Chinatown, in San Francisco, California is the oldest Chinatown in North America and the largest Chinese community outside Asia. Since its establishment in 1848, it has been highly important and influential in the history and culture of ethnic Chinese immigrants to the United States and North America.
Chinatown is an active enclave that continues to retain its own customs, languages, places of worship, social clubs, and identity. Original image from Carol M. Highsmith’s America. Digitally enhanced by rawpixel.