Welcome to Chinatown Partners with Southern Smoke Foundation to Provide Chinese Language Access to Southern Smoke’s COVID-19 Crisis Relief Funds
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.
Business Spotlight: Shuang Wen Academy Network
In our third installment of Longevity Fund grant recipient spotlights, we spoke with Fu Mei Cheung, executive director, and Nancy Eng, chairwoman, of Shuang Wen Academy Network (SWAN).
SWAN is an educational nonprofit that has been teaching Chinese language and culture for the last 24 years. Their team of passionate educators strive to teach our next generation’s leaders all there is to know and love about Chinese culture and language through their hands-on programs.
Read on to learn more about SWAN’s mission and how it has been faring during COVID.
Business Spotlight: Color Matrix CafeSalon
Welcome to Chinatown spoke with Wing Guan, owner of Color Matrix CafeSalon. Mr. Guan opened Color Matrix in 2017, providing service tailored to each of his clients. In September 2020, Color Matrix was forced due to damage from a fire. Read on to learn more about Color Matrix and how you can support Mr. Guan as he rebuilds.
Bringing Every Corner of Chinatown Together: Celebrating the Year of the Ox with Welcome to Chinatown
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, and Welcome to Chinatown Team Up to Commemorate Lunar New Year With “From Chinatown, With Love”
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.