Voices of Chinatown: Here to Stay

Fifth-generation shopkeepers Mei Lum and Gary Lum speak to how their work exists as everyday resistance to gentrification and creates sustained community in the heart of New York City.
Genre : Documentary
Contemporary Issues : Housing & Community , Gentrification
Voices of Chinatown: Here to Stay

Voices of Chinatown: Here to Stay is a short documentary film that features the story of a fifth-generation family-run store, Wing On Wo & Co., the oldest continuously operating store in Manhattan’s Chinatown on Mott Street. Inside of a Chinatown affected by rapid displacement and gentrification, fifth-generation shopkeepers Mei Lum and Gary Lum speak to how their work exists as everyday resistance to gentrification and creates sustained community in the heart of New York City. Gary and Mei share their perspectives of what it means to resist while rooted in place.

Directors : River 瑩瑩 Dandelion
Producers Credits :
River 瑩瑩Dandelion
Original Format : HD
Available Format : DCP , MP4
Markets : Documentary
Year Released : 2024
Running Time : 5
Color : Color
Country : US
Original Language : English/Cantonese
Translation available in : English subtitles

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Voices of Chinatown: Here to Stay is a short documentary film that features the story of a fifth-generation family-run store, Wing On Wo & Co., the oldest continuously operating store in Manhattan’s Chinatown on Mott Street. Inside of a Chinatown affected by rapid displacement and gentrification, fifth-generation shopkeepers Mei Lum and Gary Lum speak to how their work exists as everyday resistance to gentrification and creates sustained community in the heart of New York City. Gary and Mei share their perspectives of what it means to resist while rooted in place.

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