Vietnamese community and residential segregation - case study of district Prague-Libuš

The aim of the work are the Czech-Vietnamese relations in the district Prague-Libus. These relationships are examined within the residential integration. This work analyses the impact of the local marketplace Sapa on the residential situation and tries to confirm or refuse claims about the segregation Vietnamese community in this district. The first part focuses on the Vietnamese community in general. This part also describes the basic aspects and factors that may affect residential segregation. It contains a comparison of the concentration rates of the Vietnamese community in the various districts of Prague as well. Second part is based on qualitative and quantitative research methods. Using the direct interview to try to look closer to local residents on the issue and the methods of observation to try to analyze the rate of concentration in selected areas of the district. Based on available informations and my own research we can say that the district Prague-Libuš is more an economic enclave. Otherwise, the high concentration of Vietnamese community has an influence on the present situation in this district, but the residential inter-ethnic relations are not being affected meanwhile by this high concentration. Key words: residential segregation, Vietnamese, discrict Prague-Libus, marketplace Sapa