Chinatown NYC isn't the same anymore

What happened to the Chinatown (NYC) I last visited about 15 years ago, the old Chinatown was so much more vibrant. It definitely lost something from its landscape. 

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The legacy and continual effects of living in a divided society

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 Institutionalized exclusion toward  the majority of the country's population is still very much alive today, ranked at the bottom of the social ladder they have simply become invisible - barely acknowledged, barely respected.

Fermathe 2:45pm - I was reassured by pedestrians walking home that the threatening clouds didn't mean it was going to rain. Fermathe hadn't had a good downpour in weeks.

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kenscoff Children

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Kenscoff 12:30 pm - Children play with balloons used as decoration at a party last week  celebrating Good Friday.

Flying Kites is a Haitian tradition around Easter

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Kite flying use to be a very popular childhood pastime activity.The skies are no longer littered with multi colored kites covered with thin paper,others with clear plastic.The tradition has died off considerably but nevertheless kite makers still display their cerf volants on the streets and children of all ages, mostly boys, and young adults go on rooftops during Holy week to fly their kites.

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Young girls dressed in their school uniforms heading back home

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