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Here are a few videos about the effects of Sandy on Chinatown:

Chinatown while recovering from Sandy, gets ready for Election Day: http://vimeo.com/52902492
This video includes segments that show how there was little help in clearing fallen trees in Chinatown. It also shows how some businesses were affected by the storm and power outages.

One Dolla, Chinatown by Jane Teeling:
http://vimeo.com/52664895
This video shows a one-dollar store that opened up after the hurricane. It shows how not everyone took advantage of the situation to raise prices and to make money off the devastation.

Here are sites that show the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy on Chinatown:

http://www.ourchinatown.org/2012/11/29/post-sandy-chinatown-updates-and-links/
This is a collection of posts from the Asian American Writer’s Workshop’s Open City Magazine, which covered the effect of the storm from day one.

http://voicesofny.org/2012/11/chinatown-business-owners-blast-government-over-lack-of-support/
This article assesses the damage the hurricane inflicted on the businesses in Chinatown and whether or not the customers will return.

This is a compelling image of the blackout that occurred in lower Manhattan as a result of the storm.
(http://www.chinatownpartnership.org/newsletter/2012%2011%2007%20Hurricane%20Sandy%20-%20Chinatown%20Update.htm)

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