One of the areas in your Chicago travel guide that you need to visit is China Town. It is a neighborhood in Chicago which is located on the Amour Square community area on the near south side.

It is an example of an American ethnic Chinese neighborhood. The 2000 census revealed that there are 68,021 Chinese in the primary metropolitan statistical areas.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown,_Chicago

The Chinatown Chicago history dates back to the late 1870S when Chinese immigrants began arriving in the city as ex railroad workers who had faced discrimination in the western states. The population rose gradually in the 1950s and 1960s due to the communist revolution in china coupled with a relaxation of the immigration laws.

This led to the formation of Chinatown. By 1970, Chicago had the fourth largest Chinese population in American cities. At present, Chicago has the fourth largest Chinatown in USA. Check out your Chicago travel guide for more information on the neighborhood.

To learn more on the history of Chinatown check out these sites

Encyclopedia of Chicago, Chinatown

http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/284.html

Chicago Chinatown

http://www.chicago-chinatown.com/cgi-bin/view.cgi?li=26

A view on the origins of cities- Chicago Chinatown

http://www.aviewoncities.com/chicago/chinatown.htm

Chinatown museum

http://www.ccamuseum.org/

Chinatown a Chicago neighborhood guide

http://www.chicagotraveler.com/neighborhoods/chinatown-feature.htm

E-How-The history of Chinatown in Chicago

http://www.ehow.com/facts_5154374_history-chinatown-chicago.html