ExploreChinatown Newsletter (5/9/19)
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Is your business accessible? All new
and existing businesses in New York City are required to follow
accessibility regulations, including the Americans for Disabilities Act
(ADA). Following accessibility regulations will help you get more
customers and avoid ADA violation lawsuits, which have become common in
New York City in recent years.
Below are helpful informational flyers, which you can read to learn more about:
- Five Tips to Make Your Business Accessible
- Five Tips for Opening an Accessible Business
- Five Tips to Deal with an ADA Lawsuit
If you have any questions, please
reach out by replying to this email. We would love to hear from you!
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10 More Days Until APA Heritage Month
Weekend Walks in Chinatown
New York's Asian American &
Pacific Islander Heritage Celebration is the nation's longest running
festival celebrating Asian diversity and participation in community
events. It is presented in collaboration with 120+ community
organizations and representatives from eight countries. It is the
nation’s most prestigious such event and dedicated to celebrating Asian
American & Pacific Islander identity.
Performance Stage Schedule?
11am - Soh Daiko
11:30am - Nan-Cheng Chen & New Asia Chamber Society
12pm - Greetings & Awards
12:30pm - New York Chinese Cultural Center
1pm - Slanty Eyed Mama
1:30pm - gamin & Vong Park
2pm - Alex Dong Tai Chi
2:30pm - Lei Pasifika
3pm - New York Kathak Festival
3:30pm MoustacheDance Cat
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為響應世界地球日(Earth
Day)，華埠商業改進區(Chinatown
BID)和華埠共同發展機構27日在華埠東百老匯以「齊心合力，共建一個綠色清潔的地球」為主題舉辦活動，宣傳和發揚環保及可持續發展理念。
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曼
哈頓華埠兩年前將多數公用垃圾桶以高科技太陽能垃圾桶「大肚子」(Big
Belly)取代，雖然替華埠商改區省下不少經費，但華埠商改區行政總監陳作舟表示，近來多次發現有商家和民眾將商業垃圾、家庭垃圾丟進「大肚子」；「如
果長期這樣，恐怕會對商家生意帶來負面影響?！?/span>
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At
first glance, the brand new Chinatown ice cream shop Milkcow seems
readily dismissable, just another gimmicky dessert spot, piling cute and
colorful toppings—cotton candy! macarons!—on top of an ice cream base.
But after making quick work of three of these marvelous creations one
recent afternoon on Bayard Street, I can tell you that dismissive first
impression would be wrong.
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“The Moon Represents My Heart: Music, Memory and Belonging,”
which opened at the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA), explores the
role of music in immigrant Chinese communities from the 1850s to the
present. The exhibit promises to celebrate the Cantonese opera of the
Hong Took Tong company, alongside Taiwanese love ballads, Beijing
underground rock, Asian American movement music, and Canto-pop.
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5/12/19
Celebrate
the women who made the world go ‘round on this special brunch and tour!
The morning starts with a nosh and mimosa spread in the women’s balcony
of our historic sanctuary – the perfect vantage point to marvel at the
2010 stained glass window designed by artist Kiki Smith and architect
Deborah Gans. Then, we’ll hit the streets of the Lower East Side to
follow in the footsteps of pious women and prostitutes, activists and
artists, freethinking feminists and tough-talking balabustas.
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5/14/19
From the 8th to the 12th centuries,
the vast majority of world Jewry lived under Muslim rule. The
relationship changed Judaism forever – giving rise to new forms of
Jewish practice, new genres of Jewish literature, and revolutionary ways
of considering age-old philosophical and theological questions. In
these ten sessions, explore the religious and cultural connections
between Jews and Muslims of that period.
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5/15/19
ake a walk on the wild side with
this two-part course! Classic Hollywood films were full of fictional
“tough guys” – brooding, tough-as-nails, and just a little bit
dangerous. But art imitated life, and those movies sparked public
interest in stories of organized crime, mobsters and other dabblers of
dark deeds. Expert teacher Maxine Simson will lead these fun and
informative sessions on some of our most famous tough guys and the
characters that they inspired
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5/15/19
Explore the development of the city
of Harbin, China, once home to a flourishing Jewish community. With
special focus on the period 1891 – 1950, historian Marleen Kassel will
use pictures, family memories and historical documents to bring to life
this unique chapter of history shaped by the interaction of Jews,
Russians, Chinese and Japanese in this developing city in northeastern
China. Her talk is presented in conjunction with the Museum’s new
exhibition
Harbin, China|Past/Present.
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5/16/19
The story of Joseph is the longest
and most sophisticated in the Book of Genesis. It’s also been
interpreted in myriad ways. But by reading it closely and examining
Joseph’s interactions with others, we can come to understand him more
fully. We will also explore the range of interpretations of the Joseph
story – by the rabbis and the Apocrypha, as well as by Christians and
Muslims. This course is a continuation of our exploration of the Joseph
story, but new participants are welcome!
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5/16/19
Fresh from winning nine literary
awards for Remembering Shanghai, Claire Chao joins us to talk about her
lavishly illustrated and meticulously researched family memoir that
follows five generations from a hardscrabble village to vibrant Shanghai
to the bright lights of Hong Kong. By turns harrowing and heartwarming,
this vivid memoir explores identity, loss and the unpredictable nature
of life against the epic backdrop of a nation and a people in turmoil.
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5/16/19
Creating a Business Idea that Works
Many entrepreneurs have a business idea and passion for it. But not
nearly as many understand or have the research to prove the idea will
work.
The goal of this course is to
provide you with the tools to analyze your customers, industry, and
competitors. You will leave the course with an action plan that can
determine if your idea is the right market opportunity.
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5/18/19
It’s not just a hashtag — it’s a
cultural movement. Screenwriter, creative strategist, and cultural
activist William Yu started the
#StarringJohnCho
project to address the lack of Asian American representation in
Hollywood and to bring to life the idea of an Asian American leading
actor.
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