Voices of New York
Seeking a New Rhythm: NYers Tap into Arabic Percussion
Yara El Murr, Gus Fisher and Veerle Bos |
‘I have evolved my own identity based on the different cultures I’ve been interacting with.’
ARTS and CULTURE
The Children of Mother Earth: Carnaval in ‘Ecuayork’
Ariel Goodman, Dion Balfoort and Sammie Leermakers |
Far from the mountains of the Ecuadorian Andes, families from the region gathered recently to celebrate Carnaval at Sisa Pakari, an Ecuadorian cultural center in the heart of Queens, which is commonly referred to as “Ecuayork” for the fact that Ecuadorian immigrants comprise the largest Latino group in the borough.
ARTS and CULTURE
Documental que enseña sobre la autodefensa contra el desplazamiento urbano
Jarrett Murphy |
Decade of FireLa difunta Hetty Fox, trabajando en el Bronx. Traducido para Daniel Parra. Read the English version here. El viejo refrán, a menudo desfigurado, nos recuerda que “aquellos que no pueden recordar el pasado están condenados a repetirlo”. ¿Pero qué pasa con aquellos que sí recuerdan?
ARTS and CULTURE
Q&A: Museum of the City of NY Curator on Making Census Data Fun
Karmina L. Fonseca for El Correo NY |
Exhibit curator Monxo López talks with El Correo about a new exhibit of works that use census data to tell stories of the city.
ARTS and CULTURE
Tommy Tomita, Tour Guide Who Linked Japan and Harlem, Dies at 80
Shukan NY Seikatsu |
Tommy Tomita, a tour guide who dedicated his career to building a cultural bridge between his native Japan and adopted home of Harlem, passed away on January 11 at the age of 80, Shukan NY Seikatsu reports.
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Chinese Language School, Senior Center and Museum Archive Recovering After Mulberry St. Fire
Aril Xu, Lotus Chau and Sha Meng for Sing Tao Daily |
The fire that took place at 70 Mulberry St. on the night of Jan. 23 brought severe damage to the community organizations in the building.
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NYC Chinese Organizations Postpone Lunar New Year Celebrations Over Coronavirus Fears
Starry Yan for Sing Tao Daily |
Though no cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in New York, several local Chinese community organizations have cancelled or postponed their Lunar New Year galas to prevent the virus from spreading.
Voices of New York
Samurais on Broadway: Recounting the First Japanese Mission to the U.S., 160 Years Later
Kaoru Ishiguro for Shukan NY Seikatsu |
In New York, the visiting samurais were so popular that there were theater performances and songs about them, samurai-inspired merchandise was being sold, and a cocktail named “Japanese” was born. Renowned American poet Walt Whitman even wrote a poem about the visit.
ARTS and CULTURE
Popular Polish TV Channel Disappears from Cable in the U.S.
Wojtek Maslanka for Nowy Dziennik |
New York viewers of TVP Polonia can no longer access the station as a result of a legal dispute between its producer and its American distributor, Polish newspaper Nowy Dziennik reports.
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NYC Poles Host Festival Honoring Politician Who Fought for Poland’s Independence
Wojtek Maslanka for Nowy Dziennik |
The local Polish-American community hosted the ‘Paderewski’s Days 2019’ festival in November, which celebrated composer and Polish statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski with a series of concerts and lectures.
