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The Chinatown-International District of Seattle, Washington (also known by the three individual neighborhood names of Chinatown, Japantown and Little Saigon, or simply as the CID) is the center of Seattle's Asian American community. The name was established by City Ordinance 119297 in 1999 as a result of the three neighborhoods' work and consensus on the Seattle Chinatown International District Urban Village Strategic Plan submitted to the City Council in December 1998. Like many other areas of Seattle, the neighborhood is multiethnic, but the majority of its residents are of Chinese ethnicity. It is one of eight historic neighborhoods recognized by the City of Seattle. Within the Chinatown International District are the three neighborhoods known as Seattle's Chinatown, Japantown and Little Saigon. The geographic area once included Seattle's Manilatown.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Filipino Community )〕 Boundaries of the CID are from 4th Avenue South to Rainier Avenue and from Yesler Way to Charles Street/Dearborn. Also within the CID is the Seattle Chinatown Historic District, so designated by the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Chinatown is roughly south of Jackson, with Japantown north of Jackson and Little Saigon to the east of I-5. Rather than drawing static boundaries, each neighborhood agreed to being defined by a "spine," or core area (term coined by Dr. Lynn Manzo of the University of Washington). The spine of Chinatown is King Street, with Hing Hay Park at its heart. The spine of Japantown is Main Street, while the spine of Little Saigon is the portion of Jackson Street east of I-5. Hing Hay Park, at the corner of S. King Street and Maynard Avenue S., is a popular gathering place in the Chinatown International District. The Wing Luke Asian Museum is an important cultural institution in the neighborhood, as was the Nippon Kan Theatre until its closure. Kobe Terrace, on the steep slope adjacent to I-5, is another important site, as is the Danny Woo Chinatown International District Community Garden. While the exact ethnic makeup of the CID has not been determined, the 2010 Census contains ethnic self-identification counts by ZIP code. Much of the CID lies in 98104. The numbers and percentages of residents identifying as an Asian ethnicity in 98104 are: Chinese—1,572 (12.1%); Vietnamese—463 (3.5%); Filipino—373 (2.8%); Japanese—229 (1.7%); Korean—150 (1.1); East Indian—111, Indonesian—20, Laotian—20, Cambodian—19, and Hmong—2.〔 ==Location== The neighborhood stretches from Fourth Avenue S., beyond which are Pioneer Square and SoDo, east to Rainier Avenues South, beyond which is Rainier Valley. South of the Dearborn and Charles Street boundaries are Beacon Hill and the Industrial District; while north of Yesler Way, the northern boundary of the Chinatown International District, lies Downtown and First Hill. Within the CID are the three neighborhoods of Chinatown, Japantown, and Little Saigon. The portion east of Interstate 5 has been dubbed "Little Saigon" because of the high concentration of Vietnamese businesses there. The main thoroughfares in Chinatown are South Jackson Street (south of I-5) and South King Street; the primary thoroughfare in Japantown is Main Street; and the prominent street in Little Saigon is South Jackson Street. The nexus of Little Saigon is the intersection of 12th Avenue South and S. Jackson. For Japantown, it's 6th and Main. In Chinatown, the core is Hing Hay Park, centering on the King and Maynard intersection. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chinatown-International District, Seattle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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