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Asian American New Yorkers

How Mutual Aid Supported Chinatown When the Government Failed

Since the spring of 2020, Asians in New York have joined hands to address what they say was suffering within their communities that governments and the public at large mostly ignored.

Chinatown volunteer Yin Chang checks on bags of food her and other volunteers have put together for Asian elderly folks.

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City Council Candidates Represent Hope for New York’s Fujianese Community

By Rong Xiaoqing Asian American New Yorkers Primary category in which blog post is published
Members of the Fujianese community in New York came to work in dangerous conditions during the 80s and 90s

Jing Fong’s Workers are Fighting to Keep Their Chinatown Restaurant Alive

By Amir Khafagy Labor Primary category in which blog post is published
Workers and their supporters protest the impending closure of Chinatown's Jing Fong restaurant dining room outside its landlord East Bank. Photo: Amir Khafagy for Documented

Pearl River Mart Was Never Just a Store. It Was Always a Movement

By Lam Thuy Vo

Language Gap Drives Growing Asian American Poverty in NYC

By Emma Whitford Labor Primary category in which blog post is published