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...evidence, check out the wall-to-wall patrons (Asian and non-Asian alike) enjoying dim sum, from chicken feet to coconut cake, at Ocean Palace, a cavernous banquet hall in the Bellaire neighborhood at the western end of Houston's Chinatown. The steamed buns filled with barbecued pork are as light as clouds; slivers of custard-soft tofu are immersed in a light ginger syrup; and the chili oil at every table is made by the chef. Waiters cruise the place with carts of delicacies; just point to the ones you want...
...history indicates a mistreatment of Chinatown during the 1950s that has yet to be righted. Consequently, area planners have a special obligation to ensure that plans for the Chinatown site accommodate community need, and the legislature should consider other compensation methods for the neighborhood...
...special trust for Chinatown would help remunerate for the past wrongs that have burdened Chinatown for decades. Similar accommodations are made regularly: East Boston has a ‘mitigation fund’ for the developmental and environmental harms that Logan Airport causes on a daily basis, and James M. Kelly, the City Councilor for South Boston effectively lobbied for mitigation funds to offset the hassles caused by the recent construction of the new convention center located in his district. It is a shame that Kelly has not moved to secure similar funding for Chinatown, also in his district...
...Chinatown was clearly wronged in the construction of the Central Artery. But its destruction signals an opportunity to right this wrong. While the special bill before the state legislature is not be the best way to compensate Chinatown, Boston must seize this moment to settle this account of history...
Eminent domain is an important power that citizens allow the government to exercise for the common good, but with this power comes special responsibility to use discretion in planning and protecting particularly vulnerable communities. Boston’s cheating of its Chinatown residents needs to be remedied, but financial compensation, rather than disruption of the urban planning process, is the more equitable solution...