April 26, 2005

Communist flag flying over Los Angeles' Chinatown

PRC Communist flag in Los Angeles Chinatown

As previously promised ("1000 anti-Japan demonstrators. In Los Angeles?"), I visited Los Angeles' Chinatown earlier today to see the PRC flag that was recently raised there. The flag is flying over a non-descript two story building on Bamboo Lane, which is basically a one-lane alley connecting Hill and Broadway. On Hill going north it's about 1 or 2 blocks south of the 110 onramp.

As can be seen, the sun wasn't helping me. The meter was also running out, my batteries were dying, and my attempts to ask local residents about the flag weren't too successful.

I don't know the Chinese word for 'gaijin', but whatever that is a few of my prospective interviewees were probably saying it to themselves. A few others were helpful but didn't know about the flag. I managed to find one person who commented however. He didn't see it as a pro-Communist so much as a pro-China unification symbol. The communists in China today are not like those of yesteryear according to him. He saw the flag and, as he joined his fingers together, the merging of the two Chinas as a good thing.

I may go there again. I have no doubt that I could find some people who are opposed to the flag no matter the intended meaning if I asked enough people.





Posted to Los_Angeles at April 26, 2005 05:44 PM

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Posted by: Ralph at April 28, 2005 05:00 AM


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