Chinatown, Anywhere
Chinese immigrants helped give reggae its start in Kingston, Jamaica. They brought chowmein to Calcutta, India, “became black” in South Africa, and are remaking fast fashion in Prato, Italy.
Today 40 million people of Chinese descent live outside China. Collectively, they represent the largest diaspora in the world.
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Jakarta, Day 3: Burqini, Bikini
Almost everyone who lives in the apartment complex where I'm staying in Jakarta is Chinese Indonesian, which means they're probably not Muslim. But that doesn't mean they wear bikinis to the pool.
