Steve Mei, the assistant director of the Chinese-American Planning Council’s Youth Services Division, moved to New York City in the 1980s when he was a child. Growing up in Manhattan’s Chinatown, he witnessed a lot of crime and poverty. His family followed the trend of moving into Brooklyn when he was a teenager, specifically Sunset Park. Steve currently resides in Sheepshead Bay, another area with a rising Chinese population. As the assistant director, Mei oversees the services provided to teenagers in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens. Mei agreed to sit down with us to talk about his experiences as a Chinese immigrant, as well as the assistant youth director for CPC.
