It's Chinatown! Trivia Quiz

Answer: It is an ethnic enclave of Chinese people, located outside China, Hong Kong, Taiwan or Macau

As the name clearly suggests, the term "Chinatown" refers to an ethnic enclave of Chinese people, that is located outside China, Hong Kong, Taiwan or Macau. They exist throughout the world, in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Australia and Asia.

For example, there are several places that are called Chinatown in a number of cities in the United States of America such as San Francisco in California and Edison in New Jersey.

Answer: Cities

In most countries which have areas known as or designated as "Chinatown", the Chinatowns are located in cities and urban areas.

Some prominent examples include Chinatowns located in major cities such as Lyon in France, Rotterdam in the Netherlands and Kuala Lumpur, in Malaysia.

Rotterdam is home to the largest Chinatown in the Netherlands. The Chinatown of Rotterdam is located in West-Kruiskade in the Oude Westen district of the city. Chinese people began to settle down in the Katendrecht district during the early years of the 20th century, and after a decade the Chinese community in Katendrecht became the largest Chinese community in the Netherlands.

Answer: Poland

In Europe, there are many countries which have a Chinatown, such as Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom. However, Poland does not have a Chinatown in the traditional sense of the term.

Answer: Manila, Philippines

The world's oldest Chinatown is located in Binondo, which is a district in Manila, the capital of the Philippines. It was established in 1594, by the Spanish, in order to make it easier for the Spanish colonial rulers to keep a close watch on their Chinese migrant subjects, who had settled in the city and had made it a center of Chinese trade. Even today, Binondo remains a major center of trade and commerce and many Filipino-Chinese people who are settled in the Philippines run businesses and commercial enterprises.

Answer: Vancouver

Vancouver, which is a major city that is located in British Columbia, Canada, is home to the largest Chinatown in Canada. Chinatown is located near Pender Street, and is surrounded by the neighborhood of Gastown and Downtown Vancouver, (which is the main financial center and the central business district) to the west, Downtown Eastside to the north, the former Japantown to the northeast, and the residential neighborhood of Strathcona to the east.

Chinatown in Vancouver is a major tourist attraction and it was one of the
largest Chinatowns in North America at one time. It eventually experienced a decline because many Chinese Canadians left the area and settled in other parts of Vancouver. However, recently many people have been migrating to Chinatown, Vancouver from Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong. In addition to this, many Chinese-origin people who had been settled in Latin America have been migrating to Chinatown, Vancouver.

Answer: New York City, New York

New York City, New York, is home to the largest ethnic Chinese population outside of Asia, and Chinese Americans have been living in New York City for a very long time. In New York City, there are nine Chinatowns, including three new Chinatowns that have emerged in Corona and Whitestone in Queens and East Harlem in Manhattan.

Chinese people began to migrate to the United States of America in 1870, in order to explore the economic opportunities America had. The population of ethnic Chinese people increased rapidly after 1968, and Mandarin Chinese language is commonly spoken by the Chinese community in New York City, in addition to English.

Answer: Sydney, New South Wales

Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, is home to the largest Chinatown in Australia. Sydney and other areas in New South Wales experienced huge waves of Chinese immigration during the era of the Gold Rush, in the 1850s. The city's current Chinatown area is located in the Sydney central business district, and it is the third area in Sydney to be known by this name; the first and second Chinatowns were located in The Rocks district and Campbell Street respectively.

Sydney's Chinatown includes a market, a modern shopping center, restaurants, a supermarket, a flea market and a residential building called "Peak Apartments" It also has bilingual street signs, and many Chinese Australians have established themselves and have settled down in Sydney's Chinatown.

Answer: Liverpool, Merseyside

Chinatown, Liverpool is one of the oldest Chinatowns in Europe. It began to develop in the 1830s. During the 1860s, many Chinese immigrants arrived in Liverpool for employment purposes. Later on, in the 1890s, some Chinese people established businesses to help Chinese people, and many Chinese married British people, thus many Eurasian Chinese were born in Liverpool, and lived there.

It is located in the south of Liverpool's city center and many Chinese people who are settled over there run businesses such as Chinese restaurants, supermarkets, bookshops and facilities for Chinese people.

Answer: They are support organisations for Ethnic Chinese immigrants

"Benevolent Associations" are located in many Chinatowns. They help Chinese immigrants in foreign countries, by providing social support, religious services, meals and recreational activities for elderly Ethnic Chinese.

The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association is a Chinese Benevolent Association that has branches in various parts of the United States of America and Canada, where Chinatowns are located or in areas with large populations of Ethnic Chinese people.

Answer: 1882

The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association was established in 1882 to help Chinese people relocate and travel to and from the United States of America. It also uses its influence to protect the interests of people living in the Chinatowns. It is also known by other names such as Chong Wa Benevolent Association in Seattle, Washington and United Chinese Society in Honolulu, Hawaii.