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Meet Peter Zhi Chao Li of 47 Division St Trading (@47_division_st_trading_inc) ✨ Introducing the first portrait in a miniseries of Chinatown-based stories from @ingrained.ny in collaboration with @welcome.to.chinatown. @ingrained.ny is a video portraiture series dedicated to amplifying 41 diverse, distinct and intersectional stories of NY’s Asian diaspora, told by a collective of all-Asian filmmakers. Ingrained's work is a reckoning with and reclamation of who we are as Asians in this city, born as a response to the recent wave of anti-Asian violence and sentiment. ——— How to best support/connect with Peter (From his son, Jeff Li): "He can be reached at [email protected] and at @47_division_st_trading_inc. He would love if folks stopped by to purchase an item or simply to give him a greeting. He’s also a huge advocate for shopping local and small. Large companies and corporations do not pay their fair share of taxes, nor do they invest back into the local economy. They are designed to extract as much value and money from a community while giving back as little as possible in order to give their shareholders and executives the difference. Small and local businesses are invested in the success of the local community; after all the owners and employees are often from those very same communities. Think big and have a bigger heart, but shop and buy small. And to the youth: do not lose touch with your culture and heritage. It is easy to partake in American culture and forsake your Asian side. Every culture has its good and bad; be the best of both worlds.” ——— Stay tuned as we share more stories from our community.