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   Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 30-May-2026 05:53:23 JST Adrianna Tan

   It’s kind of amazing to see the popularity of East Asian culture and food in Mexico City. Chinese, Korean and Japanese restaurants everywhere. Good ones too.

   There are also more good Singaporean (!!) and Indonesian places than San Francisco

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 30-May-2026 05:56:04 JST Adrianna Tan

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     The Indonesian lady who runs Enak (which is really enak) told us that she thinks Mexico City and Jakarta are very similar.

     A lot of macet (traffic jams) and banjir (floods). Other than that I agree. Both cities have a very similar, almost twin-like vibe. Sometimes even the popular music has a similar vibe in different languages.

     I’ve promised to bring her a regular supply of Indonesian food products for her shop when I return

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 30-May-2026 06:03:29 JST Adrianna Tan

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     I don’t think it’s surprising. There’s been a long history of East Asian migration to Latin America.

     I have an entire branch of extended Chinese family from Panama and Cuba.

     Last time it was the Chinese exclusion act that prevented Chinese people from entering the U.S., this generation it’s the new and recent immigration restrictions which have pretty much enforced similar restrictions at the southern border.

     With the no of people leaving China right now I do think we will see more Chinese restaurants in places like smaller Mexican cities.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 30-May-2026 06:18:07 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Chema Hernández Gil :sf:

     @chema yeah, I feel like recent waves of Chinese migration will be not from the south, for the first time

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     Chema Hernández Gil :sf: (chema@social.sanfranciscan.org)'s status on Saturday, 30-May-2026 06:18:08 JST Chema Hernández Gil :sf:

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     @skinnylatte My parents live in Guanajuato state and there are Chinese restaurants all over the place, even in small towns. They're big fans! Chinese Mexican communities have been around forever, well into the XVII century. That said, the country has had strong waves of anti-Chinese sentiment, particularly around the time of the Mexican Revolution, which led to Chinese Mexican communities sprouting up in China.
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     Chema Hernández Gil :sf: (chema@social.sanfranciscan.org)'s status on Saturday, 30-May-2026 06:18:08 JST Chema Hernández Gil :sf:

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     • Chema Hernández Gil :sf:
     @skinnylatte Really, China has had a HUGE impact of Mexican culture and economy for hundreds of years, since Spain oriented trade from Mexico towards the Philippines/Manila to get Chinese goods. Most of the silver mined in my state of Guanajuato ended up there.
     
     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_silver_trade_from_the_16th_to_19th_centuries
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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Saturday, 30-May-2026 06:27:37 JST Adrianna Tan

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     There’s even a distinct Taiwanese Latin American culture. When I get back maybe I’ll write it up. Distinct from Chinese migration