Chicago's urban Chinatown is a rare breed, the only of its kind that's still growing. 

While Chinese families in cities across America have opted to move into the suburbs, here lies a thriving community that's something more than a pastiche tourist attraction. 

In this episode of Tso'l Food, host Gerald Tan traces how this sense of community binds the many Chinese eateries all over Chicago and into its suburbs.

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