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Zen Tong Chunhua Zheng (University of Houston, USA; and Houston Community College, USA)
Yali Zou (University of Houston, USA)

The Significance of Chinatown Development to a Multicultural America: An Exploration of the Houston Chinatowns

ISBN: 978-1-80455-377-0, eISBN: 978-1-80455-376-3

Publication date: 7 December 2023

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Zheng, Z.T.C. and Zou, Y. (2023), "Index", The Significance of Chinatown Development to a Multicultural America: An Exploration of the Houston Chinatowns, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 209-219. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80455-376-320231010

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INDEX

Acculturation
, 19

dissonant
, 19

selective
, 19

Adult day care program
, 115

Advocacy
, 43, 51, 59, 62, 116, 152, 166, 168, 173, 179

groups
, 51, 116

organization
, 43

Advocates
, 4, 47, 56–57, 60, 71, 128, 138, 155, 158, 174, 177

community
, 56–57, 155, 158

local
, 4

Old Chinatown
, 71

Alief
, 71, 96, 128–129, 143, 155, 160–161

Alief Community Center
, 160

Alief Neighborhood Center and Park
, 160

Alief Super Neighborhood Council
, 143

American Bodhi Center
, 121, 123, 125

American First National Bank
, 99–100, 105, 107

Ang, Tiong L.
, 75, 100, 107n6

Anti-Asian violence and sentiment
, 116

Arena Towers
, 141

Arthur Storey Park
, 81, 126, 141, 144

Asian American community
, 6, 117, 161, 173

Asian American Health Coalition
, 46, 156

Asian American Leadership Council
, 154

Asian American National Bank
, 105–106

Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community
, 157

Asian American population
, 15, 148

Asian American Studies Center
, 6–7

Asian Chamber of Commerce–Houston
, 148, 153

Asian City Center
, 146

Asian community
, 7, 105, 146, 153–154, 158, 162–163, 166–168, 170, 176

Asian Heritage Tour
, 161–162

Asian immigrant population
, 2, 56

Asian mall
, 85–87

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
, 51

Asian Shopping Village
, 81

Asian Town
, 137

Asiatic Import Co.
, 43

Asiatown
, 3–4, 25, 92, 94, 137–139, 142–143, 145, 149–150, 155, 159, 173

Asiatown Community Mural
, 157

Assimilate
, 12, 19, 131, 169

Assimilation
, 11–12, 16, 167, 170–172

classical
, 19–20

reverse cultural
, 170

segmented
, 19, 22–23

of Taiwanese immigrants
, 114

68B LLC
, 138, 140–141

Bank
, 2, 29, 46, 52, 55, 79–80, 86, 97–107

Bao, Nam Van
, 54

Beechnut Street
, 78, 93, 159

Bellaire Boulevard
, 2–3, 51–52, 57, 59, 71–72, 74–81, 84–86, 90, 92–94, 96–100, 104, 128–130, 137–138, 140–141, 143, 149, 152–156, 158, 160, 165, 171, 173, 175, 177

Bellaire Food Street
, 138–141, 145, 156

Bellaire Medical Plaza
, 87, 138

Beltway 8
, 4, 61, 74–75, 78, 80–81, 84–87, 92–93, 96–97, 137–138, 141–143, 146–147, 158, 165, 173, 175, 177

Bernstein, Alan
, 162–165

Biased
, 11, 175–176

Bilingual
, 4, 76, 105, 118, 120, 132

Biracial
, 46, 168

Birney, Leeshan Chuang
, 79, 108n12

Black and Hispanic neighborhoods
, 53, 62

Black neighbourhood
, 35, 166

Bo Bo Lang Theatre
, 47–49, 67

Briones, Lesley
, 165

Briscoe, Dolph
, 29, 47–48

Brown & Root
, 109n32

Buddhism
, 42, 117, 121–123, 125, 133, 135, 170–171

Buddhist
, 117, 122

Buddhist centers
, 117

Buenik, George
, 153

Burmese
, 137

Calvert, Robertson County
, 28

Calvert, Rogene Gee
, 155, 166, 174

Campbell, Donna
, 154

Canton
, 51, 69n2

Cantonese
, 31, 39, 42, 45, 47, 52, 54, 69n2, 76, 85, 115, 117–120, 138, 141, 151, 167, 171

