Asian Life in Houston | Asian American Poll

ASIAN LIFE IN HOUSTON
(Updated Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008, 05:14:21 PM to reflect the 100 most recent valid responses.)

Which Houston area offers the best environment for Asian Americans?
Katy/West Houston | 26%
Sugar Land/Ft Bend Cty | 32%
Westside Chinatown | 7%
W Univ Pl/Inner Loop | 24%
The Woodlands | 11%

What's the best thing about living in the Houston area?
No Cold Winters | 3%
Many Good Asian Restaurants | 32%
Reasonable Cost of Living | 54%
Southern Hospitality | 11%

What's the worst thing about living in the Houston area?
Hot Muggy Summers | 56%
Pollution & Dominance by Big Oil | 25%
Rednecks in Outlying Areas | 19%
Asian Community Political Squabbling | 0%

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Trung Nguyen:
You know that stereotype about southerns being uneducated, ignorant fools? You reinforce it well into people's minds. Also, dont you know that pouting and crying don't strengthen your arguement?

If you had any brains, you'll remember that this hoston-austin-dallas comparison began with population statistics that someone else brought up. If you had any comprehension skills, you'll know that I wasnt insulting houston..I was simply pointing out that dallas population woudl increase over the years b/c of the growth in businesses. If you had any common sense, you wouldnt comment on dallas, then turn around and tell me to "shut the hell up" about dallas. This is double standard, dont you think?

To further demonstrate your stupidity:
You said, "Houston is anything but compact--It's got urban and suburban sprawl into five surrounding counties. They're building so many new houses in the burbs as well as new high rise lofts and townhomes in Midtown because of the growth during the past 5 years as well as due to the huge revitalization of the Houston Downtown area."

1) There is nothing wrong with a city being compact. Your hostile attitude has allow you to feel insulted when you shouldnt be. Houston is relatively compact (in comparison to dallas). It is this concentration that allows houston to have distinct areas w/ stronger communities (including a more powerful AA community). B/c dallas is so widespread, it lags in the strengths and characters of communities.

2) Urban sprawling is nothing to brag about. This is a common PROBLEM with most major cities in the US. People are moving farther away from the city to live in larger houses with more land. These houses are sometimes cheaply built by unqualified developers...the result is cookie-cutter houses w/ no charcter, no respect for the regional heritages, and horrible space planning with cheap materials used. This is also the reason the traffic problems remain persistent in major cities of the US.

3) More subdivisons newly constructed does not directly imply growth. It saids that people are relocating. Construction of corporate buildings, however, is a better indication of growth...which is what you see in Dallas.

4) I have to agree with you on this one. Houston has done a great job revitalizing its downtown. Dallas downtown still needs major work to clean up this area...homelessness in downtown dallas is still a big problem.

5) People move for better jobs. I think if AA had a choice betweeen Houston and Dallas, most would prefer the living quality of Houston. However, there are more jobs available in Dallas.

You are welcome to reply, but please...keep your emotions under control.

Bill Fong and H-town Azn Pride:
Read the second paragraph to Trung...it explains why Dallas is a discussion.

Viet guy in houston:
Yes, sugarland is growing..but that is a residential area. It only means that people are moving away from the city, not that more jobs are available. I have realized that people from the west and east coast are moving to TX, not just houston. Houston is cheap, just like Dallas and Austin. You're right, Houston is a great city...I never denied this.

Ed:
Thanks for understanding the value of comparison. You probaly already understand my intention was not to digress from the topic of houston. I was illustrating the difference between the two cities...and the reason for the different AA population and communities.
be Thursday, May 23, 2002 at 10:26:48 (PDT)

I visited Houston recently on a business trip from So-Cal and I was rather surprised at how many Asian Americans live in that Texas City. I came to find out H-town has the 8th largest AA population in the country. Most of the folks of all ethnic backgrounds I met there were either very friendly or at least polite. About the only thing I didn't like was the heat and humidity. However, you receovered from it pretty quickly when you went inside--every building, business and house I went into in had VERY EFFECTIVE air conditioning!

I got a little disoriented when I heard several Asian American teens in a Starbucks saying "y'all" and talking with a slight Texas or Southern accent. It was like watching a Kung Fu flick dubbed by Texans with very good word matching to the mouth movements. But then again, I guess I'm used to seein Asian Americans talking with a So-Cal accent.

Overall, a nice place despite the heat. If I were transferred there by my company, I could live there.
Dan Vinh Thursday, May 23, 2002 at 07:54:15 (PDT)

Update on Yao Ming and the Houston Rockets:

The Houston Rockets organization, the City of Houston and the Asian American community have began a concerted effort to court Yao Ming. This morning on SportsRadio 610, Rockets VP George Pastolos stated that a video was produced to give Yao Ming info on the City of Houston, with an empahsis on the Asian American community there, as well as more general information on the City.

Don Yao (a recruiter with U of H who tried to receruit Yao to play there) and Shern-Min Chow did voiceovers on the tour segments as well as during informational segments on areas of the city. Former Councilwoman, Dr. Martha Wong and current Councilman Gordon Quan also made statements with regards to how the AA community would welcome Yao, be like his second family and give him full support if he were to come to Houston. The Counsul General of the Chinese Consulate in Houston made similar statements as well. The video was done entirely in Mandarin.

Apparently the AA community has also deluged the Rockets organization with phone calls on how they want Yao Ming here. George Pastolos said he's been called in his office and stopped on the street by Asian Americans saying they want Yao Ming here and would buy season tickets just to see him.

Having Yao Ming who is considered a national treasure in China play for the Houston Rockets would be one of the greatest coups for our fair city. It would set the eyes of a billion Chinese on our City and thrust us even deeper into the National and International spotlights. I hope that Yao comes here to play and I would fully support him here.
John Davis Thursday, May 23, 2002 at 06:17:22 (PDT)

One of the Bigger Name UFA players the Houston Texans acquired is Kailee Wong, a linebacker with 5 years NFL experience who played for Stanford prior to his pro-career. From what I understand, he's from Eugene, Oregon and is the product of an Asian American father and an African American mother.

In any event, he's already gotten some buzz going--granted, not as much as Yao Ming's prospect of coming to Houston have. In any event, we're seeing still more Asian Americans, as well as those of Asian mixed heritage, becoming people of importance here in the Houston area. Keep on coming--we're glad to have you here.
Hank Lewis Wednesday, May 22, 2002 at 11:32:26 (PDT)

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