Here's how San Francisco's Chinatown is staying alive during the pandemic

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  • čas přidán 17. 01. 2021
  • San Francisco's Chinatown was one of the first neighborhoods to feel the impact of the coronavirus pandemic so we visited the neighborhood to see how businesses are surviving.
    FULL STORY: abc7ne.ws/3bSuaC2
    #sanfrancisco #chinatown #pandemic

Komentáře • 138

  • @krystalcastillo4537
    @krystalcastillo4537 Před 3 lety +36

    God Bless all the PEOPLE & BUSINESSES in S.F. Chinatown

  • @redstonerredstoner414
    @redstonerredstoner414 Před 3 lety +33

    Support your local business!

  • @DuyNguyen-hg6kd
    @DuyNguyen-hg6kd Před 3 lety +24

    I was there just yesterday. It's pretty sad in Chinatown. Streets are empty. Shops are closed. Really cool place to visit. I hope Chinatown can survive. Would ruin the city if they start building 2 million dollar condos in that neighborhood

    • @DuyNguyen-hg6kd
      @DuyNguyen-hg6kd Před 3 lety +2

      @@OpiumBride oh wow. I think it's because I went on a Monday night. But yeah streets were empty, and the only thing I saw open was Sam Wo and a camera shop.

    • @ArekSuroboyo1
      @ArekSuroboyo1 Před 3 lety +2

      @@OpiumBride super busy? lines at the door at several dim sum restaurants? Those places on Stockton st are tiny and you can't sit inside.
      All the gift shops are empty on Grant. I live on California at Stockton, and this is what I see.

  • @weareorigin
    @weareorigin Před 3 lety +21

    Oh just go there and support their businesses if you live in San Fran.

  • @henlolneh
    @henlolneh Před 3 lety +37

    People really over looking the historical aspect of Chinatown's all across the nation but especially more so for SF and NY's Chinatowns. They harbor so much cultural history for generations of immigrants who have touched down and setup roots here in America. As a SF native, I try my best to at least get pastries/dim sum from Chinatown once a week. All we can do at the moment is to try our best to kick some of our discretionary income (if any of us have the luxury of doing so) towards these small businesses during these wild and historical (unfortunately the bad part of history) times...

    • @SL-lz9jr
      @SL-lz9jr Před 3 lety +3

      Good on you! I live in NYC but grew up in SF. Unfortunately I live about 45 mins in either direction of Flushing or Manhattan Chinatown so it’s not convenient considering I don’t go out much. But the few times I’ve gone it seems our Chinatowns here are doing ok. I mean, as well as one can in a pandemic

  • @iamkarlwithak
    @iamkarlwithak Před 3 lety +4

    The community is in my prayers. I worked on the corner of Grant and California for Ma Bell in the early 80s. It is a vibrant and resilient community that has survived racism, SARS, and many economic challenges. I visit almost every year and I look forward to getting back later this year. 🙏💪🌏🌍🌎❤️🇺🇸🖖

  • @kennethso6811
    @kennethso6811 Před 3 lety +17

    The grocery stores in Chinatown are packed by the way

    • @SL-lz9jr
      @SL-lz9jr Před 3 lety +12

      People still need groceries. It’s everything else that is impacted.

  • @meileevaj
    @meileevaj Před 3 lety +1

    Coming out there next week! Definitely will be supporting my fellow Asian Americans!!!

  • @roxyhugh5336
    @roxyhugh5336 Před 3 lety +36

    Chinese people are surviving people they will survive.

    • @mykrt8541
      @mykrt8541 Před 3 lety +1

      @@guardian8319 credit US for the Spanish flu and not taking blame for millions of deaths worldwide

    • @LuckyBaldwin777
      @LuckyBaldwin777 Před 3 lety

      Actually they're Americans. Their ancestors came from China as long as 170 years ago and they've preserved their culture since then, but they're 100% American.

  • @f.puttstycker2784
    @f.puttstycker2784 Před 3 lety +24

    Most wonderful neighborhood in San Francisco! Market street is number two (chicken roasted), then the WARF (seafood). Chinatown is history!

  • @neilmunro6683
    @neilmunro6683 Před 3 lety

    Went to visit in 2007 and this place was magical, and the local people just the best in all thing cultural. I am a chef to trade and this place makes the heart sing for joy at food and culture combined. [Lochness Scottish Highlands }

  • @mthuynh6137
    @mthuynh6137 Před 3 lety +5

    I miss san Francisco Chinatown

  • @propblast82nd
    @propblast82nd Před 3 lety +23

    The Chinese are the only people in San Francisco that are not weirdos or kooks .

