Merit: A Closer Look at Chinatown
By: Cheung Ho Ching (Faculty of Social Sciences)
Theme: Inclusion and Diversity
Brief Description:
This is taken in Chinatown in New York. Although we can easily see that Chinatowns worldwide are symbols of inclusion and diversity, we usually consider them as mini-China within a foreign country. However, reality shows more of an intermingling between Chinese and foreign cultures, which enhances diversity even more. In this photo, not only do we spot the traditional lanterns across buildings, but we also note the Chinese and English signs side-by-side. The building styles from various countries, as well as the hanging of American flags in Chinatown in the United States, perfectly demonstrates how multi-layered inclusion can be.
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