Crowds gather to protest gentrification, mass incarceration as Museum of Chinese in America reopens
A museum in New York City's Chinatown that recently reopened after its archives were damaged by a fire last year is now facing more heat as protestors gather to boycott the institution. The protest: The Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) reopened on Wednesday, since shutting down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to a crowd of protestors accusing the institution of supporting mass incarceration and gentrification, reported Hyperallergenic. The museum allegedly accepted a $35 million concession included in a “community give-back” program as part of Mayor Bill de Blasio’s plan to shut down Rikers Island and build four smaller detention centers throughout the city in its place.