Community Business:

1. In her description of Chinatown in the back of the book, McClintock notes that Chinatown was rebuilt after the 1906 earthquake. Learn more about the decision to rebuild and how Chinese Americans had to fight with city leaders to avoid relocation to the outskirts of the city:
   www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5337215
2. Today, Chinatown is a thriving community that attracts thousands of tourists each year. Many people enjoy visiting the various shops and restaurants along the narrow streets.
   
   Several Chinese shops are shown in the illustration. Discuss the types of products sold in these shops. Fruits and vegetables and Chinese herbs are visible in two of the storefronts.
3. Ask students to name the types of businesses in their community. Discuss how each of the businesses contributes to the local economy and to the life of the community.
4. If possible, have community business owners visit your classroom and share their ideas of how their business contributes to the community.

Standards: NSS-EC.K-4.7 Markets and Market Prices; NSS-EC.K-4.13 Income and Earning; NSS-EC.K-4.14 Entrepreneurs; NSS-USH.K-4.1 Living and Working Together in Families and Communities, Now and Long Ago; NSS-USH.K-4.3 The History of the United States: Democratic Principles and Values and the People from Many Cultures Who Contributed to Its Cultural, Economic, and Political Heritage