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We had dinner in Chinatown.
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During a two-hour meeting Wednesday night at Chinatown’s Pui Tak Center, organized by the Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community and Teen Coalition for Chinatown, concerns that The 78 would gentrify and displace residents of the historic Chinatown neighborhood were ever present.
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
The Chinatown Chicken Sandwich adds smoky mayo and pork floss, while vegans can get in on a little saucy fun with the MaPo tofu (it’s got just enough vinegar to cut through the heat).
—Lela London, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The area has seen a boon in population and business development, welcoming Nashville's first Chinatown district and Tanger Outlets.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 31 July 2025
Starring Galligan, Phoebe Cates and Corey Feldman, Gremlins is about teenager Billy (Galligan), whose father gifts him a mysterious furry creature called a mogwai from Chinatown shop.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 July 2025
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Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2025
The Chinatown Chicken Sandwich adds smoky mayo and pork floss, while vegans can get in on a little saucy fun with the MaPo tofu (it’s got just enough vinegar to cut through the heat).
—Lela London, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The area has seen a boon in population and business development, welcoming Nashville's first Chinatown district and Tanger Outlets.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 31 July 2025
Starring Galligan, Phoebe Cates and Corey Feldman, Gremlins is about teenager Billy (Galligan), whose father gifts him a mysterious furry creature called a mogwai from Chinatown shop.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 30 July 2025
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“Chinatown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Chinatown. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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Chinatown
noun
Chi·na·town
ˈchī-nə-ˌtau̇n 
: an area of a city where many people of Chinese ancestry live
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