The Power of Chinatown

Searching for Spatial Justice in Los Angeles

Dr. Laureen D. Hom

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University of California Press
26 September 2024

Ethnic minorities & multicultural studies; Black & Asian studies; Human geography

Urban Chinatowns are dynamic, contested spaces that have persevered amid changes in the American cityscape. These neighborhoods are significant for many, from the residents and workers who rely on them for their livelihoods to the broader Chinese American community and political leaders who recognize their cultural heritage and economic value. In The Power of Chinatown, Laureen D. Hom provides a critical examination of the politics shaping the trajectory of development in Los Angeles Chinatown, one of the oldest urban Chinatowns in the United States.

Working from ethnographic fieldwork, Hom chronicles how Chinese Americans continue to gravitate to this space—despite being a geographically dispersed community—and how they have both resisted and encouraged processes of gentrification and displacement. The Power of Chinatown bridges understandings of community, geography, political economy, and race to show the complexities and contradictions of building community power, illuminating how these place-based ethnic politics might give rise to a more expansive vision of Asian American belonging and a just city for all.

By: Dr. Laureen D. Hom
Imprint: University of California Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9780520391222
ISBN 10: 0520391225
Pages: 300
Publication Date: 26 September 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Laureen D. Hom is an associate professor of urban and regional planning at San José State University. She is an interdisciplinary scholar whose work is at the intersection of urban studies, ethnic studies, public policy, and public administration.

Reviews for The Power of Chinatown: Searching for Spatial Justice in Los Angeles

""The Power of Chinatown lucidly examines why historic urban Chinatowns still matter: Place-based racial politics are continuously reshaping the physical neighborhood environments, amid gentrification and forced displacement. Hom effectively argues that Chinatowns simultaneously persist and change; they are static sites with radical potential for equitable development, if the myriad Chinese and Asian American stakeholders across generations, socioeconomic status and immigration cohorts commit to a vision of spatial justice that foregrounds histories of resistance and collective power."" * Los Angeles Times * ""Amid the constant pressures of demographic change, urban renewal, and gentrification, who speaks for Chinatown? Laureen D. Hom’s engaging and well-written The Power of Chinatown grapples with the multiple dimensions of this question. Hom’s study is an important corrective to the tendency to view Chinatowns as ethnic enclaves that are bound to disappear as a consequence of the assimilation and integration of Chinese Americans.” * Chinese Studies International *