WASHINGTON Sept. 7, 2013 Reuters (Epoch Times reporter Cai dissolved NEW YORK) uprooted large Chinese have a strong "fellow" concept, especially early Chinese crossed the ocean to New York to make a living, mostly relying on each other between the "surname (clan) relationships" or "fellow relationship" to find life, batch after batch of emigration down, gradually developed clan associations, Association and other organizations, to become uprooted Chinese fixed place together.

Early clan, the society is not like now only networking features, which basically are fellow Hall (cases) to provide accommodation, shelter, economic and livelihood skills assistance. Cantonese is located in private buildings in the dwelling (family inn) called "casual Aberdeen Pavilion" (English is called Single Room Occupacy, referred SRO), "scattered earners" refers bachelors, basically all-time bachelor's Chinatown community with a historical anecdotes.

Mid-19th century California Gold Rush attracted a large number of Chinese entering the United States gold digging, road construction, when the Chinese mentality is passing strange land, sell their labor-earned money, most returned home to build a house Land, worship their parents, to feed his wife and children in the future roots, very little intermarriage with outsiders. Founded in 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act, Chinese immigrants aborted, the Chinese were forced diaspora in the United States each port. By 1924, the United States provides that where an alien can not become a U.S. citizen can not enter the Chinese wife to the United States is even more hopeless. Such and such, Chinatown "bachelor society" since the mid-19th century Chinese landing lasted a century.

Until the outbreak of the Second World War, Sino-US alliance, a turning point in the fate of the Chinese, the Chinese community in the United States actively participate in fundraising activities, many of the younger generation to join the army, in order to defend the country and contribute to, the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1943 cancellation, Chinatown life have to change some Chinese to be reunited with his wife and children.

After World War II, the Chinese community in the pattern-based bachelors, the gradual emergence of the traditional family. Today, Chinatown is also saved a little "loose Aberdeen Pavilion," but current events change, then Taishan, Guangdong and other coastal hometown of "The Bachelor" figure has evolved into today's Fuzhou dominated the new immigrants.

Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn, canned sardine-like "scattered Aberdeen Pavilion" is in hiding in residential buildings. Right in the figure the fourth floor of 81 Bowery bulk Aberdeen Pavilion repeatedly because of fire safety hazards bureau buildings, fire stations closed down, left, No. 91 Bowery blue glass wall where for the past two years by the old Chinatown renovated four-star hotel.

Settled scattered Aberdeen Pavilion, male female into the restaurant into the garment factory
Although scattered Aberdeen Pavilion environmental distress, but low rents near the dining hall, shops, laundry, clinic, hairdressing and other community networking, but also provide a livelihood for the majority of people the opportunity to gather more scattered Aberdeen Pavilion on into Chinatown. Today's New York's Chinatown, after 160 years of development, has been extended to 45 streets, more than 70 blocks, an area more than four square kilometers of "America's Chinatown, one of the best scale."

Mr Ng Kwok Kay 1963 CCBA emigrated from Hong Kong to the United States, in New York, read the book, then working in a restaurant, but also ran a restaurant in Long Island. Memories of the past year in the New York based, settled the first step to live in Chinatown scattered Aberdeen Pavilion, he said: "That surname (clan) and a housekeeping disclosure street, a ladder two units have a number of households. Whenever there is a new village, the same county, township and village speak with one voice, and went to the Hall report, fellow seniors greet fellow younger, first came to the station to the foot. "

Ng Kwok Kay described, then the pattern of scattered Aberdeen Pavilion is a small kitchenette attached bathroom, in fact, put a bathtub in the kitchen (like laundry tub boxy), with a pull curtain separates, looking for a scoop water bath , the room put bunk beds, bunk beds, there are two or three long-stay, a long alley (outside the room channel), and put a few beds for temporary settled people live scattered Aberdeen Pavilion doors, floor only a public toilet for the whole household use, each person's space is only a cloth around the bed so much. Although pig cage like living in the same house, but Ng Kwok Kay adapted quickly: "virtually settled temporarily solve the difficulties to find a job after a firm foothold."

