Among the almost 70 New Yorkers featured in the Museum of the City of New York’s permanent exhibition, New York at Its Core, is Sister Joanna Wan-Ying Chan, 陳尹瑩, a multi-lingual and multi-talented artist who founded vital cultural institutions in Manhattan’s Chinatown.
The Ed Stories series draws from the Museum of the City of New York’s digital resources to aid educators in navigating the waters of remote learning during the COVID-19 crisis. In this post, we offer five ideas for how you can use MCNY’s lesson plans as a jumping off point to promote student-driven and primary source rich learning from home.
What made New York a prosperous port – its deep saltwater rivers – made its drinking water lousy. But this was also a problem of human error, dating back to when Europeans first settled in what was to become Manhattan.
New York City has been at the forefront of HIV/AIDS activism, from the early 80s to present day. The fight for healthcare for the most vulnerable is as relevant today as it was in the early days of the crisis.