Let's talk Chinatown: Oral Histories of a Changing Neighborhood

Let's Talk Chinatown: Oral Histories of a Changing Neighborhood was a workshop in collaboration with the Chatham Square Library, NYPL's Chinatown Legacy Project. It engaged audience members in a conversation about the changes happening in New York City's Chinatown through an interactive panel discussion with residents, business owners, designers, artists, and activists. The conversation drew from interviews that were collected as part of the W.O.W Project's Oral History Collection in collaboration with independent researcher and doctoral candidate Diane Wong. We sat down with past interviewees to share their insight on the themes of: community activism, re-generation, economic development, & the history and future of Chinatown. Panelists included: Sophia Ng Executive Vice-President at Po Wing Hong Food Market Inc. 寶榮行, Jan Lee life-long resident of Chinatown and community activist, Betty Yu co-founder of the Chinatown Art Brigade 唐人街藝術隊／ 唐人街艺术队, Lexton Moy of Cynonyc Chinatown Clothing Company and Liz Moy, long time Chinatown resident.

This workshop was facilitated by Diane Wong and Wing On Wo & Co.'s Mei Lum and is a part of the W.O.W Project's 1 year anniversary celebration programming for the month of May.

Videographer: ManSee Kong
Editor: Denise Zhou