Chinatown in Manhattan in New York County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
In the Future Our Asian Community Is Safe
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 17, 2024
1. In the Future Our Asian Community Is Safe Marker
Inscription.
In the Future Our Asian Community Is Safe. is a mural on Mosco St. in Manhattan's Chinatown accompanied by a website that imagines how we transcend White supremacy and anti-Asian violence. The mural depicts a youth holding a red envelope casting a spotlight on local elders in monumental embrace and as indigenous plants of Lenapehoking (NYC) grow from the concrete and soar into the sky above them. The mural was envisioned and painted with youth, adults and elders in the W.O.W. Project Community in Chinatown. Starting this Fall, visitors to the mural will be able to use Augmented Reality to see the mural animate to life and immerse themselves a virtual healing space of ambient music and letters depicting wishes for the future written by community members. Visitors globally are invited to share an offering that manifests safety, mutual care, and communal protection for the future of our Asian community.,
In the Future Our Asian Community Is Safe
is a mural on Mosco St. in Manhattan's Chinatown accompanied by a website that imagines how we transcend White supremacy and anti-Asian violence. The mural depicts a youth holding a red envelope casting a spotlight on local elders in monumental embrace and as indigenous plants of Lenapehoking (NYC) grow from the concrete and soar into the sky above them. The mural was envisioned and painted with youth, adults and elders in the W.O.W. Project Community in Chinatown. Starting this Fall, visitors to the mural will be able to use Augmented Reality to see the mural animate to life and immerse themselves a virtual healing space of ambient music and letters depicting wishes for the future written by community members. Visitors globally are invited to share an offering that manifests safety, mutual care, and communal protection for the future of our Asian community.
Produced by Wing on Wo & W.O.W. Project
Smithsonian Asian Pacific
American Center
We acknowledge with respect the Lenape peoples' historic and enduring relationship with Lenapehoking, where New York City sits. Our vision of safety for Chinatown communities
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 17, 2024
2. In the Future Our Asian Community Is Safe
is interconnected with indigenous flourishing and self-determination.
Location. 40° 42.868′ N, 73° 59.948′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Chinatown. Marker is on Mosco Street west of Mott Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 105 1/2 Mosco St, New York NY 10013, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Additional commentary. 1. About the marker This mural serves as a historical marker because it includes a land acknowledgement for the traditional Lenape (Delaware) people who called this land their home prior to the Columbian Exchange.
— Submitted February 21, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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Credits. This page was last revised on February 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 21, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 42 times since then. Photos:1, 2. submitted on February 21, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.