Cantonese-speaking
, 118

Capital campaign
, 116

Cathy Bank
, 86, 108n20

Century Apartments
, 79, 108n16, 141

Challenges and opportunities
, 172–177

Chan, Charles
, 43

Chang, Janalexis
, 149

Changing attitudes
, 94–97

Chaoshan region
, 126

Chaozhou (people, dialect and culture)
, 50, 109n31, 126

Chartres Street
, 1–2, 41, 43, 45, 60, 65

Chee Kung Tong
, 30–31, 36n1

Chen, Alice
, 146, 153–154, 165, 167

Chen, Edward K. T.
, 27, 43

Chenevert Street
, 45

Cheng, Holam
, 176

Cheng, Jincai
, 133

Chicago School
, 11–12, 21–23

Chin, Faye
, 34

Chinatown
, 3–5, 7, 13–15, 17, 20, 22–27, 43, 46, 55, 62, 65, 130–135, 137–179

Chinatown Community Development Corporation
, 57–59, 69

Chinatown core
, 92–94

Chinatown Map & Directory
, 4

Chinese American Citizens Alliance (C. A. C. A.)
, 43, 46, 168

Chinese American community
, 6, 37, 46, 75, 103, 148, 152, 163, 166–167, 169, 172, 175

Chinese American identity
, 19

Chinese and Asian community
, 7, 154, 162, 168, 170, 176

Chinese architectural design
, 85, 89, 92

Chinese Baptist Church
, 31, 45–46, 118–120, 167

Chinese Benevolent Association
, 13, 30

Chinese Bible Church
, 118, 120

Chinese calligraphy
, 113, 116, 131, 162

Chinese Civic Center
, 112–113

Chinese community
, 1, 7, 10–11, 24, 27, 31, 35, 45–46, 51, 96, 112, 130–131, 149, 151, 153, 155, 161, 164, 167, 168, 171–178

