A recent U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and NYS Department of Environmental Conservation search of Chinatown’s medicine stores found numerous establishments selling illegal products containing tiger and rhinoceros parts. Can traditional medicine stand up to the test? more>

Currently, more than half of the students in New York City’s public school system are immigrants. Yet, the newly formed Learning Support Centers, where parents and students can go to get their questions answered, do not provide easy translation services. This has immigrant parents in a bind. more>

The aftermath of September 11 forced the city to close many streets in Chinatown. Since then, all but one street—which links Chinatown to City Hall—have reopened. Now, a group of residents are fighting to have this street, which is vital to Chinatown’s fragile economy, reopened. more>

On the afternoon of July 9th, nearly one hundred Chinese garment workers, mostly female, protested in front of Wild Cat Service Corp, an occupational training center. As victims of 9/11, they were qualified to get compensation from the September 11th Fund and receive one year of free health insurance, in addition to attending occupational training classes. On Monday, when they came to class on time, they were told that classes had ended, five weeks before schedule. more>