A Day in Chinatown with Actress, Singer, and Drag Queen, Yuhua Hamasaki (@yuhuahamasaki)
Welcome to the latest installment of our mini series “A Day in Chinatown with…” For Pride Month, the spotlighted businesses are selected by prominent members of the LGBTQ+ community!
Our next guest is Chinese-born American drag queen, Yuhua Hamasaki. An actor, singer, and television personality, she became an international sensation with her appearance on the tenth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Celebrating Pride 2021
This Pride, we’re celebrating the union of asianness and queerness — two characteristics that many have been made to feel like two separate identities.
Join us as we reclaim the meaning of 囍, or double happiness, through our stories.
A Day in Chinatown with Traveling Gourmet & Food Entrepreneur Christine Yi (@cy_eats)
In our next edition, “A Day in Chinatown with…”, we’re spending the day with Christine Yi, a born and bred Korean-American New Yorker. After spending a few years in China, she quit her full-time job in finance and became a full-time Instagrammer.
Read on to learn more about her favorite go-to Chinatown spots.
Business Spotlight: Kelly Hair Salon
Located in the oldest section of Chinatown on the corner of Pell Street and Doyers Street, Kelly Hair Salon offers hair services that keep everyone in style. The salon is owned by Kwok Wing Yau, who has been cutting hair since he was a teenager in Hong Kong.
Read on to learn more about Mr. Yau’s business.
Through the Generations: TLB Trading
Chinatown storefronts can hold decades of history. Our 'Through the Generations' story series explores deep familial ties that keep the neighborhood going.
TLB Trading is located on 153 E Broadway and sells home and restaurant supplies, dried Asian specialties, and fresh groceries. Read on to learn more about the Lin siblings’ family story.