damaging stereotypes
, 17

integrity and intensity
, 16

leaders
, 43

mobilization of
, 168

in San Antonio
, 32

Chinese community activities
, 130, 177

Chinese Community Center
, 7, 112, 115–116, 153, 155, 161, 164, 176

Chinese cultural heritage
, 130

Chinese Culture Center
, 47, 49, 93, 112, 114

Chinese diaspora
, 113, 118, 126–128, 130, 177

Chinese Exclusion Act
, 10, 29, 34–35, 37, 42, 176

Chinese gate
, 55, 57

Chinese immigrants
, 1, 5, 7–12, 14–16, 18–19, 21–23, 27–28, 35, 39, 69, 79, 119

assimilation
, 12

dispersal
, 18

dispersion
, 16, 53, 117, 130

first-generation
, 168

historical background and conditions
, 9

history and resilience
, 7

middle-class
, 15

refuge for
, 23

in United States
, 12–13

working-class
, 16

Chinese immigration
, 5, 8, 10–14, 17

Chinese language schools
, 115–116, 126, 130–132

Chinese Lunar New Year
, 30, 46, 51, 116

Chinese New Year Celebration
, 42, 46, 112, 152, 176

Chinese New Year Festival
, 46

Chinese population
, 3, 10, 12, 16, 29–32, 36, 39, 46, 53, 111

growth
, 35

in Houston
, 34

Chinese refugees
, 29–31

Chinese schools
, 21, 131, 165

Chinese Television Channel
, 93

Chinese-inspired architectural design
, 85

Chinese-language TV station
, 129

Christian churches
, 117–118, 123, 126

Chu, Ivy
, 72, 76, 78

Chu, William “Bill” P.
, 72, 78

Chung Tai Zen Center of Houston
, 125

Citizenship
, 11, 35, 61

exam
, 112

exam preparation
, 115

City Council
, 51, 68n1, 70n13, 146, 147

City Councilman
, 3–4, 45, 65, 95–96, 110n37, 146, 167

City Councilwoman
, 146, 153–154

City View Terrace
, 61, 63

Collaborative partnerships
, 152

Commerce
, 67, 117, 143–145

Commercial
, 138, 143–148

activities
, 80

offerings
, 152, 171

ownership
, 4

plazas
, 2

strip
, 74

Commercial district
, 4, 52–54, 80, 90, 138

Committee of 100
, 179n9

Community centers
, 2, 111–117

Community engagement
, 5–7, 66, 167, 177

Community initiative
, 24

Complete Communities initiative
, 143, 150n4, 160

Concord Bank
, 106

Concord Bank National Association
, 106

Confucian philosophy
, 130

Congress
, 29, 33

Congress member
, 153–154

Congressman
, 3, 146, 153

Continental King Lung Group
, 55

Cordes, Asr
, 133–134, 170–171, 173

Corporate Office Plaza
, 82, 90

Councilman
