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Item China to Chinatown: exploring the development, use and meaning of the Chinatown in Manhattan, New York(University of Delaware, 2010) Xu, YingThe purpose of this thesis was to determine what factors influenced the establishment of Chinatown in New York City; to examine Chinatown’s intangible aspects, especially lives and experiences of Chinese immigrant and their relationship with Chinatown; and to look at the places that were significant in the Chinatown’s history and important to people in the past. By analyzing its history, people’s lives, and physical spaces, I argue that New York’s Chinatown is and continues to be a major component in the lives of Chinese and a significant part of Manhattan. Chinatown works to guide its members into mainstream America society without losing their ethnic identity and solidarity.Item Research into Coal-Clay Composite Ceramics of Sichuan Province, China(Materials Research Society, 2017-04-09) Reedy, Chandra L.; Vandiver, Pamela B.; He, Ting; Xu, Ying; Wang, Yanyu; Chandra L. Reedy , Pamela B. Vandiver , Ting He , Ying Xu, and Yanyu Wang; Reedy, Chandra L.; Xu, YingA group of traditional pottery workshops in Sichuan Province, China, produce a unique coal-clay composite ceramic that is fired using a similarly unique kiln design and two-stage firing procedure not seen in any other ceramic tradition. Here we report on field and laboratory efforts to better understand this unusual ceramic material and technology, the functional advantages as cookware, braziers, and large storage vessels that include high strength and high thermal shock resistance, and the cultural context that supported the creativity and experimentation needed to develop such an innovative technology.Item Talc-Rich Black Tibetan Pottery of Derge County, Sichuan Province, China(Materials Research Society, 2017-04-09) Reedy, Chandra L.; Vandiver, Pamela B.; He, Ting; Xu, Ying; Chandra L. Reedy, Pamela B. Vandiver, Ting He, and Ying Xu; Reedy, Chandra L.Unusual raw materials are used to produce Tibetan black pottery in Puma township of Derge County, Sichuan Province, China. Carbonaceous, calcareous pyrite-rich illitic lakebed clay is mixed in equal proportions with a ferruginous talc-chlorite steatite. A two-stage firing process results in a dark, lustrous surface. The large amount of talc imparts many useful functional qualities to this pottery; most significant are the low thermal expansion and good thermal conduction properties of talc that make these ceramics highly suitable for heating and cooking in this high mountain region. Although used in some modern ceramics, and even in modern stoves, talc is an unusual ingredient in non-industrialized ceramics. Procurement and preparation of this resource adds to the production time but its properties and performance make talc an excellent choice for the well-being and comfort of local Tibetan households.