The late 1960s, beginning 1970s garment factory began to prosper, Chinatown garment factory up to five, six hundred, the Chinese willing to do as long as diligent, you can find a lot of money. Ng Kwok Kay saw cousin quickly save money home, buy a new building was the best in Chinatown - Bayard Street Kiu King Building (now Confucius Plaza is located opposite) of a unit from bulk Aberdeen Museum moved into a luxury apartment, becoming His example of the American dream, struggle propellant, therefore, hard at work.

"At that time the Chinese engaged in the industry is still very narrow and men into the restaurant, woman into the garment factories, most vibrant Chinatown, these two industries, but also the most profitable." Ng Kwok Kay recalls, "Whoever took the luggage stand in the street a little longer , someone will pull you go to work, working better boss will first compare what that time is working ask for help, not people seeking work, when only a few doctors in Chinatown, busy money are too late. "

Emigration, massive influx of illegal immigrants once again rise to the 1968 Chinatown population explosion, new immigrants came to New York brokered mutual introduction into the factory, "boom that live scattered Aberdeen Pavilion, in the heart of Chinatown find other private buildings shelter , pay thousands of dollars to the bottom of the room fee (equivalent to the old guest removal), leasing after they find people sharing, a collection of many people renting nobody, environment, though not good, but the charges were not many . "Ng Kwok Kay said, the key is to save time, save money car, because it is the Chinese restaurant or garment industry, every day from morning to evening, then have a much better place to live near the factory, to facilitate the work.

The thriving garment factories, but also led the restaurant industry. As employment opportunities fully, scattered Aberdeen Pavilion cheap, save money to support the development of the consumer, has a lot of old overseas for Chinatown when the "city that never sleeps" never forget, restaurants, bars and is open for business all night, then sewing Factory overtime is such big deal, you can always late night workers to work overtime.

Chinatown is changing, reflecting Chinese immigrants footprint
"But from the mid-1970s, the Chinese began to Flushing, Brooklyn development, garment factories in the external drive, Flushing gradually formed a large Chinese community." Ng Kwok Kay said, into the 1980s, garment factories in the cost of land Manhattan's Chinatown began to decline, while the Atlantic City gambling industry also began to prosper, and many factory workers to change jobs to the Atlantic Ocean to "faction" brand, especially after 9/11, a number of Chinese unemployed through training in healthcare, hotels and casinos to find new work into a completely different working environment.

Chinatown in the past is a closed society, community leaders can not speak English, along with increased understanding of the mainstream society, Ng Kwok Kay for new immigrants settled down roots way to have a different look, "Chinese relationships on time by folks who know little, round and round in a small circle, I do not know the sky vast, in fact, there are many industries choice, you can go through the training. "He did not want to" Chinese restaurant "has become the choice of the next generation of life pillar, hoping that they in the development of mainstream American society, "stormed the schooling of their children, hope he has the light of day, no longer hard labor."
Year 2000, 9/11 events on the garment industry increasingly depressed causing the final fatal blow, while Chinese immigrants reduced employment opportunities of livelihood, the other is the rising cost of living, the face of this situation, more and more young Asian immigrant descendants moved to a spacious suburban housing, out of Chinatown, integrate into local society, they face the situation is completely different from their parents.

Many economists have the ability to check Chinese immigrants prefer Flushing, Brooklyn and other emerging Chinese noble residential neighborhoods, Manhattan's Chinatown appeared nearly 10 years the Chinese population displacement, population aging phenomenon. On the other hand, Chinatown continual loss of rent control buildings, a new condo going up in Chinatown, a growing number of young professionals who stay outside the ethnic Chinatown, Chinatown become the city Broadwood family favorite place.

Scattered Aberdeen Pavilion, the only way the underlying immigration
1995, Fujian Province, Fujian experimental troupe of professional actors Huang Yunxiu alone came to New York to seek a better life, "the evening got off the plane, beds not found, he was a friend to the Chinatown restaurant to sing, and even catch two, backpack also good on . "Huang Yunxiu recalls the night at a friend's house, it's crowded in the closet, spent the first night.

"To live inside his closet so wide." Huang Yunxiu gestures that will shoulder such a wide wardrobe closet, was in July, when it is the hottest weather, "It's hot, put his head out of breathable air go some of the But do not feel bitter, filled with a vision of the future life, there is some tension. "slept in the closet for three months, Huang Yunxiu to find the house moved out.

