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Artist Tiesheng Dai is one of the few Chineseresidents remaining in the U.S. capital's Chinatown.
He used to have two art galleries.
But rent hikes forced him to close both of them.
A sign outside the building is the only evidence theyexisted.
The area's housing costs have been pushed up overthe years by other ethnic groups flooding in.
The Chinese population has shrunk from a high of 3,000 to around 300 today.
Chinatown began to develop decades ago, as new immigrants moved there because most ofthem faced language and cultural barriers in other neighborhoods.
Tom Fong, vice chairman of the local chapter of the Chinese Consolidated BenevolentAssociation, says things gradually changed.
"As quickly as the kids they bring over assimilate the English language, the parents actuallylean on them to.
We don't actually need a Chinatown English speaking translator or liaison to help get us there."
Most of the current Chinese residents have low incomes and receive government subsidies.
Many live in Museum Square, one of Chinatown's two affordable apartment houses.
But the government subsidy for this complex expires in October, and the owner plans toreplace the building with modern high-rise condos.
So the residents are being forced to move out.
Dai, the artist, has lived here for almost nine years.
He says the remaining residents don't want to move.
“ Some families with three generations are living together.Some of them have been here longerthan me, for more than ten years.Some for 20 some years.”
If affordable housing is no longer available, the residents may not be able to stay in theChinatown area, according to Derek Hyra, the director of American University's MetropolitanPolicy Center.
Hyra says without Chinese residents, the local government cannot promote Chinatown as anauthentic ethnic tourist attraction.
"I think that cities that are more racially tolerant and ethnically and racially diverse tend to bethe places that have the most innovation.
There is association between diversity and economic development.”
And Tom Fong says, when it comes to retaining Chinese culture, Chinatown matters.
"My hope is that my kids and their kids will still have that touchstone of Chinatown to be a partof and come down here to perform lion dance, and to do Kong Fu and spread our culture, toretain our culture for generations to come."
1.remain in 停留在
例句:He will have to remain in hospital for at least10 days.
他至少得在医院里呆10天。
2.begin to 开始
例句:You can't begin to imagine how much that saddens me.
你都无从想象这让我有多悲伤。
3.plan to 打算;计划
例句:I dreamed up a plan to solve both problems at once.
我想出了一个方案，可以同时解决两个问题。
4.move out 迁出;搬出
例句:They decided to move out to the suburbs.
他们决定搬到郊外去。
艺术家戴铁生是少数仍然在华盛顿唐人街居住的一位中国人。他过去曾拥有2间美术馆。但随着租金上涨他不得不将其关闭。这幢建筑外挂的牌子就是曾经存在过的唯一证明。近年来由于其他人的到来，这片区域的房租成本水涨船高。
这里的中国人数量从最多的3000人缩减到现在的大约300人。几十年前随着新移民者的涌入这里开始发展，因为他们中的大多数人面临其它居民区内的语言及文化障碍。中华会馆地方分会的副主席汤姆·方表示改变正逐渐发生。
“当他们带大的孩子逐渐接受到英语影响，父母们实际上会依赖他们。我们到那里不需要一位唐人街英语翻译或联络员的帮助。”如今大多数中国居民收入很低而且还在接受政府救济。许多人住在博物馆区，在唐人街能够负担得起公寓房有两个地区，这是其中一个。但是政府对这一综合设施的补助将于10月过期，房东则计划将其变成现代化的高层公寓。因此居民们正被迫搬家。
艺术家的戴已经在这里生活了将近9年。他表示剩下的人并不想离开。“一些家庭三代同堂居一起生活。一些人比我在这的时间还长，已经超过10年。还有一些人待了20年。”美国大学城市政策中心知道德雷克·海德拉表示如果现在的房子没了，居民们也许就不能留在唐人街。他表示没有了中国居民，当地政府便不能将这里作为一处观光胜地进行推广。“我认为城市的更为包容及更多样化会带来更高的创造力。这是多样性和经济发展之间的联系。”
同时汤姆·方表示当谈到维系中国文化时，唐人街无疑是至关重要的一个部分。“我希望我的孩子和他们的孩子能够拥有唐人街这样一处地标，来这里舞舞狮，练练中国功夫，将我们的文化传给后人。”
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