Works Cited

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Timeline Sources

  • Asch, Chris Myers, and George Derek Musgrove. “Go Home Rich White People: Washington Becomes Wealthier and Whiter, 1995-2010.” Chocolate City: A History of Race and Democracy in the Nation’s Capital, University of North Carolina Press, 2017, pp. 425–57, https://www-jstor-org.ezproxy.lafayette.edu/stable/10.5149/9781469635873_asch.19?refreqid=excelsior%3Aedeffe71b6286f3ba52f3fc33be10031&seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents.
  • Chen, Fanglan. Thrive or Survive: Evolution and Preservation of Chinatowns in the United States. The University of Georgia, 2015.
  • Chow, Esther Ngan-ling. “From Pennsylvannia Avenue to H Street, NW.” Urban Odyssey : A Multicultural History of Washington, D.C., Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1996. Internet Archive, http://archive.org/details/isbn_9781560985457.
  • Hathaway, David, and Stephanie Ho. “Small but Resilient: Washington’s Chinatown over the Years.” Washington History, vol. 15, no. 1, Historical Society of Washington, D.C., 2003, pp. 42–61. JSTOR.
  • Khoo, Evelyn. Under the Arch of Friendship: Culture, Urban Redevelopment and Symbolic Architecture in D.C. Chinatown, 1970s–1990s. University of Maryland, College Park, 2009, http://search.proquest.com/cv_512939/docview/304924111/abstract/3CEA3391B91F4AAFPQ/1.
  • Leeman, Jennifer, and Gabriella Modan. “Commodified Language in Chinatown: A Contextualized Approach to Linguistic Landscape.” Journal of Sociolinguistics, vol. 13, no. 3, Wiley-Blackwell, June 2009, pp. 332–62. EBSCOhost, doi:10.1111/j.1467-9841.2009.00409.x.
  • Nakamura, David. “Wah Luck House Maintains Culture in Dying D.C. Chinatown.” Washington Post, 10 July 2011. www.washingtonpost.com, https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/wah-luck-house-maintains-culture-in-dying-dc-chinatown/2011/07/01/gIQAz51h7H_story.html.
  • Stein, Perry. “Last Remaining Chinese Residents in Chinatown Score a Victory in Court.” Washington Post, 27 Sept. 2016. www.washingtonpost.com, https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/local/wp/2016/09/27/last-remaining-chinese-residents-in-chinatown-score-a-victory-in-court/.
  • Wang, Yanan. “D.C.’s Chinatown Has Only 300 Chinese Americans Left — and They’re Fighting to Stay.” Washington Post, 18 July 2015. www.washingtonpost.com, https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/dcs-chinatown-has-only-300-chinese-americans-left--and-fighting-to-stay/2015/07/16/86d54e84-2191-11e5-bf41-c23f5d3face1_story.html.
  • What Makes Chinatown Chinatown? Talking about Change in Washington, D.C. May 2016. www.arcgis.com, https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=58e8e61240cc475497f0e4d0f45783fa.

