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‘We Can Hear Chinese Anywhere Now’: Behind Staten Island’s Immigrant Boom

By Big New York · 07/28/2026 · Updated 07/28/2026

China is now the top country of origin for foreign-born Staten Islanders. Find our journalism more easily when you are searching for local coverage. When Pingzhu Wan, 77, bought her condominium on the northeastern tip of Staten Island more than 40 years ago, hers was the only Chinese family among the 100-odd units in the.

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China is now the top country of origin for foreign-born Staten Islanders. Find our journalism more easily when you are searching for local coverage. When Pingzhu Wan, 77, bought her condominium on the northeastern tip of Staten Island more than 40 years ago, hers was the only Chinese family among the 100-odd units in the.

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