NYC Chinatown: A Community Safeguarding Space

For over a century, New York City’s Chinatown has been a vibrant immigrant community, serving as a cultural hub and home for generations of Chinese Americans. However, in recent decades, the neighborhood has faced mounting challenges from gentrification, rising rents, and displacement of long-time residents. This exhibit explores the housing crisis in Chinatown and how community members have organized to safeguard their homes and neighborhoods.