Mott Street Girls shining a light on New York City’s Chinatown
Anna Huang and Chloe Chan launched Mott Street Girls during the pandemic to provide walking tours of China Town in New York City to help the community they love while … Read more
Month: January 2022
Food at the heart of Lunar New Year celebration
Millions around the world will be celebrating the Lunar New Year with family and friends, a tradition where food plays a significant role.
Chinese New Year 2022: Year of the Tiger explained
More than a billion people around the world are celebrating the Chinese New Year, also known as the Spring Festival or Lunar New Year. Here’s what you need to know … Read more
What is turnip cake and why is it a popular Lunar New Year dish?
Not all Lunar New Year foods are created equal. Some only make a brief appearance at the festival for auspicious purposes. Others are so delicious they grace dim sum tables … Read more
Korean grandfather viciously attacked inside his own store in Brooklyn
A Korean grandfather was viciously attacked inside his own store in Brooklyn on Saturday. His attacker refused to pay, and then unleashed a flurry of punches. Now Ki Tae Lee, … Read more
What is turnip cake and why is it a popular Lunar New Year dish?
Not all Lunar New Year foods are created equal. Some only make a brief appearance at the festival for auspicious purposes. Others are so delicious they grace dim sum tables … Read more
Battle against anti-Asian hate crimes continues with Lower Manhattan rally as part of national campaign
“Stand up. Speak Out.” That’s what members of New York’s AAPI community did on Sunday in order to speak out against the silent, anti-Asian hatred they have been facing for … Read more
蘇豪小意大利竊案頻發 警公布2嫌照片通緝
每每年末，都是各類金融罪案尤為猖獗的時期。在華埠市警5分局轄區的蘇豪區和小意大利，近一段時間的爆竊（Burglary）和盜竊（Larceny）案件也呈現出不斷增長的趨勢。考慮到這一現狀，在著手解決問題的同時，5分局再次向商家和民眾發出預警，提醒民眾做好防範。與此同時，警方亦就近期最為嚴峻的兩起罪案的涉案嫌犯予以公佈，面向公眾尋求線索。民眾如有任何信息，鼓勵與警方取得聯繫。
封面故事／孫女「發現」東方居禮夫人吳健雄
有「東方居禮夫人」、「核物理女王」全球美譽的美籍華人吳健雄，是20世紀全球最傑出的科學家之一，畢生獲得無數殊榮；中西方史書和民間有關她的生平記載很多，但最近在華盛頓郵報刊出的一篇長文，從獨一無二的視角縱觀吳健雄的一生，更受人注目；因為作者無他，正是吳健雄唯一的孫女袁婕達（Jada Yuan，音譯) 。
Man teaches self-defense classes told older Asian Americans as hate crimes rise
Since the beginning of the pandemic, more than 10,000 incidents of physical violence or verbal harassment against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have been reported. Most of those incidents have … Read more
It’s Lunar New Year. Get Ready for Some Fruit.
Oranges. Apples. Pomelos. Eating or giving fruit is a beloved Lunar New Year tradition in many Asian cultures, expressing love and thought to bring good luck.
NYC’s Chinatown eateries to claw back in Year of the Tiger
After two years of misery and dismal sales due to anti-Asian crime and a raging pandemic, business owners are hoping Chinese New Year on Tuesday will be the turning point … Read more