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Nation May 30

Asian business districts hope for recovery after shutdown, racist attacks

By Laura Fong, Mori Rothman

Health Jul 15

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How planning and early action helped San Francisco’s Chinatown control coronavirus

California is enduring an alarming rise in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. But one community has succeeded at keeping the virus at bay -- offering potential lessons on how early action on the pandemic can change outcomes. Meiying Wu and…

By Meiying Wu, Alyson Stamos

Arts Jun 11

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A Brief But Spectacular take on keeping New York’s Chinatown safe

Chinatown is typically a vibrant and bustling staple of New York City. But as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the area became a ghost town, and some people there experienced xenophobic attacks. In response, longtime resident Karlin Chan created…

Health Mar 04

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How San Francisco is fighting novel coronavirus — and the stigma that comes with it

On Wednesday, California officials confirmed the state’s first death from novel coronavirus, as the number of infections nationwide continues to rise. But beyond the serious medical implications of the virus, it is also provoking fear, suspicion and ethnic stereotyping. Amna…

By Amna Nawaz, Lorna Baldwin, Mike Fritz, Casey Kuhn

Health Jan 31

Virus rattles Chinese American communities, canceling new year events

As the virus has spread overseas, many residents of majority-Asian cities just east of Los Angeles say they are staying inside as much as they can and wearing surgical masks when they go out.

By John Rogers, Associated Press

Jan 25

85,000 museum artifacts feared lost in NYC Chinatown fire

By Associated Press

Some 85,000 artifacts that tell the story of the Chinese migration to the United States may have been lost in a fire that struck a building in the heart of Manhattan's Chinatown, a museum official said Friday.

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