Asian Life in San Francisco | Asian American Poll

ASIAN LIFE IN SAN FRANCISCO
(Updated Tuesday, Apr 1, 2008, 05:09:02 PM to reflect the 100 most recent valid responses.)

Which San Francisco Bay area offers the best environment for Asian Americans?
Downtown SF | 47%
East Bay | 31%
Marin County | 8%
South San Francisco | 14%

What's the best thing about living in the San Francisco Bay area?
Breathtaking Scenic Beauty | 40%
Clean Air | 19%
Lots of Fine Chinese Restaurants | 15%
Asians Everywhere | 18%
Great Universities, Skiing and Wine | 8%

What's the worst thing about living in the San Francisco Bay area?
No Summer Weather | 12%
Perpetual Gridlock | 40%
Too Crowded with Asians | 1%
Shortage of Decent Housing | 47%

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Hey, that's some good info. Flushing and Lower East Side have a large number that is equivalent to some of the more heavily Asian populated cities out here. Hey, where is Shaolin? Is it on Staten Island? I don't know anything about it, except that Wu-Tang talks about it all the time.
TSJ Eric@KristinKreuk.net Friday, July 05, 2002 at 21:49:01 (PDT)

LSD,

Staten Island is a land fill. Is it still part of the city? :)
AC Dropout Monday, July 01, 2002 at 13:58:03 (PDT)

TSJ and AC,

I've received additional information regarding the Asian Demographics for NYC. As I've said before in my past discussion/argument, NYC is a unique city because it is made up of counties. In other cities, a county is a usually a city, and any other county is a different town altogether. NYC is made up of 5 counties or boroughs. I have attached the information below regarding the percentage of Asians, and the sections of NYC with a significant number of Asians. These areas pretty much define NYC as a whole. You and I would agree that NYC has a high percentage of Asians. The top 3 areas Flushing, Lower East Side and Elmhurst have Chinatowns, which gives them a higher percentage of Asians than the other areas. One county called Richmond or Staten Island is not listed here. There are very few Asians living there. The percentage of Asians is probably like 3% or less of the population.

Asians in NYC
Borough	Percentage of Asians
Bronx	6%
Brooklyn	8%
Manhattan	11%
Queens	16%

Sections of NYC with Asians
Section Percentage of Asians

Whitestone-Flushing 26%
Lower East Side 34%

Corona-Elmhurst 32%

Sunnyside-Woodside 25%

Hillcrest-Jamaica Estate 18%

Astoria-LIC 13%

Jackson Heights 17%

Bensonhurst 14%

Bayside-Little Neck 17%

Boro Park 12%

Forest Hills-Rego Park 17%

Greenwich-Soho 16%

Sunset Park 15%

Midwood 10%

Sheepshead Bay 11%

Gramercy-Murray Hill 11%

Kew Gardens-Woodheaven 13%

University Heights 12%

Upper East Side 8%

Bay Ridge 11%

Upper West Side 7%

Coney Island-Brighton Beach 10%

Parkchester 7%

Morningside Heights 8%

Chelsea-Clinton 8%

Riverdale 8%

Pelham Parkway 8%

Wall St.-Tribeca 14%

LSD Sunday, June 30, 2002 at 19:21:13 (PDT)

"I'm not leaching off the players if that's what you mean :) I'm on the team medical staff. I'd rather be playing the game but I can't complain!"

Whoa! Now that is a cool job. Can you just mention what team it is for? Hey, are you familiar with Dr. Arthur Ting?
TSJ Eric@KristinKreuk.net Friday, June 28, 2002 at 20:47:28 (PDT)

TSJ,

I'm not leaching off the players if that's what you mean :) I'm on the team medical staff. I'd rather be playing the game but I can't complain!
Mile High Asian Guy Thursday, June 27, 2002 at 12:13:25 (PDT)

Cute Filipino Guy, I know what you mean about Logan. That school is HUGE, though! It's the second largest in the Bay, after Independence in San Jo. Logan takes sports super seriously. They train their kids from a very young age. Obviously, they can't compete with the private schools that recruit, but they are a powerhouse around here.

"What I don't like about union city is that even though it seems nice and quiet, its not always as safe as people think."

I think it's safer than Daly City. Remember, the northern part of DC (near the Cow Palace) borders the Sunnydale projects in SF. There is low income housing in UC called Contempo, but it's not nearly as bad. Also, the weather in DC sucks! Do they even know what the sun looks like? You know what that means? No chicks in skimpy outfits!
TSJ Eric@KristinKreuk.net Monday, June 24, 2002 at 19:19:21 (PDT)

Damn, Mile High Asian Guy. It sounds like you are a pretty big baller yourself. What do you do? Now, that is the question. =P
TSJ Eric@KristinKreuk.net Monday, June 24, 2002 at 19:10:19 (PDT)

AC,

Since this is a SF forum, let's move our Big Apple discussion to the NY forum from now on.

Every individual including Bill Gates has different interests and hobbies. The reason why he doesn't own a yacht or a private jet like most Corporate American CEOs is because he feels his money shouldn't be spent on those things. Instead, much of his money is spent on health research, tech programs, and antiquities. From what I've heard, Bill owns several antique items from the 15th-18th centuries such as a Leonardo Da Vinci Codex, and several letters of Napolean Bonaparte. Being an extremely wealthy individual, he could have bought the Mona Lisa as well.

Murray Hill isn't much of a desirable area for young people. Most people who live there are married in their late 30's or 40's. If you have the money, living in Soho, Midtown West, Upper East and West Side is more like it. Certain areas of Murray Hill is nice, but I think most young people who have high incomes wouldn't want to live there because it's a boring area. Don't get me wrong, Midtown is a decent area but its more desirable to be in the west side. Currently I live in the West 50s by Carnegie Hall which seems to have more activity than Murray Hill in the east.

I never grew up Chinatown but in the housing projects in the lower east side. I think my early life was much more difficult than some of these kids living in Chinatown. I had to deal with Hispanics and Blacks who were often hostile to me.

LSD Monday, June 24, 2002 at 14:02:58 (PDT)

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