One man’s trash, another man’s treasure from videostorytelling on Vimeo. You might be surprised at how much trash New York City disposes everyday. Enough, it seems, to sustain a small army of “canners.” Cheesy, as she calls herself, is one such canner from Chinatown. Like many other people in New York, she used to have [...]
The Noodle Makers from cheng herng shinn on Vimeo. By Located on the narrow strip of Madison Street sandwiched between Market and Cathrine Street, the Chen Family makes noodles and dumpling skins the old-fashioned way, and I mean old. How? They do it by using mounting a pole and literally jumping up and down to [...]
A sampling of fried and steamed dim sum from at Nom Wah. Check them out! View Larger Map Republished courtesy of Christina of Chinatown
OurChinatown marketing and community outreach coordinator Jeff Yang shares why he became involved in the project — and what makes New York Chinatown such an important place for him. What are your early experiences of Chinatown? My earliest memory of Chinatown was getting lost while out shopping with my mom at around age 7— I’d [...]
by Angela Chen Men have it a bit harder in China and Taiwan, my mother says, because not only do they celebrate the American Valentine’s Day on February 14th, they have to redo the romance all over come July 7th, the lunar Valentine’s Day. The story behind lunar Valentine’s Day could make for a full [...]
Growing up, many of us grappled with the duality of our cultural identity and struggled to find a balance between our heritage and American customs. I didn’t start learning English until I was about five, and when I met my classmates, I realized how much I stood out because everything I had known up until [...]
The Executive Leadership Program (ELP) Media Demonstration Project looks at media consumption habits in the Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in order to engage Asian American ethnic media, young people and other communities in emerging technology platforms. The project is designed to develop potential business models for how news organizations can reach these underserved [...]
Gung Hay Fat Choy! We want to hear about your Chinese New Year memories. Answer this brief questionnaire by clicking here or sending us an email with your responses at team@ourchinatown.org. The most frank, funny and passionate responses will end up right here on our site. • Tell us about yourself in a few sentences. [...]
I am a Jersey girl. Born and raised in the upper middle class suburbs of Bergen County, my early Chinatown experience was pretty much limited to the occasional city excursion. After special occasions — like a ballet recital or spring concert — my entire extended family would venture to Mott Street and eat at Hop [...]
Singaporean author Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan celebrates food and family in her new book, A Tiger In The Kitchen. In this new memoir from Hyperion books, Tan explores the intersection of culture, tradition and cuisine. Inspired by her paternal grandmother, Ma Tanglin Ah-Ma, Tan describes a favorite delicacy consumed for Chinese New Year in this excerpt: “Among the Chinese New [...]
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