Dr. Thomas Tam Street Renaming Ceremony

A special ceremony was held to commemorate the co-naming of Cortlandt Alley on Canal Street to “Hon. Thomas Tam Way”, after the late Dr. Thomas Tam, the first Executive Director of the Asian American / Asian Research Institute, the first Asian member of the CUNY Board of Trustees, and a co-founder of the Chinatown Health Clinic now known as the Charles B. Wang Community Health Center.

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Sunrise On Mulberry Street

This narrative feature movie is shot with a mini-digital video camera, with a volunteer cast and crew for most of whom, this is their first feature length movie. “The tragic suicide of two Chinese American sisters 20 years ago shocked the residents of Chinatown and struck a chord with many immigrant families. Today the story … Read more