In the shadow of Capital One Arena: Chinese residents watch as Capitals, Wizards contemplate move

In D.C.’s Chinatown, the paifang arch signals that you’ve arrived at a place of historical significance disparate from the political machine of the nation’s capital. Down the block from the Friendship Arch, looms Capital One Arena, home of the Washington Capitals and Washington Wizards, whose potential move to Northern Virginia is all but certain to once again transform the area where the District’s Chinese population once resided. Through the 1960s, Chinatown was a flourishing immigrant community composed of homes and businesses owned by Chinese residents. Now, more than 50 years...