***** NOT A TEACHER *****
May I add my two cents' worth to Rover's excellent link.
In the 19th century and early 20th century, Chinese people in the United States were required to live in
special areas of big cities. These "little Chinas" were called Chinatowns. San Francisco (on the West Coast)
had the most famous (and most populous) Chinatown. (Many Chinese originally came here to build part of the
railroad that connected the two coasts.) Things have really changed: the mayor of San Francisco (known to us
Californians as "Frisco") is now a person of Chinese ancestry. Now that Chinese people are allowed to live anywhere
they wish, Frisco's Chinatown is now a popular destination for tourists (restaurants, gift shops, etc.), but some Chinese
(especially the older ones) still live there. If you ever visit S.F., be sure to visit Chinatown and to take a ride on Frisco's
world-famous cable cars.
