Flushing’s Little Taipei and the Faultlines of Growth
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Introduction
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Flushing’s History Pre-1965
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Leaving the Island: Taiwan’s Emigration History to the U.S.
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The Making of a Taiwanese American Community
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Whose Neighborhood? The Changing Face of Flushing
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The Case of the RKO Keith’s Theatre
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New Waves of Migration, Capital, and Debate
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Conclusion: A Path Forward
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Works Cited
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About the Author
Enter
After the watershed 1965 Hart-Celler Act, New York City was dramatically reshaped by a new wave of immigrants from around the world. This exhibit focuses on Taiwanese Americans in Flushing, Queens, tracing how they helped forge the neighborhood we experience today: a thriving economic hub that is marked as much by its cultural diversity as by its stark class disparities. By examining community leaders, local organizations, and the everyday residents at the forefront of this evolution, we see that neighborhood change is never natural nor accidental; it is a profoundly political, complex, and contested struggle for space, identity, and belonging.
01
Introduction
02
Flushing’s History Pre-1965
03
Leaving the Island: Taiwan’s Emigration History to the U.S.
04
The Making of a Taiwanese American Community
05
Whose Neighborhood? The Changing Face of Flushing
06
The Case of the RKO Keith’s Theatre
07
New Waves of Migration, Capital, and Debate
08
Conclusion: A Path Forward
09
Works Cited
10
About the Author
Enter the Exhibit
Neighborhood
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