China town

Tonight’s CSI showed a crime in an area populated almost exclusively by people from Korea or China, which is what my parents would have called, “China Town” and it ocurred to me that every major city - at least in the U.S. - must have a “China Town” now.

However, I’m concerned that the phrase may not be politically correct any more. We don’t refer to people from China as “Chinese” any longer unless we know for certain that they are indeed from China. If the exact country is unknown, we now refer to them as Asians.

All of this is to respect the feelings of the people with an Asian ancestry. Yet, I think they are proud of this and in some cities the “China Town” is a focal point for tourists and a very popular and well respected area, particularly in San Francisco, New York City and Washington, DC.