Chinatown Archival

The following is a personal account of what happened on Hester Street Day 4 after Hurricane Sandy hit. Lines were forming for food and necessities while community organizations were handing them out for two days before FEMA showed up to offer aid.

http://opencitymag.com/after-hurricane-sandy-day-4-hester-street-in-lower-manhattan/#.UJRgEGl25-I

This link shows a personal account of a Sukjong Hong, who went into a building to help those in need of getting necessities after the hurricane. There are drawn pictures documenting what happened instead of real pictures.

http://opencitymag.com/left-in-the-dark/

The following are pictures of the volunteers and the effort to help the people in Chinatown, who were left without electricity.

http://opencitymag.com/hurricane-sandy-day-4-lower-east-side-and-chinatown/

The following newsletter contains information about subway lines, important information about food (whether it is safe to drink or not), contact information, financial assistance, school information and so on.

http://www.chinatownpartnership.org/newsletter/2012%2011%2007%20Hurricane%20Sandy%20-%20Chinatown%20Update.htm

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