Asian Movie Nights
In which borough should your idea take place? Manhattan
Do you have a specific neighborhood(s) in mind?
Chinatown and the Lower East Side
Which audience(s) does your idea help? Select as many as apply.
Youth
Parents
Justice impacted individuals
Limited English proficient individuals
Veterans
Low income individuals
Black, Indigenous, and POC
Older adults
Unemployed individuals
LGBTQ+ community
Immigrants and/or migrants
Public housing residents
People with disabilities
Describe the challenge you want to address:
Many elderly Asian Americans would like activities to do especially the ones who cannot afford to attend senior centers. They linger around in the park idly.
Describe your idea and approach to address the challenge:
Weekly movie nights for people in the community to enjoy. Movies from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, maybe even TV series from Netflix. With subtitles in Chinese. We should also share Korean, Indonesian, etc movies and shows. We can also invite actors for talks.
Write the zipcode that best represents your New York City community:
10002
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