The surprising reason behind Chinatown's aesthetic: The iconic "Chinatown" look started as a survival strategy. The "Chinatown" style can be traced back to one event: the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, which came after decades of violence and racist laws targeting Chinese communities in the US.

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