The lecture at the Foreign Literature Library offers a look at Chinatown as a living result of migrations, conflicts, and hopes. Through the history of laws, personal fates, and urban spaces, listeners will see how Chinese neighborhoods have transformed into iconic points on the map of the USA and symbols of cultural resilience. The series "Mosaic of the United States" at the Foreign Literature Library has long been a place where complex narratives of American history are broken down into understandable human stories. The next meeting is dedicated to the Chinese diaspora - one of the most notable and controversial communities in the USA, whose neighborhoods on city maps are marked with familiar characters and bright signs. Listeners will be invited to trace the journey from the first immigrants leaving Guangdong in search of work to the densely populated areas of New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. The discussion will cover how economic growth and the "gold rush" coexisted with discriminatory laws and waves of xenophobia, while agreements on free migration were replaced by strict restrictions. Historical facts will be linked to living examples and biographies of real people. A separate block of the lecture will focus on how Chinatown became a cultural sign: a tourist magnet, a gastronomic center, a media image, and at the same time a home for several generations of families. The lecturer will explain how migrants managed to preserve their language, traditions, and entrepreneurial spirit without dissolving in the multicultural environment of megacities. Painful topics will also be addressed - from racial stereotypes to labor conflicts. In the finale, the meeting will bring the conversation to the present: what Chinese neighborhoods are like today, how they are changing under the influence of globalization and tourism, and why discussions about migration sound so acute in the public sphere again. If you don't know where to stroll in Moscow, visit KudaGo.