, 95–96, 146, 167

Councilmember
, 153

Councilwoman
, 146, 153–154

County judge
, 153

COVID-19 pandemic
, 146, 152, 154, 176

Culinary
, 7, 17, 126, 140, 152, 163–165, 169

Cultural Center of the Taipei Economic & Cultural Office in Houston
, 113–114

Cultural dissemination
, 128

Cultural heritage
, 46, 112, 126, 130, 161, 177

Cultural identity
, 1, 19, 23, 25, 91, 120, 131, 171, 175

Cultural institutions
, 119, 121, 123, 125, 127, 129, 131, 133, 135, 173

Cultural performance
, 47, 57, 143

Cultural preservation
, 23, 178

Cultural roots
, 113, 130, 168, 174, 178

Cultural tradition
, 50–51

D2 Square
, 138

Deed restriction
, 142–144

Demographic shift
, 35–36

Demolition
, 1, 2, 67, 172

Demonstration
, 146

Demonstrator
, 154

Design philosophy
, 143

Development
, 5, 49, 58, 72, 80, 137–149, 151–152, 157–158, 165–167, 170, 172–176, 178

Dharma talks
, 117

Diho Market
, 72–75, 95

Diho Plaza
, 2, 74–75, 77–80, 84, 98

Diho Shopping Plaza
, 73

Diho Square
, 77–80, 84, 93–94

Disaster response shelter
, 144

Discrimination against Asians
, 95, 154

Diverse
, 5, 55, 104, 144, 156–157, 160–164, 170, 174, 178

Diversity
, 3, 5, 15, 19, 94, 96, 101, 105, 117–118, 120, 137, 144–145, 157–159, 164, 178

cultural
, 164

ethnic and cultural
, 94

geographical
, 101

DMA World Corporation
, 55

Donation
, 114, 159

Downtown Houston
, 1, 4, 34, 39–40, 43, 50, 61, 69, 128, 169

Dragon and phoenix designs
, 91

Dun Huang Plaza
, 81, 87, 90–91, 146

Dunhuang
, 109n30

Duong, Hai Du
, 78, 85, 112

Dynasty Mall
, 79, 84, 87, 100

Dynasty Plaza
, 76, 79–80, 104

Dynasty Supermarket
, 76, 78, 87, 176

EaDo
, 56–57, 62–63, 65–68

board of directors
, 56–57

distinctiveness
, 64

district
, 57

leadership roles in
, 65

redevelopment endeavors
, 71

revitalization
, 66

Early learning program
, 115

East Downtown Houston
, 4, 44, 59, 62, 151

East Downtown Management District
, 56, 69

East end
, 1, 5, 35, 57, 67, 85–86

East West BanCorp
, 102–103, 106

East West Bank
, 102–106

Eastern religious institutions
, 121

Eastex Freeway
, 45

EB-5
, 60–61

El Paso
, 27, 29–31

Embracing inclusivity
, 140–141

Emergency preparedness
, 144

Enclave
, 1, 13, 18–21, 25, 47, 50–52, 57–58, 62, 64, 74, 78, 85, 95, 126, 152, 164, 175

