Valencià
Valencian
Chinatownalencian is a variety of Catalan known by its speakers for their region of origin in Spain. In the first two decades of the 20th century, emigration from Valencia to New York was at its height, and the Hotel La Valenciana at 45 Cherry Street was an important waystation and gathering place for the community. See Teresa Moll's book Valencians to New York. The case of Marina Alta (1912-1920), which details the connection between a particular set of Valencian towns (the Marina Alta) and the Lower East Side as well as several Connecticut towns (Bridgeport, Shelton, New Britain, Waterbury).