. >> reporter: when jenny tang came to washington dc with her family almost 20 years ago from china, she chose to live in the tight-knit enclave of china town in order to hold on to some of her cultural heritage. today china town is fast disappearing. the famous chinese gate over the main avenue only remains as a tourist attraction surrounded by western food and clothing franchises. it is about the people. at one time 3,000 chinese lived in washington's china town. today only about 300 remain. half of those might soon be gone. they're building-- their building being replaced. jenny tang being evicted so a luxury condo can be built. >> translation: most of the people living here, we have jobs. we don't have as much money as them. every day and month we pay our rent on time. >> reporter: they're victims of what is called a process through which poor minorities are pushed out as a city develops and the wealthy move in. according to one study, non-chinese populations in these areas have doubled in a decade, some researchers estimate that of the 15 large china towns in america, only 3 sti

their building being replaced, jenny tang being evicted so luxury don condos will be built. >> everymonth we pay our rent on time. >> they're victory of gentrification, a process in which poor minorities are pushed out as the city develops and the wealthy move in. according to one study non-chinese populations in these areas have doubled in a decade, some researchers estimate that of the 15 large china towns in america only three remain authentic to their chinese cultural past. >> the chinatown is not just with the people chinatown is a place where social networks, economic fabrics, it's been built. >> but when chinese are pushed out, it breaks up cohesion of the community and threatens it was. in new york people are fighting back. >> in some ways new york city has been one of the loan success stories of people taking to the streets to fight back against development because everyone knows once the heart, soul and original character of their chinatown is gone it will likely never come back. >> in washington, jenny tang knows this and is deeply saddened. >> my sister tells me to come b

the building replaced, jenny tang to be evicted so a luxury condo can be built. >> most that live hereon't have as much money with them. every day, every month we pay the rent. >> reporter: they are victims of gentrification, a prospect through which poor minorities are moved out. >> according to one study non-chinese populations in the areas doubled in a decade. some estimate of 15 large chinatowns, three are authentic to the chinese cultural past. >> china townis not just with the people. chinatown is a place where social networks, economic fabrics, right, it's been built. >> reporter: but when chinese are pushed out. it breaks up cultural co-herein of the community and threatens tradition. in new york, people are fighting back. >> in some ways, new york city has been a lone success story, people taking to the streets to fight back against development. everyone knows once the heart, sole and character of their chinatown is gone, it likely will never come back. >> in washington, jenny tang nose this and is deeply saddened. >> my sister tells me to come back to china. i don't want to g

. >> in washington, jenny tang nose this and is deeply saddened. >> my sister tells me to come back towant to go back. >> looking out at a china town she barely recognises >>> and that's it for us tonight. i'm jonathan betz. stay here, ray suarez with "inside story" starts now. >> the agonizing wait is over. the wait list reach schools and safety schools have made their wishes known and thousands of high school seniors have had to cope with what they might see as college failure before they take a single class. they will be in school in fall just not their dream school. have we created crazy unworkable expectations at toop schools? does it matter that you go to college and less where you go? the deposits for the fall are in the mail. the sticker's already going on

jenny tang knows this. >> translator: my sister tells me to come back to china, but i don't want to go> reporter: looking out at a chinatown that she now barely recognizes. gabriel elizondo. al jazeera, new york. >>> for more any time, aljazeera.com. >>> breaking news, the pentagon confirming ten isil leaders are dead after u.s.-lead air strikes. nothing, a police officer enters his plea over murder charges. >>> thousands of flights delayed or canceled as a deadly storm system slows travel because of ice and snow.

in washington jenny tang knows this and is deeply saddened. >> my sister tells me to come back to china but i don't want to go back. >> looking out at a chinatown that she now barely recognizes. gabriel elizondo, al jazeera, new york. >> okay, time for all the sport with andy. >> thanks so much. well, leicester city has just missed out. this game finishing 0-0 in the last few minutes. it means that city has six away games. and finishing the year second in the table having just lost one game in the last test. it's arsenal who fits the year top of the league bournemouth did beat leicester. >> i know that we want to improve our situation. we want to develop. we want to get more points in this very important moment in a league. >> the spanish league comes back on wednesday. ahead of that round of games, rafa benitez said that he's a victim of the campaign ending his time at the club. scoring ten goals in the last game, benitez has faced he have criticism ever since losing 4-0 to barcelona. >> there is the campaign. the campaign against the club president, against real madrid and the real ma

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