According to the reading, it points out the development of garment factories for Dominican males, but the market was dominated by Chinese entrepreneurs (pg 227) This area stands out to me because my father, his brothers and my uncles all worked and later on owned garment factories and was once a very stable career for them. They were able to make a good living to support their families. I grew up being exposed to the environment of the garment factories.
Immigration definitely transformed the neighborhoods I lived in. I moved around a couple of times and each neighborhood would usually be dominated by the Asian community which makes sense because my parents felt more comfortable living in a neighborhood where many Asians live in. When we moved into my current house, it wasn’t really Asian dominated and even now as I type this, the neighborhood has become more and more Asian dominated, I have noticed as the years have gone by.
