The remaking of Southeast Asian American spaces in the Bay Area Region

In May 2020, I defended my dissertation proposal, titled “The remaking of Southeast Asian American spaces in the Bay Area Region.” My main concern is to map the Southeast Asian American (SEAA) community of the Bay Area and to study certain neighborhoods and communities. I ask, why have people moved and how has this re-shaped the SEAA communities?

Below is a panel taken out of my proposal. Using public data, I construct maps to show the residential patterns of SEAAs across the Bay Area from 2000 to 2018. In short, my hypothesis is that forces behind hyper-gentrification, resegregation, and racial banishment has led to a dispersal of what I argue are essential communities for the survival and health of the SEAA population. Further, this work will have implications for all in the region, since the outcomes for one community reflects outcomes for everyone else.

~What are your thoughts? Help me out in the comments below.~