Newspaper Corpus

  • Addie, Bob. “Chinese Puzzle.” Washington Post, 12 Feb. 1972.
  • Bredemeier, Kenneth. “Opponents Protest Plan to Erect ‘Communist Arch’ in Chinatown.” Washington Post, 8 Feb. 1985.
  • Camp, Patricia. “Center Site Residents Hail, Condemn Plan.” Washington Post, 3 Nov. 1978.
  • Dietsch, Deborah K. “Welcome to Chinatown - Ethnic Design Is Just a Facade.” Washington Times, 13 Aug. 2005.
  • Eisen, Jack. “Community Groups Fight Historic District.” Washington Post, 17 Mar. 1982.
  • Fehr, Stephen C., and Maryann Haggerty. “Pollin Shows Off Plan for Arena That He Insists Will Be Built.” Washington Post, 28 Sept. 1995.
  • Fisher, Marc. “If the Price Is Right, We Sell.” Washington Post, 29 Jan. 1995.
  • Fletcher, Michael A. “Chinatown Say It’s Neglected In Arena Plans.” Washington Post, 30 June 1995.
  • Forgey, Benjamin. “Archway of Triumph.” Washington Post, 31 Jan. 1987.
  • ---. “The Promise of Chinatown.” Washington Post, 6 Aug. 1988.
  • Haggerty, Maryann. “Plan for Expanded Entertainment Complex Hits a Roadblock.” Washington Post, 3 Aug. 1998.
  • Henry, Neil. “Civic Center Plan Arouses Hope, Anxiety in Enclave.” Washington Post, 18 Sept. 1978.
  • Hoffer, Audrey. “In Fast-Changing Chinatown, a Struggle to Preserve Traditions amid Development.” Washington Post, 19 Sept. 2019.
  • Hopkins, Alex. “Cultural Paradox of ‘Chinatown’ - Business Comes at Cost of Identity.” Washington Times, 28 Oct. 2013.
  • Jones, William H. “Chinatown Rejuvenation Urged.” Washington Post, 25 Feb. 1973.
  • Lipton, Eric. “Arena Renaissance Hasn’t Happened.” Washington Post, 13 May 1999.
  • McClintock, Pamela. “Fewer Chinese in Their Old Town.” Washington Times, 4 June 1991.
  • Medsger, Betty. “Chinatown Not Home to Most Chinese.” Washington Post, 5 Dec. 1972.
  • Meyer, Eugene L. “Approval of Arena Opposed.” Washington Post, 3 Feb. 1972.
  • Mintz, John. “Chinatown Fights to Survive Amid Building Boom.” Washington Post, 3 Jan. 1988.
  • Montgomery, David. “MCI Center, Metro Station Stage Debut for Two.” Washington Post, 17 Nov. 1997.
  • Montgomery, David, and Thomas Heath. “An Opener to Behold.” Washington Post, 3 Dec. 1997.
  • Mueller, Martha. “Wah Luck Apartment Erected in Chinatown.” Washington Post, 30 Jan. 1982.
  • Murphy, Caryle. “Arch Plan Widens D.C.-Chinatown Rift.” Washington Post, 31 July 1984.
  • Nakamura, David. “Wah Luck House Maintains Culture in Dying D.C. Chinatown.” Washington Post, 10 July 2011.
  • Pianin, Eric. “Barry’s Diplomacy Abroad Leads to Insensitivity in District.” Washington Post, 14 Feb. 1985.
  • Pyatt, Jr., Rudolph A. “A City Cannot Live On Food and Drink Alone.” Washington Post, 17 Apr. 1997.
  • Saperstein, Saundra. “Chinatown: Dreams for A Better Life.” Washington Post, 24 Feb. 1985.
  • Sheridan, Mary Beth. “Chinatown’s Uneasy Boom.” Washington Post, 2 May 2002.
  • Sherwood, Tom. “Downtown Symbol Emerges.” Washington Post, 21 Nov. 1986.
  • Siew, Walden. “What Fortunes Await Chinatown?” Washington Times, 18 June 1997.
  • Stein, Perry. “Chinatown Apartment Tenants: ‘We’Re Not Going.’” Washington Post, 20 Sept. 2015.
  • ---. Last Remaining Chinese Residents in Chinatown Score a Victory in Court. 27 Sept. 2016.
  • ---. “Remaining Chinese Residents Fight to Stay near Chinatown Neighborhood.” Washington Post, 23 July 2015.
  • ---. Residents of Low-Income Chinatown Building Are Still Fighting to Stay in the Neighborhood. 25 Feb. 2016.
  • Stewart, Nikita. “Growth in Chinatown Exposes a Deep Rift.” Washington Post, 13 Aug. 2007.
  • “The Convention and Sports Arena Complex.” Washington Post, 23 Feb. 1972.
  • Wang, Yanan. “D.C.’s Chinatown Has Only 300 Chinese Americans Left, and They’re Fighting to Stay.” Washington Times, 18 July 2015.
  • Waterman, Kathy Ann. “Chinatown: The Old Vs. the New.” Washington Post, 2 Dec. 1989.
  • Wheeler, Linda. “Mixed Blessing for Chinatown.” Washington Post, 12 July 1986.