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May marks Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, and this month of cultural celebration comes after a year marred by a nationwide rise in anti-Asian violence. Anti-Asian hate crimes increased by 60 percent in Boston, according to a report by California State University, San Bernardino, and Asian-owned businesses have been hard-hit by the economic downturn as a result of the pandemic, as well as individuals having faced racial discrimination.
Lawmakers in the state Legislature’s House Asian Caucus and civic leaders called on the community to support Asian-owned businesses by spending their money at these establishments, in addition to attending cultural events and celebrations throughout the month of May.
Friends and tipsters have been sending me links recently, suggesting Flushing is again burgeoning as a dining destination, after a profound shutdown due to the pandemic. I hurried there on the 7 train the other day, and found that many outdoor dining shelters have appeared, especially in the northwest section bounded by Roosevelt and Prince. Most food courts have reopened (alas, my favorite in the basement of the Hong Kong Supermarket remains dark). But perhaps most important, there seem to be twice the number of stalls and storefronts selling snacky street eats than there were before.
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Midori Nguyen, 5 wears a dragon dance costume while looking over li xi or ang pow packets at the Asian Garden Mall in Little Saigon. Los Angeles Times/TNS
AS he entered Hong Kong Supermarket, Sam Lin scanned text messages from his wife instructing him how many red envelopes to buy.
Three dozen, she wrote and make them large, to fit checks rather than folded wads of cash.
Lin’s nephews, nieces and in-laws would not have the thrill of pulling crisp bills out of their red Lunar New Year good luck envelopes when the Year of the Ox began.
Normally, Lin would go to his credit union weeks ahead of the holiday to pre-order new bills a total of US$900 to US$1,000 for the kids and elders in his extended family. But with the possibility that the coronavirus could be lurking on US$20 or US$100 bills, Lin is one of many Asian Americans forgoing traditional cash to ring in the festivities.