Golden Diner and Welcome to Chinatown Raffle Fundraiser for BIPOC Communities
We are excited to partner with neighborhood friends Golden Diner to (re)introduce the community to just a few of the many amazing small businesses in our beloved neighborhood. Chinatown has been hard hit with devastating obstacles even before the COVID shutdown, but seeing the lights of small businesses slowly come back on over the past 2 weeks has given us hope and cause for celebration. This community is unassumingly but astonishingly brave, resourceful, and resilient. And where the hell else you gonna go to get $2 dumplings?
Winding Down on Our ‘Feed Our Heroes’ Campaign + What’s Next
We know it’s been some time since we last provided an update. We’ve been spending the last several weeks, like most of you, reflecting, learning and mobilizing in solidarity of Black Lives Matter. Thanks to your generous donations, we have been fortunate to sustain our Feed Our Heroes initiative in the background while using our voice and platform to show our support for the Black community. Today, we wanted to share an update on our latest financial reports — a staple to our commitment to donor transparency — as well as what’s next for Welcome to Chinatown.
‘Greens for Goods’ Raises $14,305 in Donations and Serves Over 7,705 lbs of Produce to Manhattan Chinatown’s Community
Greens for Good successfully raised a whopping $14,305 in donations, which was double the initial fundraising goal, in a matter of two weeks! The money was used to purchase over 7,705 pounds of fresh fruits and vegetables from Asian-Veggies.com to date. A portion of this was used to fill 420 produce bags that was donated to the senior community at Hong Ning Housing for the Elderly. With the excess funds, Welcome to Chinatown decided to continue its partnership with Asian-Veggies.com to supply produce to local grocer and bakery, 46 Mott Bakery, who have been feeding the Chinatown community with free meals during shelter-in-place.
Get a Taste of Thailand With Our Thailicious Merchandise Collection
As part of our ongoing Made in Chinatown merchandise initiative to support Chinatown businesses during the pandemic, we’re excited to launch our latest collaboration with Thailicious. The collection is a visual representation of the fresh herbs and ingredients used in traditional Thai cuisine, and our design team worked closely with Jay Lue — the owner and manager of Thailicious — to bring the restaurant to life.
Asian Americans for Black Lives Matter Posters and How to Use Them
We've said and heard too many times: "I don't want to get involved, it's not my business," "I don't know enough about the issue" or "I don't want to cause any problems". Too many of us feel like we don't belong or deserve a seat at the table. But we need to be a part of the conversation and amplify our voices to support our Black communities.