Redwood City is not paranoid like Palo Alto

Just watch and count the masks in RWC.
If you're wearing a mask AND still going to the festivities, you're confused.

Are there that many wealthy & newly immigrated Chinese people residing in Redwood City? Or is celebrating the Chinese New Year kind of like going to an Obon Festival where outsiders (aka white folks) go to eat sushi, teriyaki & drink Sapporo beer?

I thought that most of the newly immigrated Chinese from the mainland live in Palo Alto, Mountain View & Cupertino.

"I thought that most of the newly immigrated Chinese from the mainland live in Palo Alto, Mountain View & Cupertino."

What did you base this thought on? Anything concrete or were they just your thoughts?
Also, why do they need to be wealthy Chinese? Non-wealthy Chinese don't go to festivals?

> What did you base this thought on? Anything concrete or were they just your thoughts?

Also, why do they need to be wealthy Chinese? Non-wealthy Chinese don't go to festivals?

^^^ If you are familiar with Cupertino, especially the area adjacent to Monta Vista High School & Kennedy Junior High School near De Anza College you will recall that 30 years ago it was a predominantly white neighborhood. Today it is 90% Chinese immigrants...not that there is anything wrong with that. My son & his family used to reside there back in the 1980s.

You misunderstood my post...while both wealthy & non-wealthy newly arrived Chinese immigrants may elect to attend certain cultural festivals, the wealthier Chinese prefer to buy & reside in the more affluent suburban communities.

BTW...my daughter is a RE agent & she will vouch for this. As a matter of fact, the newly arrived Chinese who have purchased homes in Palo Alto, Los Altos & Mountain View have made her very wealthy as well although she has minimal interest in attending one of these festivals...except to maybe hand out business cards.

The newly immigrated from China take convenience factors (i.e. free shuttle bus services, free food banks, good public schools & close proximity to shopping)into consideration.

The free shuttle/food banks appeal to the elders while the excellent PA schools are attractive to the parents of school-aged children.

This is why cities like Palo Alto, Mountain View and Cupertino have become heavily populated by the recent migration from China.

It is very difficult for me to sell or show them a house in Woodside for the above reasons...which is why there are few residing in that community.

Why would the newly immigrated from China want free stuff if they can afford to buy homes in Palo Alto?
It does not make sense to me...

Delta and AA just cancelled all flight to/from China. United expected to follow. Sounds like cancelling the events in Palo Alto was smart.

> Why would the newly immigrated from China want free stuff if they can afford to buy homes in Palo Alto?

^^^ Because it's free...we all know someone like that.

Among the recently arrived Chinese, it's mostly the elders seeking the free shuttle services & food bank opportunities.

But rest assured, the freebie mentality is not color-blind. One of our elderly 'white' neighbors goes to Costco frequently...not to buy anything but to hit the free food sample stands as an alternative to paying for or preparing his own lunch!

^^^Talk about being cheap. He won't even buy a $2.00 hot dog or pizza slice at Costco.

If they still have this, given that the virus is now literally among us, they are fools, as are those who attend. My god, is it worth it?

Here we go. It's now in Santa Clara County.

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Cancelling the Chinese New Years Celebration in Palo Alto WAS the right thing to do.

Now lets take this thing seriously before more people get it.

As the number of Wuhan Corona cases in China nears 100,000 and the Virus spreads due to poor containment by the Chinese government, I think these celebrations should be cancelled indefinitely.

We are grateful Palo Alto cancelled theirs this year.

All travelers arriving from China should be quarantined or not allowed to leave China.

Over 1 million residents departed Wuhan during the first week of the virus outbreak & now they are scattered all over China.

The Chinese government will never be able to track ALL of them down & no former Wuhan resident is going to admit their origins anyway.

Meanwhile, these potential disease carriers could board flight from other cities & come to America UNLESS they are quarantined in China.

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