https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/20d57ed602259ce9aaf8a186bc84f631.pdf 0a0f42c547031412cc4a2894705028b1 Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource To Prevent Further Gentrification in Chinatown: 20+ Chinese Students Take on the Responsibility of Organizing Chinese Tenants Description An account of the resource This news article documents a community panel discussion on Chinatown gentrification hosted by CAAAV’s Youth Leadership Project. The event featured five of the six candidates running for Lower Manhattan’s City Council District 1 seat and centered on how to prevent further gentrification in Chinatown. CAAAV also announced the creation of the Manhattan Chinatown Tenants Union. The Youth Leadership Project consists of more than twenty Chinese students whose families recently immigrated to the U.S. from Fujian or Guangdong province. Because many of their parents worked in sweatshops, these students were personally familiar with the cramped, “birdcage-like” living conditions experienced by Chinese immigrant workers. To promote wider understanding of gentrification’s impacts, these students performed original sketches to illustrate how profit-driven landlords used various strategies to harass and evict low-income tenants. CAAAV’s director Li Lin Di (李凌第) also shared their own lived experiences: at 166 Elizabeth Street, the number of Chinese households dropped from 19 to just 9 within three months, as the landlord used illegal tactics such as shutting off gas service. Due to concerns over immigration status and language barriers, many Chinese immigrant tenants endured these unfair treatments. After minor renovations, the vacated units were rented to higher-income newcomers at three to four times the previous rent. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The China Press/QiaoBao (侨报) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 20, 2001 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Source: The China Press/QiaoBao (侨报) Digitized by: Shutong Wu Catalogued and Translated by: Laine Yu-Jing Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newspaper Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context newsarticle_2001.8.20_China Press Chinatown Chinatown Tenants Union Tenant Advocacy Youth Leadership Projet