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As the months went on, the Covid pandemic took hold. Former President Donald Trump's xenophobic rhetoric about what he dubbed the "China virus" spread. Lee was worried about what would happen to the neighborhood and small businesses that were so much a part of her life. "I can't lose this community that means so much to me that has helped to shape me as an Asian-American female," Lee recalls feeling. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images A closed sign is displayed in the window of a business in the Chinatown neighborhood of New York, U.S., on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. Photographer: Nina Westerv...

A natural killer cell NIAID Scientists have started to test whether natural killer, or NK, cells can be trained to go after hard-to-cure blood cancers in human patients. But making these sentinels of the innate immune system a potential boon to human health spans might be simpler: Rather than needing to be genetically engineered or primed with synthetic antibodies, they just need to be turned on. In mice, researchers reported on Monday in the journal Med, activating NKT cells can eliminate the senescent cells partly responsible for many diseases of aging. If the results hold ...

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Photo by Rhododendrites via Wikimedia Next Friday, February 12th, begins the Year of the Ox, an animal whose attributes are hardworking and honest. The Lunar New Year is a 16-day celebration, often marked by lantern festivals, parades, and fireworks. But since we aren’t able to enjoy a lot of these gatherings this year, we’ve rounded up some of the best safe celebratory events in New York City, including virtual dumpling-making classes, papercutting workshops, a small business crawl in Chinatown, and traditional Chinese dance and music performances. Outdoor fun Send Chinatown Love–a dig...

Photo by Mischelle Moy Abrons Arts Center, Wing on Wo’s the W.O.W. Project, and Welcome to Chinatown come together to celebrate the Year of the Metal Ox with the launch of the first edition of  From Chinatown, With Love , a special Lunar New Year photo calendar. Designed by photographer Mischelle Moy, the 12-month photo calendar features products from 18 Chinatown businesses that evoke celebration of the new year and explore the deep meaning Manhattan’s Chinatown holds for so many in the Asian American community. Kicking off on February 6, 2021, the program includes the distributio...