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Oakland's Asian business surge reshapes city life
Oakland, once scarred by decline, now hosts Vietnamese groceries Cambodian doughnut shops and Chinese auto repair run by refugees. Chinatown adds 20 new major Asian restaurants while Sun Hop Fat Super Market expands to serve a growing, ethnically mixed community. Officials note rapid population growth and rising economic activity, tempered by harassment and small-business failures.
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Oakland
Calif
Southeast Asia
Bank of Canton
Chinatown
Ben Hom
Vietnam
Tru van Bach
China Town
Gary Hin