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3 unusual facts about Social problems in Chinatown


Social problems in Chinatown

Such social problems have been the subject for several Hollywood police films such as The Corruptor (set in New York City's Chinatown but filmed in Toronto's), starring Hong Kong star Chow Yun-fat, and Year of the Dragon with Mickey Rourke.

Manhattan's Chinatown continues to grow (having almost completely engulfed Little Italy) but its ever higher property values have driven many Chinese New Yorkers – both businesses and customers – to the Flushing Chinatown in Queens.

In modern times, competing Asian street gangs and organized crime, such as the tongs and the Hong Kong-based triads, continue to plague the metropolitan Chinatowns worldwide where Triads have their operations, including London, United Kingdom; San Francisco, California; New York City, Sydney, Australia, and Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.



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