English as a Second Language
, 115

Ethnic enclave
, 1, 13, 16, 18–22, 47, 50–52, 57–58, 62, 74, 78, 85, 95, 126, 152, 164, 175

Ethnic identity
, 14, 18, 20

Ethnicities
, 3, 92, 115, 120, 131, 138, 156, 163

Ethnoburb
, 16, 18–19

Ethnography
, 7

Everspring Assisted Living
, 149

Farb, Harold
, 78

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC)
, 98–99

Fiesta Mart
, 72

Filipino
, 36, 89, 105, 120, 159

Financial education
, 115

Financial institutions
, 105, 165

First Baptist Church
, 45, 118

First Mart
, 72, 74, 76

Fletcher, Lizzie
, 154

Flood mitigation
, 145

Food
, 132, 148–149, 156, 164–165, 167, 169–171

Fort Bend County
, 51–53, 71, 154, 173–174

Free tax preparation
, 115

Gee, Albert
, 43

Gee Jr., Harry
, 41–42, 168, 176

Gee Sr., Harry
, 41

George 99 Supermarket
, 77

George R. Brown Convention Center
, 45, 54, 56, 58, 60–61, 119, 151

Global Century Development
, 60–61

Global Electronic Chinese Daily News
, 129

Golden Bank
, 99, 105, 139

Golden Pacific National Bank
, 97, 109n38

Goodner, John
, 95, 109n34

Gor, Beverly
, 46, 155

Grand imperial palaces
, 147

Grand Master Wei Chueh
, 125

Grand mission
, 116–117

Grassroots mobilization
, 152

Greater Houston Partnership
, 165, 179n5

Greater Sharpstown Management District
, 4, 135n6

Green, Al
, 3, 146, 153–154

Groundbreaking
, 10, 12, 146, 149

Growth
, 3, 7, 144, 152, 172–173, 177, 149

Guangdong
, 50, 92, 126, 133

Guiding principle for development
, 144

Gulf of Mexico
, 145

H Mart
, 87–93

Halliburton
, 93, 140–142, 144

Hallmark
, 79, 130

Hamilton Park
, 79

Hamilton Street
, 43, 45

Hanmi Bank
, 107

Happy Village Apartments
, 79

Harris County
, 62, 65, 116, 126, 141, 144, 153, 163, 165

Harry Gee, Jr.
, 41–42, 168, 176

Harry Gee, Sr.
, 41

Harwin Drive
, 78, 80, 85, 93, 112

Healthcare services
, 148

Hidalgo, Lina
, 153

Hilton Garden Inn Houston Westbelt
, 146

Hip Sing Association
, 31, 36n2

Hispanic neighbourhood
, 46, 53, 62

Historic
, 172

Historical
, 9, 21, 24–25, 28, 62–63, 65, 117, 126, 138, 173

History
, 5, 7, 10, 12–13, 17, 24, 27, 33, 64–66, 160, 163, 174, 177

Ho, Yhi-Min
, 106

Homage
, 42, 63, 128, 147, 157

Homebuyer coaching
, 115

Hong Kong City Mall
, 59, 85–88, 92–93, 112, 153

Hong Kong Development Corp
, 85

Hong Kong Food Market
, 85–87

Hong Kong Market
, 78, 80, 85

HOPE Clinic
, 155–157, 159

Houston 80–20 Asian American Political Action Committee
, 153

Houston and Texas Central Railway
, 151

Houston Apostolic Church
, 118, 120

Houston Association of Chinese Language Schools
, 131

Houston Baptist University
, 73

Houston Chinese Church
, 119–120

Houston Chinese Yellow Pages
, 117, 128, 131

Houston Chronicle
, 6, 32, 48, 58, 137, 157, 163

Houston City Directory
, 33–34

Houston Community College
, 6

Houston History Research Center
, 40

Houston Metropolitan Research Center
, 33

Houston Police Department
, 45, 162

Hua Xia Chinese School
, 82

Huatianfang
, 89, 147

Human-scale
, 143

I-45 expansion
, 66, 68

I-45 rebuild project
, 62, 65

I-45 widening
, 65

Immigrant
, 19, 21, 39, 43, 45, 53–54, 56, 60, 66, 74–75, 78–79, 84, 90, 93, 95, 101, 105–106, 111, 113–114, 118–119, 121–122, 126, 128, 130–132, 148, 155, 160–161, 165, 168

Immigration
, 10, 12–15, 17, 22–25, 34–35, 37, 41–42, 45, 52, 60, 65, 70, 95, 102, 106, 117, 119, 163, 168

Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
, 35, 45, 52–53

Inclusion
, 3, 131

Inclusivity
, 4, 22, 117, 141, 156, 161

Independent living
, 148–149

Indian
, 36, 91, 104–105, 137

Influx
, 13, 15–16, 27–29, 31–35, 41, 49–53, 119, 137, 151, 155, 173

Infrastructure improvement
, 59–61

Infrastructure investment
, 152

Innovative facility
, 148

Institute of Texan Cultures
, 30, 187

Integrate
, 16, 37, 105, 155, 161, 178

Integration
, 6, 12–13, 19, 21–23, 104–105, 115, 155, 157–161, 166, 170–172, 175, 178