    • @angelsaidferreira5193
      @angelsaidferreira5193 Před 3 lety

      but the only ones who don’t watch around them when people is trying to pass 😒

    • @SL-lz9jr
      @SL-lz9jr Před 3 lety +3

      @@angelsaidferreira5193 lies

    • @kkim1177
      @kkim1177 Před 3 lety

      Pleaaaaaaaaaaaase.. DO YOU EVEN REALIZE THAT CHINA HAS PISSED OFF THE ENTIRE WORLD THEN LABELED EVERYONE AS RACIST??!!!!

  • @elimora7497
    @elimora7497 Před 3 lety +4

    Sucks to see how small businesses are falling apart, meanwhile the big corporations are only getting richer. The people are to afraid to go support small businesses but they can go to all the shopping malls, Walmarts and grocery stores.

  • @rootless6289
    @rootless6289 Před 3 lety +2

    I love San Francisco's China town.

  • @ThePandaPhotographer
    @ThePandaPhotographer Před 3 lety +9

    People are going shopping downtown union square but can’t support your local community but can support a damn Gucci bag? WTPanda

  • @keepithundo9239
    @keepithundo9239 Před 3 lety +7

    There is only one race THE HUMAN RACE love all support all and god will reward those who do nothing but show love

  • @spencerbergquist781
    @spencerbergquist781 Před 3 lety +1

    Grant Street is such a fun walk

  • @butterflysquadtv5176
    @butterflysquadtv5176 Před 3 lety

    I live in Minnesota, I wish we could have a China town. I will going to there every weekends.

  • @wonglee2424
    @wonglee2424 Před 3 lety +3

    I go through Chinatown almost once a week and try and go more. my father used to bring us there when we would go shopping and used to live in the suburbs I really looked forward to each visit. Now that I live in the City it's a must more than ever to come and support business and enjoy that wonderful food. Grant Ave is suffering but Stockton St is still getting support from the locals.

  • @MalteseKat
    @MalteseKat Před 3 lety

    We will be there!

  • @weihongli9615
    @weihongli9615 Před 3 lety +5

    I hope everything will get better soon

  • @haganchan6650
    @haganchan6650 Před 3 lety

    I liked San Francisco Chinatown. I am an San Francisican. I hope business there will begin to come back after the covid pandemic. Miss the fortune 🥠cookies, the Chinese restaurants there, and the food there.

  • @Braundi619
    @Braundi619 Před 3 lety

    So sad... I love Chinatown.

  • @rayjohnson9781
    @rayjohnson9781 Před 3 lety +1

    I’m going to china town tomorrow and get some of those dumplings and pot stickers.

  • @user-ti2xi9bd4u
    @user-ti2xi9bd4u Před 3 lety +11

    What about the China town in Oakland, all I hear is San Francisco from the news 🗞

    • @angelsaidferreira5193
      @angelsaidferreira5193 Před 3 lety

      I didn’t know It

    • @angelsaidferreira5193
      @angelsaidferreira5193 Před 3 lety

      @@j.s27 I didn’t even go to china town , i don’t like sushi 🍣, tacos 🌮 and burritos 🌯 are better

    • @El650Jefe
      @El650Jefe Před 3 lety +3

      @@j.s27 not sure if it went through but Latino owned business in San Francisco were set to receive about 30 million in aid while Asian owned business are not receiving even a quarter of that. Because of this I’m not mad that China town is being in the news more than other areas/neighborhoods. But as some else mentioned, Oakland’s China town should be mentioned.

  • @rr7firefly
    @rr7firefly Před 3 lety

    I do not miss the overcrowded MUNI bus on Stockton Street from Chinatown to Union Square. Holding on to my sanity most of the way. Off the bus after the tunnel I return to normal breathing.

  • @diamondforever8628
    @diamondforever8628 Před 3 lety +6

    We can actually see the city streets 👍🏾

  • @ljjackson7106
    @ljjackson7106 Před 3 lety +1

    Why doesn't Pelosi have everyone over for ice cream?????

  • @dennisjhnson
    @dennisjhnson Před 3 lety +2

    What’s the regular adult X rated at 1:43?

    • @NachoTV
      @NachoTV Před 3 lety

      Probably the fortunes are geared towards adults

  • @katietan1127
    @katietan1127 Před 3 lety +1

    SF Chinatown use to be so lively and now there is barely anyone on the streets😭😭😭
    I feel so lonely now also I can’t get any red envelopes 😔😔☹️☹️

  • @barokfin
    @barokfin Před 3 lety +7

    Hang in there. People haven't been able to spend money for the past year. When things return to normal, hopefully in a few short months, people will flock to Chinatown and spend like they never have before. Much better times are coming for you all.

