Chinatown, Houston
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Houston, Texas, United States has two Chinatowns.
Old Chinatown is located in Downtown Houston near the George R. Brown Convention Center. Containing several well-known Asian restaurants, such as the Kim Son, Old Chinatown is where the original Chinese immigrants settled in the early 1900s. The land is still mostly owned by Chinese Americans that have been in the States for many generations. Most of them are old Cantonese families. This area is also well known for gang violence, although it has settled in the recent years.
New Chinatown is located west of Bellaire in the Alief neighborhood along Bellaire Boulevard between Gessner and Dairy Ashford. Simply called "Chinatown," this Chinatown is mostly Chinese, although a growing amount of Vietnamese live there as well. Chinese Mexicans also settled the area. There are several Asian supermarkets such as Hong Kong Supermarket, Diho, Dynasty, and Welcome. Most of the Chinese here are Mandarin speakers. However, there is a large growing population of Cantonese and Taiwanese. Over a third of the business in this area is Vietnamese. This area resembles Monterey Park, California, a city near Los Angeles. The naming of the new Chinatown is disputed, as various ethnic groups live within the community, which is roughly bounded by Fondren, Beechnut, State Highway 6, and Westpark [1].
Other Asian groups such as Middle Easterners, Filipino Americans, Indonesian Americans, and Thai Americans do not have their own ethnic enclaves of their own in the city, and they often settled together in Chinatown. For example, a Filipino shop is right next to a Chinese movie theater.
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[edit] Education
[edit] New Chinatown
The new Chinatown is served by two separate school districts: Most of the New Chinatown is served by the Alief Independent School District, while an eastern portion is served by the Houston Independent School District.
[edit] Alief Independent School District
Zoned elementary schools (K-4) that take Alief ISD residents include [1]:
- A. J. Bush
- Chancellor (bilingual students zoned to Chancellor go to Youens ES)
- Chambers
- Collins
- Hearne
- Heflin (bilingual students zoned to Heflin go to Liestman ES)
- Liestman
- Martin
- Outley (bilingual students zoned to Outley go to Youens ES)
- Sneed
- Youens
Zoned intermediate schools (5-6) include:
- Budewig
- Miller
- Owens
- Youngblood
Zoned middle schools (7-8) include:
- Albright
- Alief
- Killough
- O'Donnell
Regardless of location within the district, all Alief ISD residents may be randomly assigned to either Alief Elsik High School, Alief Hastings High School, and Alief Taylor High School.
[edit] Houston Independent School District
Zoned elementary schools (K-5) that take Houston ISD residents include:
Most of the HISD portion of New Chinatown is zoned to Sharpstown Middle School, while the northern portion is zoned to Revere Middle School.
The portion of the HISD portion of New Chinatown south of Bellaire Boulevard is zoned to Sharpstown High School, while the portion north of Bellaire Boulevard is zoned to Lee High School (With Lamar High School and Westside High School as options).
[edit] Transportation
Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, Texas provides local bus services to the area.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Asian American Business Council - Official New Chinatown Website for Detail Restaurants Guide, News, Entertainment and Cultual Event Schedule.
- eBao - Asian American Lifestyle Online News - eBao News Magazine covered Asian Community Business Events and Development.
- Houston Chinatown - Information about Houston's Chinatown and Asian Culture
- Houston Chinatown Map - Map for the newer Chinatown on Bellaire Boulevard
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