. Chinatown Square

7. Chinese New Year!

Ping Tom Park

Chinatown Square

Chinese New Year in Chinatown-Feb 19, 2015

Our Experience…

Moon cakes!

Loyola in Chinatown!

Chinese gift shop!

Opening the $1 surprise!

Dinner!

G R O U P

R E F L E C T I O N

• We enjoyed Chinatown and

getting to know each other.

• We had a great meal at Won

Kow Chinese Restaurant.

• We explored Chinatown and

got some souvenirs.

• Some of us have been back

since and continue to enjoy

it—it is a vibrant, fun part of

our city!

B I B L I O G R A P H Y

http://www.point2homes.com/US/Neighborhood/IL/

Chicago/Chinatown-Demographics.html

http://www.chicago-chinatown.info

http://chicagochinatown.org