When New York City’s Chinatown was hit hard early on in January 2020 due to the coronavirus, partners Moonlynn Tsai and Yin Chang weren’t content to just be bystanders. Local businesses were closing their doors, and members of the community were being violently attacked due to racism and xenophobia. Tsai, as co-owner of Malaysian restaurant Kopitiam, decided to use her restaurant as an anchor for “Heart of Dinner,” a community relief effort to provide meals and provisions to elderly in the neighborhood. The pair’s resilience and strength have served as a pillar of hope for Chinatown throughout the pandemic.
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Credits:
Director:
Karen Yung
Executive Producers:
Jesse Ash
Phil Buccellato
Producers:
Donalrey Nieva
Karen Yung
Cinematographers:
Leo Gallagher
Donalrey Nieva
Production Sound & Additional Camera:
Jesse Ash
Editor:
Zack Lobel
Associate Producers:
Leo Gallagher
Zack Lobel
Cory Choy
Colorist:
Thomas Molash
Post Sound:
Silver Sound
Re-Recording Mixer:
Cory Choy
Translations:
Sal Chan
Title Art:
Nim Ben-Reuven
Featuring:
Moonlynn Tsai
Yin Chang
Jae Lee
Jacqueline Russo Eng
Helen Nguyen
Steve Mei
Michael Ng
Special Thanks:
Jessica Lehmann Ash
Bruce Thierry Cheung
Isabel Ching
CPC
Priscilla Fok
Luke Geussbühler
Alan Gerson
Andinh Ha
Hamilton Madison House
Pierce Harrison
Jacob LaMendola
Dennis Liu
Mabel Long
Christine Ng
Edgar Pereira
Dave Yim
Steve Yip
Judy Ah-Yune
