Wear your support for Chinatown
You can wear your support for Chinatown’s post-pandemic recovery with “Ascent”, the T-shirt which is latest product from our Made in Chinatown range. Our artist-in-residence, fashion designer and educator, Odella Yue worked with China Exchange volunteers and Chinatown’s workforce during a period of time focused on racism, hate crime and Chinatown’s post-pandemic recovery. Alongside […]
“Ascent”: new artwork for Made in Chinatown fuelled by the Chinatown Recovery Project
Odella Yue, one of our artists-in-residence , has created a beautiful new artwork in response to working with London Chinatown restaurant workers, with a focus on racism, hate crime and Chinatown’s post-pandemic recovery. Titled “Ascent”, the piece communicates ideas of “recover, rise and thrive” through the use of symbolism and colour. Odella’s residency focused […]
Artist in Residence: Made in Chinatown – A Creative Response to the Impact of COVID-19 Racism on Chinatown
China Exchange is delighted to announce an open call for one artist to join our Made in Chinatown project with a focus on the impact of covid-19 racism on London’s Chinatown through art.
WCMT funds new work at China Exchange on COVID-19 racism
China Exchange has been awarded a COVID-19 action grant from the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust (WCMT). The project will facilitate discussion about the impact of pandemic-linked racism on Chinatown, and provide a counter-narrative to racist sentiment and prejudice that is harming the communities that use this area. Throughout 2020, anti-Chinese sentiment has grown in the […]
Reflections on 2020 from China Exchange
China Exchange started 2020 with an injection of positivity. Four hundred people came to enjoy our Chinese New Year celebrations with Mothers Bridge of Love. Over 100 people joined our community-led walking tours in the first two months of the year. The cold weather couldn’t stop us from sharing the history of our special neighbourhood. […]
China Exchange’s Xiao Ma awarded prestigious PhD scholarship
Our Cultural Projects Manager and Researcher, Xiao Ma, has been awarded a prestigious PhD scholarship at University of Westminster. Xiao has begun her PhD project to research the cultural complexities of London’s Chinatown through critically examining the notion and practice of Chinatown heritage in global London. She fought stiff competition to be awarded a scholarship […]
Heritage restaurant Tao Tao Ju provides ‘sum’ support to China Exchange through Steam At Home kits
Chinatown institution Tao Tao Ju is to launch Steam at Home kits in December allowing people across the UK to enjoy specialist hand crafted dim sum . Proceeds from each order will be donated to China Exchange so you get to eat well and do good with every order! We are so grateful to our friends and neighbours at Tao Tao Ju […]
Handcrafted Made in Chinatown gifts available in 2021
China Exchange volunteers are continuing to build their skills and support our work. Our six super stitchers have now completed their training with textile artist Ekta Kaul. They learnt expert techniques for fine hand embroidery and explored the heritage stories of Chinatown through stitch. The special handcrafted pieces they produce will be sold in the new year to […]
Team Stitch Thread Their Needles
The latest group of volunteers has joined China Exchange to develop the Made in Chinatown project. Six super stitchers, dubbed Team Stitch, have begun their work with textile artist, Ekta Kaul and are learning expert techniques for fine hand embroidery that will complete special handcrafted products. In the first of four online sessions, the […]
First Products Launch – Made in Chinatown
The Gift of Hidden Heritage – a new way to support London’s Chinatown Our unique range of gifts reflecting heritage stories of London’s Chinatown created by international artists and London volunteers launches online today! Add our beautiful Made in Chinatown products to your Christmas lists and take this chance to support Chinatown during this […]