International Management District
, 3–4, 130, 153, 158–160, 164

International Trade Center
, 3, 93, 130

Interstate 45
, 48, 61, 65

Investment
, 15, 24, 55, 58, 60, 70, 78, 81, 84, 87, 128, 138, 140, 152, 172–173

Investor
, 60, 75, 79–80, 84, 138

Jade Buddha Temple
, 121–123, 125

Japanese
, 3, 36, 81, 118, 137, 158, 176

Jefferson Street
, 43, 51

Jewish
, 163–164

Job training and placement
, 115

Joe, Glenda
, 34, 37, 46

Joe, Hobert
, 43

Joe, Jim
, 34, 37

Joe, Suey See
, 34, 37

Joe, Suey Won
, 34

Joe, Tom
, 34

Katy
, 131, 167, 172, 174

Kim Hung Mall
, 59, 67

Kim Hung Supermarket
, 66–67

Kolkhorst, Lois
, 154

Korean
, 3, 36, 57, 87, 93, 101, 107, 120, 137

Korean American
, 101, 107

Kuo, Ming-der
, 98

Lamar Street
, 43, 45, 118

Laundries
, 1, 15, 30–31, 172

Laundryman
, 9, 33

Lawmaker
, 3, 173

Lee, Alice Cheng
, 165, 167

Lee, C. K.
, 86, 99, 105

Lee, Fung
, 33

Lee, George M.
, 103

Lee, Hem
, 33

Lee, Henry
, 43

Lee, Hing
, 33–34

Lee, Sheila Jackson
, 153–154

Lee, Sing
, 33

Lee, Tu
, 33

Lee, Wea H.
, 3, 92, 128

Lee Ho Village
, 86–87

Legacy
, 4, 65, 126–127, 148–149, 178

Li, Kenneth
, 53, 73, 77, 86, 90, 93, 95, 99

Lion Square
, 92

Little Saigon
, 3, 51–52, 57, 95

Lomax, John Nova
, 2, 54

Long Sing Supermarket
, 48–49, 67

Longevity
, 92, 157–158, 160

Lunar New Year celebration
, 116

Lung Kong Tin Yee Association
, 46

Mainland China
, 16, 55, 112, 119–120, 131, 139

Malaysia
, 77, 139, 149

Malaysian
, 137, 165

Mandarin
, 2, 55–56, 66, 114–115, 117–119, 120, 132, 135

Mandarin Plaza International Hotel
, 55, 68

Mandarin-speaking
, 117, 119–120

Martial art
, 2, 91, 130–134, 152, 162, 175

Mayor
, 11, 30, 32, 47–48, 65–66, 117, 146, 153–154, 163, 167, 173

Mayor Sylvester Turner
, 66, 117, 146, 153, 163, 173

Mayor’s office
, 160

McConn, Jim
, 47–48

McKinney Street
, 46, 54, 56, 58, 68, 106

Meditation retreats
, 117, 125

MedX Pharmacy
, 147

MetroBank
, 94, 99, 100–104

Metropole Center
, 75, 86

Mid-Autumn Festival
, 113

Midtown
, 48, 50–52, 57, 60, 78, 85

Migrant
, 28, 39

Migration
, 27–28, 49, 63

Ming Dynasty
, 89

Miss Chinatown pageants
, 47

Missouri City
, 80–81, 131

Modern appeal
, 88–89, 91

Monterey Park
, 73–74, 98

Multicultural
, 5, 7, 137, 152, 155–157, 160, 164–166, 173

Multicultural America
, 7

Multicultural integration
, 166

Multiculturalism
, 4, 164, 178

Multiethnic
, 6, 57, 115, 120, 157–158, 160, 163, 168, 173, 177

Multiethnic organization
, 115

Multilingual
, 97, 107, 129, 155

Natural evolution
, 68, 145

New Chinatown
, 2–5, 7, 9, 16, 23, 25, 45, 51–52, 59, 65, 71–80, 84, 91–92, 94–97, 106, 111, 113, 117, 119, 120–121, 123, 125, 130–133, 137–139, 140–143, 152–154, 160–177, 172–178

New Chinatown commercial corridor community news weekly
, 72

New York
, 9, 10–13, 14, 17, 19–20, 22, 30, 42–43, 97, 98, 108n29, 122, 140–141

News media
, 61, 128–130, 175–176

Nguyen, Lynne
, 155

Nip, Dan
, 57–62, 64, 67, 69n9, 85

Nip, Dan Wah Lai
, 69n11

Northwest International Corp
, 67–68

Ocean2Ocean
, 56

Ocean Palace Seafood Restaurant
, 85

Old Chinatown
, 1–2, 25, 39–40, 42–43, 45–46, 48, 52–59, 60–66, 68, 70–71, 106, 152, 167, 177

On Leong building
, 1, 42–43, 45, 47, 53, 164

On Leong Chinese Merchants Association
, 1, 31, 36, 39–40

On Leong headquarters
, 40–41

On Leong Houston Chapter
, 39

Overcoming deed restrictions
, 142

Pagoda style
, 85

Pakistani
, 36, 137

Pandemic
, 146, 152–154, 176

Paper son
, 37, 166, 168

Park
, 8, 80–84, 141, 149n2

Park Eight
, 138, 140–146, 156, 165

Partnership
, 96, 116, 146, 152, 162, 165, 175, 179

Peña, Sam
, 153

Pershing, John J. “Black Jack”
, 29–30

Pershing’s Chinese
, 29, 31, 34

Political activism
, 154

Political participation
, 152

Population
, 3–5, 10, 12, 14–16, 18, 20, 25, 27, 29–32, 34–36, 39, 50–53, 60, 62–63, 74–75, 78, 80, 86, 91, 96, 104, 156–157