    • @pwp8737
      @pwp8737 Před 3 lety

      Not when many haven’t made money for a year, deferred rent is piling up...This disaster will be here for years. Some will come out unscathed, but not all.

  • @barneychan5571
    @barneychan5571 Před 3 lety +4

    In spite of Newsollini, the dragon won’t die. Fight on!

  • @berniecasey7592
    @berniecasey7592 Před 3 lety

    Its Sad our NYC Chinatown is Suffering very badly due to Covid.

  • @juanmanueljauregui8828
    @juanmanueljauregui8828 Před 3 lety +18

    Get rid of the mayor in San Francisco she is horrible

  • @hopeworldstudio
    @hopeworldstudio Před 3 lety

    Support local businesses. Fyi, those fortune cookies are the best tasting I've ever had, please buy them. They sell t-shirts, I bought a t-shirt to help. They're always on the verge of shutting down because the rent is too high. Some of the grocery markets & to-go food seem okay, but I think it's the other businesses that need help. Maybe the business association could put out a list of places still open that locals can visit? Please?

  • @Dragonfruit260
    @Dragonfruit260 Před 3 lety +10

    2021 Year of the Ox 🐂 It will be a prosperous and abundant year!!!! 🙏🏼✌🏼

  • @Divine.777
    @Divine.777 Před 3 lety

    The sad part is their not staying alive. We went and it’s so dead. Half the businesses are permanently closed

  • @sfdanceron1
    @sfdanceron1 Před 3 lety

    It's unfortunate that the scamdemic has destroyed so many businesses. However, in terms of Chinatown, I think it's being supported now primarily by the locals. Yes, Grant Street is a ghost town, but Stockton is quite vibrant, with many people. I am not Chinese, but I love walking through Chinatown and heading over to the Wheat Field Bakery. Another elephant in the room is the years of democratic leadership that has reduced tourism long before the scamdemic.

  • @michaelboccino5251
    @michaelboccino5251 Před 3 lety +11

    Recall Governor Newsom

  • @michelleisker343
    @michelleisker343 Před 3 lety +9

    Oh I those pot stickers looked delicious

  • @marcellix
    @marcellix Před 3 lety +5

    I love Chinatown 🐔

  • @raezworld
    @raezworld Před 3 lety +4

    ❤🙏❤🙏❤

  • @thomasc.1283
    @thomasc.1283 Před 3 lety +18

    Fire Newsom and that will be the first step!

  • @oliviast.pierre5550
    @oliviast.pierre5550 Před 3 lety

    SUPPORT THE HOMELESS

  • @ShamzKSA
    @ShamzKSA Před 3 lety +2

    👍👍👍

  • @trackerson
    @trackerson Před 3 lety

    Im going I love Sf and hate what is happening to the city

  • @PurpleFlower22
    @PurpleFlower22 Před 3 lety

    If Chinatown goes out of business, then those thieves will starve.

  • @Weeping-Angel
    @Weeping-Angel Před 3 lety

    Can't believe someone put a mask on the clay warrior

  • @claricelouie624
    @claricelouie624 Před 3 lety +5

    Come back and support our local businesses! But, wear your masks and socially distance.

  • @gt9188
    @gt9188 Před 3 lety

    Free happy endings?

  • @lasvegasnevada7514
    @lasvegasnevada7514 Před 3 lety +4

    Get rid the homeless and SF should be fine.

    • @wilburash8315
      @wilburash8315 Před 3 lety +1

      What do you mean get rid of them? Better hope you don't become homeless one day.

    • @lasvegasnevada7514
      @lasvegasnevada7514 Před 3 lety

      @@wilburash8315 That’s never gonna happen to me. In fact, those homeless are drug addicts not the super poor type of homelessness you see in the third world country...

  • @capdriving
    @capdriving Před 3 lety +3

    make parking free valet parking. i never go to this high price parking area

  • @spignetti
    @spignetti Před 3 lety

    the food was always pretty slimy....

  • @danieledistioromanmendoza47

    feeling sad to at the food store people vlog friends china parson people team youtube

  • @cameron1988
    @cameron1988 Před 3 lety +3

    Sign the recall newsom petition to save California

  • @Jonathan48948
    @Jonathan48948 Před 3 lety

    No-Problems?

  • @markogoldman8424
    @markogoldman8424 Před 3 lety

    While Oakland Chinatown is dead.

  • @johncats5903
    @johncats5903 Před 3 lety +3

    SAD,
    SF Chinatown is history ROOTS growing everyday in making. 🇺🇸

  • @user-yr7wp5yd6s
    @user-yr7wp5yd6s Před 3 lety

    不知他们会不会说中文?

