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Chinatown

Best Article World

The Snakehead

Working from a tiny shop in Chinatown, Sister Ping brought in thousands of Chinese immigrants by boat, bringing in over $40 million. Then one of her ships ran aground.

Patrick Radden Keefe New Yorker Apr 2006 30min Permalink

Crime

Chinatown’s Ghost Scam

Following the fraudsters who use gods and myth to steal from the elderly.

Jiayang Fan New Yorker May 2014 25min Permalink

Three Generations Under One Roof

Portrait of a Chinese-American family living in New York.

Sarah Kramer New York Times Sep 2011 15min Permalink

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The (Chinese) Gangs of New York

Nicky Louie and the Ghost Shadows.

Mark Jacobson Village Voice Jan 1977 15min Permalink