“I feel like we weren’t represented as well, especially in the media or mainstream food communities… And we wanna kind of step into it.”
“We all have a process. We all have an end game, which is we all wanna be seen and heard and feel like we’re a part of something and that we belong.”
“[At Grand Sichuan] we allow local customers to experience Chinese culture without leaving New Jersey.”
“If you give students that grounding and foundation of knowledge… they too can be mathematicians no matter what neighborhood they came from,” STEM Kids NYC said.
“I hope that [Jersey City] realizes the gems they have in this community,” Hampton told Slice of Culture.
“I love having a nice space for the customers,” said Moura. “The community has been very supportive.”
“I kind of want to do the same thing [and] be like a living room; when people step in and they feel at home and everybody’s welcome,” said the New Jersey owner.
“And I recognize that there is such a huge need and a gap in the underserved [communities],” Brown said.
“I think the most important role that Bodega Cards has in [Hudson County] and in our local collecting community is providing an outlet for people to come meet with each other, trade with each other, share with each other and then educate themselves.”
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