The friendly diplomacy between China and Cuba is influencing millions of young people’s lives on the Caribbean island. At sixteen years old, Miguel has been learning the Chinese language for six years and Kung-fu for eight. He said to me that the moment he arrives in China would be when his life begins. Although given […]
NYU Student Creates Anti-Harassment Movement
When Sophie Sandberg started @catcallsofnyc as an NYU freshman, she never thought that it’d become one of the most influential anti-harassment accounts, and that it’d initiate a global movement.
New Yorkers Given Rare View of Mercury Transit
A transit of Mercury was visible today against the solar disks. Passersby on the streets of Manhattan were able to take a peek at the event thanks to amateur astronomers and their gears.
Mass Protests Against NYPD and MTA Burst Out in Brooklyn
By Jing Feng Nearly 1,000 people marched through Downtown Brooklyn Against increased police brutality and surveillance in the subway system on November 1, 2019.
Noodletown – First Generation Immigrant Examines His Roots in Chinatown
By Jing Feng Chinese American, first-generation immigrant, Christopher Yu struggles to find his identity. With the help of traditional Chinese family values such as filial piety, he goes on a journey of self-discovery.