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 Chinatown in Boston is the only historic Chinatown in New England. The area first became populated by Chinese immigrants in the early 1890’s, before that the area was settled by White Anglo-Saxon Protestants. Irish, Jewish, Italian, and Syrian immigrants also all lived in the area at one time or another because of the low cost of housing and job opportunities in the area. In the late 19th century, manufacturing plants moved into the area and remained active through the 1990’s.
Today, Boston’s Chinatown is still a center of Asian-American life in New England. The many markets offer rows of fresh vegetables, and mounds of seafood or sweet-tasting delicacies. Try Chinese, Cambodian, Thai, Vietnamese, or Japanese restaurants, and pose for photos at the Chinatown Gate. |
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