Over the past 19 years, is still one person alone in the entire bulk of Huang Yunxiu Aberdeen Pavilion and cut into small cages between the spin, "moving a lot of places, Brooklyn, Flushing, Manhattan, to be working in the United States live such a place, guesthouse impossible, it must go through this stage, it seems that the only way is not 100%, basically have to. "

"The most crowded one room to live ten to twenty people, some even three shelves bed (on the bed) probe head out with the same nest." Huang Yunxiu pointing to a small compartment that 95 years have thirty-eight system of the "round-style beds," that is a bed to sleep three points, each round eight hours, now a bed for up to two sublease, "a small living room four bed four (average one bed 100 yuan / month), originally lived here for five individuals, often is the case, if older, a dozen men and women have shared the pocket no money, only so make do with. "

This is the interval out of a small room, four beds to live four, five people had still lived, often is the case.

With the development of Brooklyn and Flushing, the two also appeared scattered Aberdeen Pavilion, the price is a little loose, but the bulk of Manhattan wage earners still prefer to live in Chinatown, Huang Yunxiu said: "I like this room 570 a month yuan to 400 yuan over there, but a month from 150 yuan fare, so there are families who are also working out of state to move to the other side, but I would rather work in Chinatown to live here. "

When the master of ceremonies and in Chinatown to sing for a living HuangyunXiu, after ten years of effort, finally no longer with someone to sublet, rented this "the greatest" small single room, branch on his keyboard, laptop places a small stool for the table, stand on the bed.

Want to put down roots, vegetables are the United States from the air to good
Aberdeen Pavilion in bulk dwelling occupants, like caged birds jammed morning to night inevitable friction, Huang Yunxiu cheerful attitude can also equanimity, "roommate relationship if they might move out, the trees are close to the phone number it, rent very good looking. "He said the most disturbing is the identity problem, he really want to put down roots in the United States," If there identity, I was in this country who can not afford a big house You can buy a small house to live down. "

Scattered scattered Aberdeen Aberdeen Pavilion were unable to put down roots, it can not be a greater contribution to the U.S. economy, he said: "let us live, we are also temporary, indeed scattered Aberdeen, earn money shipped back (China ) here dares to buy a house dare invest? do procedures do? Now why did not make up the U.S. economy, Chinatown how prosperity? lot of people make a lot of money restaurants are reported losses, the loss of all the U.S. government. "

"A Long Journey came here, wives and children, like me, a person who is abundance, especially in rural areas to people even struggle day and night, make money, make money constantly, rest one day sit still." Huang Yunxiu said that despite this, right through the road he did not regret it, "(U.S.) a lot so I do not feel like, as well as freedom, democracy, and certainly good to come here, from the air into the vegetables are good here. continent with the waste frying bleach (fritters), you dare eat it?! "

But in Chinatown to make a living when the master of ceremonies and singing Huang Yunxiu also had to consider the future, "the United States did not protect the identity of the elderly, I am now 58 years old, if you have no income, and rent ate 1,000 yuan a month, you can not make money how to do? "

Wealthy Chinese emigration, in the ascendant
The year 2000 is different from the 70's and 90's mixed migration flows stowaways and students over the past decade more and more new rich class and intellectual elite immigration through investment or technical means to emigrate, there are more and more families at the cost of sending their children to study abroad and even immigration, become the main force of the third wave of emigration, China is already the world's largest exporter of migrants. Industry estimates, this phenomenon will continue for ten years.

Coolies with distinct Chinese immigrants over the past century, these wealthy investors to buy luxury spending billions of dollars in the United States, so the locals stunned. At the same time, Chinese officials have escaped fled trend has also been formed to bring the huge amounts of money is astounding. China lost the elite ranks number in the world.

The report shows that allowing their children to get quality education opportunities, protect the safety of a Chinese immigrant investor wealth of the two considerations. But no matter how the economic conditions, to seek a higher quality of life, can have more children, and improve the pension, welfare, so many Chinese on American life longing for the living conditions of more limited new immigrants, these single people to meet the needs "Hash Aberdeen Pavilion," is still their "American Dream" starting point, Chinatown is the place to live in addition to, or to earn a living, as long as New York continued influx of new immigrants, "casual Aberdeen Pavilion," the story will still continue to perform.