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 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. It 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.
Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Frank Mosco & Corky Lee Marker (here, next to this marker);
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 17, 2024
Another marker is no longer nearby. Welcome to Columbus Park (was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).
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.
Additional keywords. land acknowledgement
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 159 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on February 21, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
