Despite a small Asian population, the city council wants to build Chinatown from the ground up, though some business owners in the area say there is already an unofficial Chinatown with long-established stores some 30 blocks away. This Chinatown will be in an area known more for its strip malls and shops rather than a high concentration of Asian immigrants. It is expected to have several Asian-owned commercial businesses, tech start-up companies, Chinese artwork and restaurants. Chinese investors are one of the major reasons this new Chinatown will be created. In late July, North Miami Vice Mayor Alix Desulme welcomed a member delegation from Shanghai that consisted of investors, business leaders and realtors interested in the new Chinatown district.
How one city—and its city manager—is embracing unique economic development thinking [PM Magazine, March ]. Building a Chinatown? In North Miami? I had worked on the development of the new Miami Marlins stadium retractable roof and all in my previous post, so I had a good sense for the complexity of projects in urban areas. But that was the city of Miami. Councilman Alix Desulme, who had been approached by local business leaders, had done some initial research. He was passionate and persistent; I listened.
The Asian American Federation of Florida AAFF is a c 3 coalition that aims to foster unity and collaboration among the various Asian Pacific American organizations and to improve the relationship of a culturally diverse Asian Pacific American community in Florida. Although it was never enforced or put into practice, Florida still has on its books a law banning the Asian immigrants from owning land. HB House Companion Bill.
Despite a small Asian population, the city council wants to build Chinatown from the ground up, though some business owners in the area say there is already an unofficial Chinatown with long-established stores some 30 blocks away. This Chinatown will be in an area known more for its strip malls and shops rather than a high concentration of Asian immigrants. It is expected to have several Asian-owned commercial businesses, tech start-up companies, Chinese artwork and restaurants. Chinese investors are one of the major reasons this new Chinatown will be created. In late July, North Miami Vice Mayor Alix Desulme welcomed a member delegation from Shanghai that consisted of investors, business leaders and realtors interested in the new Chinatown district.