  • @thomasnelson8320
    @thomasnelson8320 Před 3 lety +9

    San Francisco's political leadership is incompetent. SF needs new political leadership.

    • @heyaisdabomb
      @heyaisdabomb Před 3 lety +2

      And why make claims without any specifics? What more did you want the leaders to do? I don't think you realize how tied their hands are on most issues. They can only do so much, and there's a fine line between what needs to be done to fix the issues we have and maintaining human decency. Tell us how you would fix things?

  • @spankyharland9845
    @spankyharland9845 Před 3 lety

    China Town community- send your complaints to gavin nuisance....he closed you down.

  • @gavincurtis
    @gavincurtis Před 3 lety +3

    Could do what Florida is doing...staying open.

  • @joshsbooi
    @joshsbooi Před 3 lety +1

    The year of the Ox... Question who is driving it. If the master is bad... then there is no hope... Yes depend on your Democrats master.. This coming years will tell a lot.

  • @723lion
    @723lion Před 3 lety +1

    London Greed finally can get her hands on the Chinatown real estate woohoo.

  • @KeepinItRealAllDay
    @KeepinItRealAllDay Před 3 lety +1

    Chinatown staying alive nooo thanks to negga Breed

  • @talibahonyebuchi9980
    @talibahonyebuchi9980 Před 3 lety +2

    Their community was pretty racist during the mayor race with Mayor Breed! Put out poster with her smoking weed and worse!

  • @michelleisker343
    @michelleisker343 Před 3 lety +3

    No masks? Looks like they are not worried about anything. But they eat a lot of veggies!!

    • @raezworld
      @raezworld Před 3 lety +5

      Did you only watch the first minute? People are all wearing masks

    • @michelleisker343
      @michelleisker343 Před 3 lety

      raezworld ya they’re just enjoying the area.

    • @lazerbubbles3630
      @lazerbubbles3630 Před 3 lety

      There's nothing to worry about but the economy crashing! Who gives a rat's ass about covid. Its about the economy!!! Bills are still coming , still need to eat, live under a roof!

    • @FalloutConspiracy
      @FalloutConspiracy Před 3 lety +2

      The footage in the beginning is from three years ago. Did you even watch the video, dum dum?

    • @raezworld
      @raezworld Před 3 lety +1

      @@FalloutConspiracy right?!🙄

  • @wilburash8315
    @wilburash8315 Před 3 lety

    So why don't everybody just get on their hands and knees and pray to the ox, since they look to it for prosperity.

  • @markgideon23
    @markgideon23 Před 3 lety

    CCP’s fault maybe?

  • @donlee.4308
    @donlee.4308 Před 3 lety +7

    two words. Nancy Pelosi.

  • @cafe88racer53
    @cafe88racer53 Před 3 lety +5

    keep voting for those socialists lol

  • @collinhuey2090
    @collinhuey2090 Před 3 lety +2

    Screw the sfmta to park in chinatown 5 dollars an hourvto buy broccoli beef. Just go to Panda Express
    Hello just give me free parking

  • @marpar3971
    @marpar3971 Před 3 lety +3

    Massage parlors that’s how

  • @ramonmaza4840
    @ramonmaza4840 Před 3 lety +1

    I will support y you when you quit voting Crazy Nancy in office.

  • @longjiang2005
    @longjiang2005 Před 3 lety +1

    Now they wish they were in China.

  • @CaliGirl11-11
    @CaliGirl11-11 Před 3 lety

    Could this be considered bad Karma for China? Just saying . . . . . ..

    • @LanceCorpsman
      @LanceCorpsman Před 3 lety +4

      Chinatown is in the United States of America and a fair amount of the residents are US citizens

    • @LanceCorpsman
      @LanceCorpsman Před 3 lety +2

      They are paying taxes to the Californian state government and also the federal government, which you might actually get some of their taxes when treating the Intellectual disability you might have

  • @giftedgreen2152
    @giftedgreen2152 Před 3 lety +6

    Chinatown should start boarding up.

    • @bayareayackem100
      @bayareayackem100 Před 3 lety +7

      You're an idiot

    • @giftedgreen2152
      @giftedgreen2152 Před 3 lety +1

      @@bayareayackem100 they might as well go back to China.

    • @bayareayackem100
      @bayareayackem100 Před 3 lety +7

      @@giftedgreen2152 wont u go back to europe.

    • @robm1303
      @robm1303 Před 3 lety

      @@bayareayackem100 Gladly! Unfortunately Europe is now also being forced into multiculturalism!

    • @bayareayackem100
      @bayareayackem100 Před 3 lety +2

      @@robm1303 so what. Don't stay here go back