UNIT TWO
New York City Chinatown:
A Vision for the 21st Century

Unit Two focuses on what New York City's Chinatowns might look like in the future.

ACTIVITY 1

Chinatown Needs Assessment

ACTIVITY 2

District Needs Statement for FY 2000

ACTIVITY 3

Evaluating the Chinatown Improvement Project

ACTIVITY 4

Visiting Community Organizations and Interview Community Leaders

ACTIVITY 5

Using the Internet

ACTIVITY 6

A New Chinatown in the 21st Century: Writing a Grant Proposal

ACTIVITY 7

A Document-Based Question

 

 



TIME FRAME:

It will take 8-10 instructional periods to complete all the activities. Additional time will be needed to do library and Internet research.

PRODUCTS AND ASSESSMENT:

Assessment will be based on the completed worksheets, interview notes, library and Internet research, and the most importantly, the group project of the grant proposal.


DOCUMENT 7

District Needs Statement - Fiscal Year 2000
Community Board No. 3, Manhattan

DOCUMENT 8

Chinatown Street Revitalization
New York City Department of City Planning

DOCUMENT 9

Photographs of New York City Chinatown

WORKSHEET 5

District Needs Statement

WORKSHEET 6

Interview Questions

WORKSHEET 7

Document-Based Question Worksheet


Activity 1