Population and demographic shift
, 35–36

Premier Regional Center
, 61

Proactive engagement
, 130, 178

Promoting understanding
, 176

Prosperity
, 178

Public art
, 157–161

Publishing and news media
, 128–130

Quan, Gordon
, 4, 45–46, 65, 95, 106, 167

Quan, William K. Y.
, 46, 106

Racial animosity
, 154

Railroad
, 27–28, 33

Railway
, 29–30, 58, 151

Rainbow Village
, 59, 62

Recreation facility
, 141–142, 144

Redefining tradition
, 139

Redevelopment
, 51, 56–60, 62–66, 68, 71, 96, 140–142, 172–174, 178

Redevelopment initiative
, 56, 59

Reliability
, 25

Religion
, 117, 121–122, 133

Religious institutions
, 117–128

Resilience
, 7, 146, 151, 173

Resiliency
, 145

Resilient infrastructure
, 145

Revitalization
, 48, 60, 62–63, 65–66, 177

Rice University
, 27, 45, 53, 169

Rusk Street
, 41

Saigon Houston Plaza
, 52, 92, 104

Sam Houston Parkway
, 173

San Antonio
, 1, 27, 29–32, 56

San Francisco
, 10–13, 22, 30, 43, 69n5, 102, 169, 172–173

San Gabriel Valley
, 19, 20, 72–73

Senate Bill 147 (SB 147)
, 154, 176

Senate Bill 552 (SB 552)
, 154, 176

Senior center
, 115–116

Shaolin martial art
, 134, 170

Shaolin temple
, 82

Shared heritage
, 127, 166–167

Sharpstown
, 4, 94–96, 135, 151

Sharpstown Management District
, 4, 135n6

Shen, Jensen
, 165

Shi, Shaoli “Sally”
, 88–89, 108

Singapore
, 55, 75, 101, 137

Sinkewich, Anton
, 62, 63, 64, 65, 69n10

Six Companies
, 10, 13

Social and cultural institutions
, 111–134

Social connections
, 13, 23

Social cultural institutions
, 111–134

Sociocultural and economic capital
, 23, 177

Socioeconomic
, 19, 23, 25

Socioeconomic mobility
, 19, 23

Song Dynasty
, 88, 108n28

Southern Chinese Daily News
, 129

Southern Chinese Newspapers Publishing Company
, 128

Southern News Group
, 6, 92–93, 117, 128–131

Southern Pacific Railroad
, 29–31

Southwest Chinese Journal
, 47, 128

Southwest Houston Redevelopment Authority (TIRZ 20)
, 96

Southwest Management District
, 4, 124, 135, 153, 159–162, 165–166

Southwest Realty Group
, 90

Southwestern National Bank
, 86, 104–105

St. Emanuel Street
, 1, 45, 58–59, 61

Stafford
, 52, 131, 146, 153–154

Sterling Plaza
, 87–91, 123, 147, 154, 157

Steven Hsu
, 146

Stop Chinese hate
, 154

Sugar Land
, 36, 99, 109, 131, 167, 172, 174

Sun, Vican
, 108

Sun Deluxe Café
, 42, 46, 169

Sun’s Club
, 78

SunBlossomLouiseville Apartments
, 79

Sunshine Community Center
, 148, 173

Supplementary education system
, 30–134

Sustainability
, 141, 143–145, 157, 159

Sustainable
, 53, 144–145, 175, 178

T. T. & W. F. Chao Senior Center
, 116

Tai Chi
, 115, 133, 134, 135n14

Taijiquan
, 133, 135n14

Taishan
, 45

Taiwan
, 2, 16, 35–36, 53, 55, 73, 75, 79, 80–81, 84, 92, 98, 101–102, 112–114, 117, 119, 120, 123, 125, 128, 139, 149, 167

Taiwanese American organizations
, 114

Taiwanese Community Center
, 112, 114–115

Taiwanese Heritage Society
, 114

Tang City project
, 80–84

Tang Dynasty
, 147, 150n6

Taoism
, 117, 133, 170

Taoist and Chinese vernacular faith temples
, 117

Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone
, 59

TECO
, 113–114

Teo Chew
, 51, 92, 109n31, 126–128, 132, 135n8, 135n10–135n12

Teochiu
, 51, 109n3

Testament
, 2, 87

Texas 6
, 85, 98–99, 102, 105–106, 109, 112, 115, 120–121, 123, 125–128, 138, 141, 146, 149, 151, 153–154, 176

