Chinatown Heroes: Manhattan Chinatown in the 1990s
Chinatown Heroes was published in Chinese in 2020 and recently translated into an English edition in 2021. This book describes a selection of “community heroes,” from the unique viewpoint of Wai Wah Chan, a Chinese community newspaper journalist. It is a precious photo album of more than 200 images of people and places, leaders and community groups in Manhattan’s Chinatown from the 1990s taken by the author during her years as a community reporter. There are also recent photographs by Philip Wu taken during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic showing the stark contrast between old and new, busy and deserted.