This time last year, before COVID-19 made its way to NYC, we witnessed xenophobia’s impact on Chinatown, a place of historical and cultural significance for Asian Americans. We founded our organization because anti-Asian sentiments and attacks exposed our community’s vulnerability to discrimination alongside systematic oppression that prevents fair access to resources such as aid and capital. Though anti-Asian sentiments have risen over the past year, they are not new.

Check out our resource guide to learn how you can support the Asian-American community as we fight anti-Asian violence across the U.S.

To widen the funnel of access resources for relief funds and programs, Welcome to Chinatown has partnered with Southern Smoke Foundation — a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation raising funds for support and assistance for those in the food and beverage community and their suppliers — to provide translation services for Chinese-speaking applicants who worked in an NYC Chinatown food or beverage establishment and need Chinese translation assistance in completing their application.

We’ve got you covered with a guide to all the must-visit shops in Chinatown. And the best spots to get your Lunar New Year Gifts.

Abrons Arts Center, Wing on Wo’s the W.O.W. Project, and grassroots initiative Welcome to Chinatown come together to celebrate the Year of the Metal Ox with the launch of the first edition of From Chinatown, With Love, a 12-month photo calendar designed by photographer Mischelle Moy.

“From Chinatown, With Love” will feature products from 18 Chinatown businesses that evoke celebration of the new year and explore the deep meaning Manhattan’s Chinatown holds for so many in the Asian-American community. A specially curated Lunar New Year gift guide will also detail unique finds at each featured business with physical copies available throughout NYC and available online on Welcome to Chinatown’s website.