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COVID-19 Pandemic

Hawaii needs more Japanese tourists to counter economic slowdown

February 7, 2023 by Hyunsoo Rim

Tourists on lounge chairs on a sunny beach in Ala Moana, Hawaii

Honolulu, HI – The number of Japanese visitors in Hawaii hasn’t returned to pre-pandemic levels, which is weighing heavily on the state’s economy. While the yen’s recent rebound eased the burden of traveling for the Japanese tourists, three years of Covid restrictions in Japan – even after they’ve been lifted – seem to overshadow this […]

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A virtual tourism experience in ZEPETO

November 1, 2022 by Elin Minkyeong Kim

Elin Minkyeong Kim/ ZEPETO

Danavel Wenz Torres, a 25-year-old living in the Philippines, went to the airport to travel to Paris on an ordinary day in March. She turned on the camera and started vlogging. Masks were not required, and no one checked if she was vaccinated. After spending a while at the airport, pretending to wait for her […]

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Outraged Chinese diasporas protest against the zero-COVID policy

November 1, 2022 by River Zhang

Chinese protesters holding signs

If you went to the New York Halloween parade this year, did you see a group of 30 people dressed up in white medical suits and holding signs with Chinese characters? The long-going zero-COVID policy and violence against citizens in China have aroused anger of the Chinese diasporas. Most of the protesters were students and […]

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Rylee Jean Ebsen Q & A

June 9, 2022 by Samantha Burge

Rylee Jean sat down with me in the lounge of the warehouse location for the Brooklyn Film Festival, for the world premier of her first narrative short, Boomerang.

Storytelling came naturally to the award-winning filmmaker Rylee Jean Ebsen, who is the granddaughter of TV star Buddy Ebsen and comedian Stan Freberg, and also a graduate of NYU Film. She has directed commercials for the world’s largest brands, including Disney, Amazon, and Google. She was also one of the first employees at Snapchat, which […]

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One Million Voices Rally: A fight for immigrant suffrage

January 26, 2022 by Caroline Coyer

Listen to this story as it appeared on WNYU here. Immigrant New Yorkers deserve a voice in their city. A super-majority has been secured on Introduction 1867, which would expand the right to vote in municipal elections to immigrant New Yorkers with legal permanent resident status or work authorization. To celebrate this achievement, on June […]

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A Taste of Tijuana

December 31, 2021 by Maria Olloqui

Welcome to Los Mariscos—Manhattan’s hidden trace of Tijuana and Baja California. In this fast-paced feature package, I cover the restaurant’s cultural charm and examine its response to the pandemic.

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Waving Goodbye to Latino’s Kiss-and-Hug Culture

December 21, 2021 by Maria Olloqui

Little Havana neighborhood of Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

With the uptick in social distancing guidelines and public health measures, Hispanics are experiencing a drastic shift in their ingrained customs, particularly in the traditional “kiss-and-hug” culture. Though greeting each other from afar may seem like a feasible alternative, Latinos across the country—from Miami to New York City to Los Angeles—know that the abrazo and […]

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Year of the Ox: Our Hope for a Year of Hope

December 20, 2021 by Maria Olloqui

Chinese New Year 2020

Will this year’s toned-down celebration permanently tamper with Chinese traditions? How are people virtually celebrating the Year of the Ox? How have traditions been modified?

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Yeast, Water, and a Dash of Crisis: How a NYC bakery manager navigated the pandemic

December 12, 2021 by Kristina Handy

Photo posted by @shewolfbakery on Instagram

In the autumn of 2020, Sarah Vitale, the bakery manager at She Wolf Bakery, would arrive at work at around five or six in the morning. She jump-started the day with an array of tasks, reviewing the orders put in by the bakery’s wholesale customers, checking inventory, and shaping baguettes in the kitchen. Each workday […]

Filed Under: COVID-19 Pandemic, Uncategorized Tagged With: bakery, food, mental health, NYC, pandemic

A Return To Vibrancy: A Look At Dayton’s Latest Restoration Project

November 10, 2021 by Emily Glass

A shot of the Arcade's 3rd street Facade from a low angle. Sunlight fills the right edge of the frame, peeking between neighboring buildings.

Nine buildings, taking up 500,000 square feet in Dayton’s central business district, have lay dormant for decades. With multiple setbacks over the years from financial stress and negotiations, as well as the changing of project leadership, it finally celebrated the grand opening for just one area, the Hub, in March of 2021. This virtual ceremony […]

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