Editing Plano, Texas (section)

==== Chinese Americans ====
{{see also|History of Chinese Americans in Dallas–Fort Worth}}
Along with [[Houston]] and [[Sugar Land]], Plano has one of Texas's major concentrations of [[Chinese Americans]].<ref>Railey, Kimberley. "[http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/09/cornyn-seeks-to-lure-chinese-americans-to-gop.html/ Cornyn seeks to lure Chinese Americans to GOP]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140911184845/http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/09/cornyn-seeks-to-lure-chinese-americans-to-gop.html/ Archive]). ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]''. September 3, 2014. Retrieved on September 22, 2014.</ref> According to the [[2010 U.S. Census|2010 U.S. census]], there were 14,500 ethnic Chinese in Plano. Of cities with 250,000 or more residents, Plano has the sixth-largest percentage of ethnic Chinese, making up 5.2% of the city's population. Charlie Yue, the executive vice president of the Association of Chinese Professionals, estimated that about 30,000 Plano residents are Chinese and that many "don't participate in government activities, like the census".<ref name="Kripke">Kripke, Pamela Gwyn. "[http://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2012/june/why-30000-chinese-people-call-plano-texas-home Why 30,000 Chinese People Call Plano Home]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20150122020824/http://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2012/june/why-30000-chinese-people-call-plano-texas-home Archive]). ''[[D Magazine]]''. June 2012. Retrieved on September 27, 2014.</ref>

Chinese professionals began to settle Plano by 1991.<ref>Meyers, Jessica. "[http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/plano/headlines/20111104-rare-chinese-bilingual-program-highlights-plano-schools-diversity.ece Rare Chinese bilingual program highlights Plano schools' diversity]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20151030185320/http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/plano/headlines/20111104-rare-chinese-bilingual-program-highlights-plano-schools-diversity.ece Archive]). ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]''. November 4, 2011. Retrieved on September 22, 2014.</ref> As of 2011, DFW's Chinese restaurants catering to ethnic Chinese are mainly in Plano and [[Richardson, Texas|Richardson]].<ref>Brenner, Leslie. "[http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/best-in-dfw/dining/20110309-best-in-dfw-chinese-restaurants.ece Best in DFW: Chinese restaurants]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20140924062340/http://www.dallasnews.com/entertainment/best-in-dfw/dining/20110309-best-in-dfw-chinese-restaurants.ece Archive]). ''[[The Dallas Morning News]]''. March 9, 2011. Updated February 10, 2013. Retrieved on September 22, 2014.</ref> Most of the DFW-area Chinese cultural organizations are headquartered in Plano and Richardson. Plano has six Chinese churches<ref name="Kripke" /> and supermarkets, including [[99 Ranch Market]] and zTao Marketplace.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dallasnews.com/life/cooking/2017/03/24/asian-supermarket-bonanza-7-great-places-shop-north-texas |title=Asian supermarket bonanza: 7 great places to shop in North Texas |author=Connie Dufner |date=March 24, 2017|access-date=May 31, 2018}}</ref>