Quote Originally Posted by rxis
Also, do you guys think the Asians who shop there really care for the city to build up signs and stuff?
Don't really know how to explain this.

Who do you think is more interested in labeling the region Little Saigon, Chinatown, or "fill in here"?
Isn't the area predominately Vietnamese owned? I don't believe the Vietnamese people in Oklahoma would like to be grouped with the Chinese.
Would you say Koreans and Vietnamese are similar? I don't think they would think so.


I think the residence is mostly occupied by black people. Correct me if I'm wrong. I'm only taking a guess from what I observe when I'm there.

How would the black people or simply non-asians from the neighborhood feel?
Would the people with non asian ties to the region be upset? So now not only are the Vietnamese running the businesses, but the whole area is going to be labelled after them?

And there are Caucasian towns, depending on your definition of caucasian. Anthropology can be tricky.
There are Russian, Jewish, Italian, Irish, Lebanese regions. Many have dispersed but many do exist and many cities have started from those origins.

Pretty much every Chinatown in any of the major cities in N. & S. America started in need to become self-sufficient due to descrimination dating from way back in the 18th century when many Asians were starting to be brought in for labor. Its not like they had much of a choice on where they wanted to locate their homes or businesses.