Chinatowns have been affeted (1) by a change in the economic, social, and political base of the larger community, of which the Chinatown is a part, and (2) by the population composition of the larger community. Four factors may affect existing Chinatowns and hasten their decline: (1) occupational invasion and succession; (2) decline of Chinese population; (3) social change; and (4) ecological invasion and succession.
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Rose Hum Lee (1949) studied this question.