Listen to Chinatown is a site-specific Augmented Reality (AR) Soundwalk and immersive concert that takes listeners through Manhattan’s Chinatown, following in the footsteps of the deep and expansive history of community members, and shares the intricate complexity of what it means to come “back home”.

Partnering with Chinatown’s BID, local businesses, spatial technology (AR) and cultural history experts Mott Street Girls, Listen to Chinatown brings stories beyond the storefront to life to celebrate Chinatown’s vibrant community and history. 

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Listen to Chinatown was later adapted into a concert work, Homecoming, and premiered at Baryshnikov Arts Center. 

Local Businesses:

• Fong On Tofu Shop, 81 Division Street
  Tues-Sun 11am-7pm

• Nom Wah Dim Sum Parlor, 13 Doyers Street
  Thurs-Tues, 11am - 9pm

• Ting’s Gift Shop, 18 Doyers Street
  Mon-Sun, 11am-6pm 

• Artbean Cafe, 19 Doyers Street 
  Mon - Fri 9am - 6pm
  Sat - Sun 10am - 6pm

• Tonii’s Fresh Rice Noodles, 83 Bayard Street
  Mon-Sun 7:30am-7:30pm

• Yu & Me Books
  Tues-Sun, 11am-7pm 

Community Collaborators:

• Welcome to Chinatown

• Mott Street Girls

Murals: 
“Dragon Lion Medley”, 127 Division Street
“Zodiac Dim Sum”, 100 Division Street 

Mural Artist: 

• Peach Tao

• Jocelyn Tsaih

Poet:

• Jiaoyang Li

Music and Sound Design:

• ”Oolong Tea” Vivi Hu

• Chien-An Yuan

• ”Quiet” Dolly Ave

• Chromic Duo