Methodology – A new Chinatown: Demographics, business landscapes evolve in Chicago’s 11th Ward
By Grace Xue and Tianshu Hu Medill Reports The datasets used in this report were downloaded from the U.S. Census Bureau, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) and the Chicago Data Portal. These datasets are all publicly available. Three different types of data were obtained from these official agencies and authorities. The U.S. Census […]
A new Chinatown: Demographics, business landscapes evolve in Chicago’s 11th Ward
By Grace Xue and Tianshu Hu Medill Reports In recent years, the food culture and cityscape of Chinatown have gradually changed with the influx of new immigrants, international students and tourists. Along Cermak Road and Wentworth Avenue, people walk with boba tea, past long lines of locals waiting to dine at bustling hot pot restaurants. […]
In Tokyo, coffee meets cuteness in the company of capybaras
By Grace Xue Medill Reports TOKYO – In Tokyo’s Sumida district, a quiet residential neighborhood, there’s always a bustling line forming in a little alley before 11 a.m., opening time for Cafe Capyba. Customers wait patiently to spend 1,250 yen ($8.53) for 30 minutes with capybaras. Growing to about 4.3 feet long and weighing up […]
