Wellington Chen

Wellington Chen is Executive Director of the Chinatown Partnership Local Development Corporation.

Wellington is a highly respected public servant and long-time community advocate, urban planner and urban affairs specialist. As senior consultant/advisor of the Planning Advocacy Group for the past decade, Mr. Chen--a long-time Flushing resident--has been deeply involved in numerous community projects, including the downtown Flushing revitalization plan. Wellington was also the first Asian American to serve as a Commissioner on the New York City Board of Standards and Appeals. Mr. Chen co-founded Tri Plus Construction Corporation in 1989, a company dedicated to creating affordable housing in New York City.

An architect by training, Wellington worked for renowned architect I.M. Pei from 1980 to 1985. He has been a member of Community Board 7Q for over 13 years, and currently sits on a dozen other boards, including the City University of New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Queens Economic Development Corporation, and Asian American / Asian Research Institute.

Wellington was born in Taiwan and grew up in Singapore, Hong Kong and Brazil.

Tribute and Remembrance: Asian Americans After 9/11

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A decade after the events of September 11, 2001, AAARI presents a special 10th anniversary encore screening of Tribute and Remembrance: Asian Americans After 9/11. Commissioned by the Asian American Federation in 2003, Tribute and Remembrance documents the extensive effects the 9/11 tragedy had on the Asian American community, by examining the economic impact of … Read more

Globe Trekker: Chinatown – Lunar New Year Screening

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In the 21st century, China’s population reached 1.3 billion making it the most populous country in the world. Presently, there are 34 million Chinese living overseas. The migration of Chinese communities across the world means that nearly every country has a Chinatown… In this special edition of Globe Trekker Chinatown, Lavinia Tan, Justine Shapiro and … Read more

An Evening with Trustee Wellington Chen

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Dr. Brenda Malone, CUNY Vice Chancellor for Faculty Relations, and the Hon. Trustee Wellington Z. Chen, member of the CUNY Board of Trustees will join members of the AAARI board to welcome new Asian faculty and staff to the CUNY family. Later in the evening, Trustee Chen will also dialog with those present about the … Read more

Institutional Support For Our Ethnic and Cultural Centers

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This will be a discussion about the need of support for ethnic and cultural centers within CUNY, and the ways through which this can come about. Through the participation of the Vice President for Institutional Development, and two members of the CUNY Board of Trustees, representing the Italian, Jewish, and Asian American communities, the discussion … Read more