ABSTRACT
Chinatowns are symbolic centres of overseas Chinese communities. Even small places with few Chinese restaurants and shops are referred to as ‘Chinatowns’. In Europe there are not many large Chinatowns, and most of them do not have the ghetto functions the American and Southeast Asian Chinatowns once had. This chapter will explore some of the aspects that keep the Chinatowns together and make them a focal point of ethnic identity.
