Introduction

My Neighborhood Since November 2003 which is the time I just moved to Brooklyn from China. I thought that was turning point of my life, unfortunately, that was not true. My neighborhood made me felt that I never left my country. Eighth Avenue, which my neighborhood was located full with Chinese culture. After 1960, a huge number of Chinese populations moved from china and to establish in a residence. People wanted to live here for good. Certainly, they spread culture and business. As we know, the Eighth Avenue is near the Sunset Park, my four-year life here, I could see that Chinese population was still increasing around my neighborhood and some Chinese chain stores had been opened on 6th and 9th Avenue. It means that the area of Chinese community was expanding. In the other hand, after few years my neighborhood might become a Chinatown like the one in Manhattan.

Thesis statement

My neighborhood is near the Sunset Park that is a expanding chinese community because the Chinese population increasing since 1960 which spread the culture, business, and technique.

GAC 15

The chapter 15 is wrote about slum. Jane Jacobs tell people that slum areas are the perpetrators and victims of the problem. Moreover, slums tend to spread. Urban renewal projects try to stop slums but the attempts have mostly failed. She also identifies conventional approaches to slums as being paternalistic. As we know the people who live in the slums building on the inherent desire of those living in and patronizing the slums to better their area, revitalization can be accomplished. Last, The problem with the slums is that people move in and out too quickly. Slums can be "unslummed", but not easily.