Open City Project
Open City: Blogging Urban Change

Urban Omnibus talks to five bloggers commissioned by the Asian American Writers’ Workshop to investigate neighborhood change in Manhattan Chinatown, Sunset Park, and Flushing.

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Open City: Blogging Urban Change – Peggy Lee

For Open City, Peggy Lee has written about the food politics of the lunchtime rush and the Chinatown Soundscape Series, which investigates karaoke and gentrification,  among other topics. Find out more about her approach to this process in the

Open City: Blogging Urban Change – Cristiana Baik

For Open City, Cristiana Baik has written about Bush Terminal and Industry City, city nomenclature, and social justice organizing in Queens among other topics. Find out more about her approach to this process in the interview below. For

Open City: Blogging Urban Change – Jerome Chou

For Open City, Jerome Chou has written about the Seward Park Urban Renewal Area, Deli Gentrification and the proliferation of art galleries in the Lower East Side, among other topics. Find out more about his approach to this

Open City: Blogging Urban Change – Deanna Fei

For Open City, Deanna Fei has written about Tai Chi in Kissena Park, the short stories of Ha Jin, and the Chinese New Year parade in Flushing, the neighborhood where she grew up. Find out more about her

Open City: Blogging Urban Change – Sahar Muradi

For Open City, Sahar Muradi has written about Afghan fare in Flushing, the Asian American Legal Defense Fund, and poetry, among other topics. Find out more about her approach to this process in the interview below. For

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