[mr1138]

Somebody who is local can correct me if I'm wrong... I am going to (maybe naively) make this point without having actually been to this place. But isn't the Chinese enclave/municipality of Monterey Park (just east of L.A.) actually becoming more urban because of its recent ethnic shift? I base this purely on studying historical aerial imagery over the past decade, and looking through the city's website... but it appears they have been aggressively redeveloping the main suburban boulevards to accommodate all the newcomers. I'm assuming this is because most of the existing lower-density housing stock has already been occupied, and the city now has a political majority with the interests of the Chinese community in mind (pretty smart move considering the many clashes Chinatowns have historically had with their city governments).