Tag Archives: ethnoburbs

Fremont: The Asian American City that rates as “Happiest” in the United States

Posted on October 11, 2024 by Jeff

In the movie Didi, the lead character Chris seems anything but happy.  Ironically, his home of Fremont, which is also the home town of Didi‘s creator Sean Wang, was selected by Wallethub as the happiest city in the United States.  … Continue reading →

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8Books Review: “Trespassers?: Asian Americans and the Battle for Suburbia”

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Jeff

Because I had grown up in neighboring Newark and then lived in Fremont California for many years before moving to San Jose, I was intensely curious to read what Trespassers? Asian Americans and the Battle for Suburbia by Willow S. … Continue reading →

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Documenting The Rise Of Asian Majority Suburbs: Numbers And Implications

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Jeff

While the rise of Asian Ethnoburbs had been highlighted last year, the much debated (and maligned) Pew Report on Asian Americans says that only around 11% of Asian Americans live in such neighborhoods.  The report implies that Asian Americans are … Continue reading →

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The Rise of Asian Ethnoburbs

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Jeff

“Its formal name is San Gabriel Square, a crowd of restaurants, bubble tea shops and high-fashion footwear boutiques in a prosperous middle-aged suburb with a majority-Asian population. You can walk around for an afternoon, as I did, and hear nothing … Continue reading →

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