Ethnic neighborhood

Ethnic neighborhoods were zones in Imperial Center formerly Coruscant for its non-Human inhabitants. Alien species from Imperial artic worlds would be segregated to the planet's colder altitudes while those from hot, tropical worlds were confined to the equator. Those accustomed to subterranean settings were confined to the lower, shadowy levels beneath the towering skyscrapers. Though these ethnic neighbourhoods were officialy to protect alien residents from supposedly "genuine prejudice", they were in reality part of the Galactic Empire's humanocentric policies.

Conditions inside such places were very poor and the residents were often the targets of Stormtroopers. According to an Imperial propaganda report by Pollux Hax, architecture varied from neighborhood to reflect the various different cultures of the galaxy's alien species though it may be untrue. To support Imperial propaganda claims that the alien residents were being protected from prejudice, they were dominated by statues to honour alien heroes from the homeworlds of the residents. A notable ethnic neighborhood was Invisec.

Appearances

 * X-wing: Wedge's Gamble

Behind the Scenes
The ethnic neighborhoods were probably based on the Warsaw Ghetto of Nazi Germany and the townships of Apartheid South Africa.