https://archives.caaav.org/files/original/7b8fb5fbcaaf55cc8f129d5ab3a04e8c.pdf 44e093ea90beb1715fb17c4e80b7f2cd 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 Chinatown Factory faces Eviction: Harsh Reality Hits Makers of Fairy-Tale Gowns Description An account of the resource This news article reported in English centered on the possible eviction of a Chinatown garment factory (Fortune Gardens), whose owner was sued by landlords for alleged unpaid rent. The factory’s shutdown could result in the unemployment of 40 Chinese immigrant workers limited in English proficiency. The article presented diverging perspectives on the case. While the building owners framed the eviction as a simple rent dispute, activist groups (CAAAV and the Chinese Staff & Workers’ Association) situated it within the broader post-9/11 Giuliani-era context: the decline of Chinatown’s garment industry and manufacturing sector more generally, intensified police harassment and surveillance, and state-sponsored real estate redevelopment in Lower Manhattan that accelerated gentrification and displacement. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Sophia Y.Chang (Village Voice) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 8, 2002 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Source: Sophia Y.Chang (Village Voice) Digitized by: Shutong Wu Catalogued 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_2002.1.8_Village Voice Chinatown Chinatown Justice Project Tenant Advocacy