俄克拉荷马城亚裔区走过50多年 与洛杉矶华埠同列66号公路双亚裔区
随着66号公路百年纪念临近，俄克拉荷马城亚裔区迎来了走过50多年的节点。这条沿克拉森大道西北23街至36街绵延的商业文化走廊，是全美66号公路沿线仅有的两个亚裔区之一，另一个是洛杉矶华埠。
1975年西贡陷落后，大批越南难民在这条一度荒废的旧道旁重新安家，此后华人、韩裔、泰裔等亚裔群体先后加入。亚裔区文化协会执行主任史蒂夫·黎说，亚裔区是「俄克拉荷马城的心跳，因为它把人们聚在一起」。他于2018年创办亚裔夜市节，原本只盼吸引2000人，实际到场逾万人。
文化协会已在街区两端竖起66号公路盾形标志；俄克拉荷马历史中心讲述越南船民等亚裔移民故事的巡回展览「我们的旅程」将展出至2027年1月。（来源：俄克拉荷马城亚裔区文化协会）
Oklahoma City's Asian District Marks 50-Plus Years as One of Two Asian Districts on Route 66
As Route 66 approaches its 100th anniversary, Oklahoma City's Asian District is marking more than half a century of culture and community along the historic highway. Stretching along Classen Boulevard from Northwest 23rd Street to Northwest 36th Street, it is one of only two Asian districts on Route 66, the other being Los Angeles's Chinatown.
After the fall of Saigon in 1975, Vietnamese refugees rebuilt their lives along the corridor, and Chinese, Korean, Thai and other Asian communities followed. Steve Le, executive director of the Asian District Cultural Association, calls the district "the heartbeat of Oklahoma City" because it brings people together. He founded the Asian Night Market Festival in 2018 expecting 2,000 visitors; more than 10,000 came.
The association has placed Route 66 shields at both ends of the district, and the Oklahoma History Center's traveling exhibit "Our Journeys," telling the stories of Vietnamese boat people and other Asian immigrants, runs through January 2027. (Source: Asian District Cultural Association)
来源：俄克拉荷马城亚裔区文化协会
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图片来源：位于亚裔区克拉森大道上的牛奶瓶大楼（Milk Bottle Building, Oklahoma City, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons） / The Milk Bottle Building on Classen Boulevard in the Asian District (CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
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