Posted on May 27, 2022
A new app guides visitors through NYC's Chinatown with hidden stories
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."These stories aren't about the family associations; instead they're about the Chinese American experience and how they've felt supported by Chinatown, whether their particular Chinatown was in San Francisco, Boston, New York or elsewhere. But Lam says he thinks of the app itself as a kind of virtual family association, connecting these Chinese American voices with each other, even if they've never met.
And he hopes to connect with visitors, too — at the end of the soundwalk, users are given a chance to record their own memories.
"The idea is that later on I can incorporate some of these memories either into the piece or into another part of the piece," he says."
..."These stories aren't about the family associations; instead they're about the Chinese American experience and how they've felt supported by Chinatown, whether their particular Chinatown was in San Francisco, Boston, New York or elsewhere. But Lam says he thinks of the app itself as a kind of virtual family association, connecting these Chinese American voices with each other, even if they've never met.
And he hopes to connect with visitors, too — at the end of the soundwalk, users are given a chance to record their own memories.
"The idea is that later on I can incorporate some of these memories either into the piece or into another part of the piece," he says."
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