In 2020, Detroit most notable Asian community is a result of spillover from Hamtramck where a large Bengali immigrant population has taken root. Unlike many other major cities, Detroit no longer has any Asian ethnic neighborhoods. The urban renewal era saw Detroit’s original Chinatown labeled as a slum and demolished for the M-10 Lodge Freeway. The subsequent Chinatown on Cass in what was imagined as an “international village” didn’t sustain.

In the 1970s, Detroit had a large influx of Hmong refugees from Vietnam living in northeast of the city, but most have since relocated to Warren and Pontiac. The northern suburb of Madison Heights now has a greater density of Chinese restaurants and food retailers. Within the City borders there remains a sizable number of Asian residents located in Midtown likely due to academic activities with Wayne State University.