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‘A zero-dollar effort’: No COVID-19 lifeline for Vancouver’s Chinatown, say community advocates
COVID-19 pandemic, Vancouver’s Chinatown is all but alone in its recovery and community advocates say the sorry state of the heritage area highlights the inequities racialized communities face.“It’s not just Chinatown that’s hurting,” Michael Tan, a UBC Sauder School of Business graduate and financial professional, told Global News, “but communities like Chinatown that have difficulty accessing a lot of these governmental programs.”Tan grew up in Chinatown and was troubled to see what he considers a “cultural treasure” show signs of decline in recent years.As co-chair of the Chinatown Legacy Stewardship Group, Tan began lobbying on behalf of local merchants before COVID-19 dealt another blow to the historic neighbourhood.“Nobody experienced