Texas and Pacific Railway
, 30

Texas Avenue
, 39, 43

Texas Buddhist Association
, 121, 123–125

Texas Chinese Television
, 129

Texas D&M Investment
, 84

Texas Department of Transportation
, 61

Texas Eastern Corp
, 69n10

Texas Eastern Transmission Corp
, 48

Texas Frist National Bank
, 79, 98–99, 102, 105

Texas Highway 6
, 133, 138, 149, 173

Texas Legislature
, 62

Texas Teo Chew Temple
, 126–128, 135n12

Thai
, 89, 137

Third Ward
, 39, 52, 68n1, 166

Thomas, Tiffany
, 153

TIRZ
, 59–60, 62, 65, 70n13, 96

Toisan
, 45, 69n2

Toisanese
, 69n2

Tourism
, 94, 162, 178

Tourist
, 12, 34, 94, 97, 111, 162, 166

Tradition
, 10, 11, 12, 42–43, 46, 118, 133, 152–153, 157–158, 170, 173

Traditional
, 11, 14–17, 30, 37, 47, 63, 65, 74, 85–86, 88–89, 91–93, 102–104, 120–123, 127, 131, 133, 139, 140, 158–159, 162, 171–172

Transformation
, 5, 7, 12–13, 15, 23, 25, 27, 64, 77, 118, 156, 160, 166, 172, 177

Transnational religious institution
, 125

Tso, Karen
, 155

Turner, Sylvester
, 66, 117, 153, 163, 173

Turtlewood Court
, 126

Tutoring centers
, 130

TxDOT
, 61–62, 65, 66

Tzu Chi
, 123–124, 134n3, 164

U.S. 59
, 49, 65, 74, 82

U.S. Congress
, 98

U.S. flags
, 153

U.S. Highway 59
, 2, 54, 58, 60–61, 69, 173

U.S. representative
, 153

United Plaza
, 147, 150n5

United Spring Mill
, 89–90, 147

United Way
, 116

University of California, Davis
, 7

University of Houston
, 6–7, 43, 90, 179n3

University of Oregon
, 6

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
, 72, 156

University of Wisconsin–Madison
, 7

Upscale establishment
, 147

Upward mobility
, 18–21

Urban development policies
, 23–24, 177

USAsia News
, 129

Venerable Hung I
, 122–123

Venerable Jan Hai
, 121–122

Viet Hoa Center
, 78, 93

Viet Hoa Food Market
, 78

Viet Hoa International Foods supermarket
, 78

Vietnam
, 50, 69, 85, 92, 139

Vietnamese
, 3, 36, 49–52, 56, 64, 69, 78, 84–85, 89, 92–94, 104–105, 115, 120, 127–128, 137–138, 142–143, 155, 158, 165, 171, 176

Vietnamese Culture and Science Association (VCSA)
, 158

Vietnamtown
, 50–51

Villa, “Francisco “Pancho”
, 29

Vinatown
, 50–51

Walker Street
, 47, 49

Wall Street of Chinatown
, 97–107

Wang, Don
, 94, 101

Washington, D. C.
, 172

Washington Mutual
, 106

Wells Fargo
, 102, 106

Weng, Ning
, 106

Wong, Lawrence “Larry”
, 140

Wong, Lee
, 138, 141, 143–145

Wong, Tsang Dat
, 73

Woo, Lang Yee “Bo Bo”
, 39, 47–49, 54, 57, 59

Wu, David
, 81, 90, 141, 159

Wu, Gene
, 62, 87, 146, 153–154

Wu, Guangyi
, 99, 110n42

Wu, Henry
, 99–100, 109n49

Wu, Jin Shen
, 73, 107n1

Y. S. Y. Credit Investment
, 55

Yao, Chun
, 74, 107n5

Yellow CD
, 98–99

Yong, Hailong
, 88

Yu, Bin
, 148, 173

Yuen, Anna Wah
, 34

Yuen, Wah
, 34

Zen
, 125, 135n7, 164

Zheng, Yunshi
, 116, 162

Zhong Shan Chinese School
, 128, 132, 135n13