The Vittles Chinatowns Project
A special ten-part supplement about Chinatowns in the UK and how they’re changing, guest-edited by Angela Hui
Chinatowns have always been a part of my life in one way or another. When my parents emigrated from Hong Kong and China to the UK in the 1980s, they bounced between Chinatowns, Chinese restaurants and takeaways, going wherever the work took them. They usually lived above the businesses or in staff accommodation until they saved e…