How one group is making sure small businesses in Manhattan s Chinatown stay open By Paulina Smolinski
May 14, 2021 / 7:55 PM / CBS News
Businesses in Chinatowns across the U.S. are recovering after battling closures from the pandemic and a rise in hate crimes against the Asian American and Pacific Islander community. Vic Lee, the co-founder of Welcome to Chinatown, is making sure Manhattan s Chinatown stays open. She recently spoke to CBS News about her work in the community.
CBS News: To start, tell me about your connection to Manhattan s Chinatown?
Vic Lee: I am a native New Yorker. I grew up in Brooklyn, and Chinatown is a really special place for me. I think of my upbringing being in Chinatown because I used to come out every Sunday with my parents and my sister. We would drive out to Chinatown where I had Sunday dinner with my grandmother. It s this very formative part of my identity. Now in my early 30s, I ve been living in Chinatown for the pa