For Chinatown’s Forgotten Residents, Mutual Aid Projects Are Lifelines

[HornyLatinBi]

"Thank you for thinking of us older people. Thank you for caring for us."

 

A really interesting read for all of us, courtesy of Bon Appetit magazine, featuring the work of "Heart of Dinner":

 

Heart of Dinner is part of a wave of projects that have emerged in the last couple of years to support Asian immigrant enclaves. Grassroots organizations serving different Asian communities and needs are thriving throughout the country: Mott Street Girls, which aims to tell the stories of Manhattan’s Chinatown; Compassion in Oakland, which provides the elderly with chaperones amidst the rise of anti-Asian violence; the Los Angeles Koreatown branch of Zoomers to Boomers, which provides grocery deliveries for the elderly so they can safely shelter in place. These community aid projects have largely been spearheaded by young Asian Americans in their 20s and 30s. Given the way many young people in the Asian diaspora flock to these immigrant neighborhoods, it’s perhaps entirely unsurprising that their unique flavor of mutual aid has been so intergenerational.

 

Chinatown's Mutual Aid Societies

 

[cany10011]

This is such a great cause. Thank you for sharing. We often forget about the elderly and this seems like a great cause. Was in Manhattan's Chinatown yesterday enjoying dimsum and can totally relate to how easy it is to overlook those who provide services (esp restaurant workers) that I often take for granted.