Tiny Grains

Description

Tiny Grains is a collection of photographs by Edward Cheng of the active participants in Manhattan’s Chinatown during the COVID-19 pandemic through the return to normalcy.

This venerable neighborhood, always in transition, has been long been plagued by injustice, underrepresentation, gentrification, and perceptions of foreignness. The crisis starting in 2020 heightened these issues. As a born-and-raised resident, Cheng still feels their weight. Instead of feeling helpless, he collaborates with the vibrant intergenerational community members, fervently photographing the denizens, shopkeepers, artists, and activists who are pushing forward the idea of Chinatown-for-Chinatown.

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Medium

Paperback