AdvertisementThe Changing Face Of America's ChinatownsDecember 31, 2011NPR StafffacebookEmailA vendor sells seafood at a market in East Broadway in New York City's Chinatown. There was a 17 percent drop in the population of New York City's Chinatown over the past decade, and some say it's a sign that Chinatown is becoming more of a symbolic touchstone. (NPR)