E NVI S ION I NG A STRONG COM M U N ITY

COLU M B US PAR K

CH I NATOWN, N EW YOR K

COLD S NOWY DAY

XIAO HAN2020 G ROU P M E M B E R

CH I NATOWN HAB ITANT

ATTRACTE D BY US PLAYI NG

CAR DS I N A TAB LE J UST

APPROACH E S US.

“POKE R!

I AM GOOD AT POKE R!”

H E AS KS XIAO TO PLAY “B IG TWO”.

AFTE R H EAR I NG S H E DOE S N’T KNOW

HOW TO PLAY IT, H E STARTS EXPLAI N I NG

H E R TH E R U LE S.

“YOU DON’T KNOW

HOW TO PLAY BIG TWO AS A CH I N E S E?”

XIAO HANNOT A BIG TWO PLAYE R

PEOPLE START GATH E R I NG

AROU N D TH E TAB LE TO WATCH

TH E GAM E, AN D AR E CU R IOUS

ABOUT TH E CAR DS.

X IAO HANI NVITE S PEOPLE TO JOI N TH E GAM E“LET’S PLAY IT

MY WAY”

CH I NATOWN HAB ITANT

APPROACH E S US AN D AS KS

I F H E CAN JOI N TH E GAM E.

ONCE H E I S I N, H E I NVITE S

US TO PLAY WITH TH E M.

“TE LL TH E M TO S IT AN D PLAY TOO!”

DURING COLD DAYS CARDPLAYERS GATHER IN

THE KIOSK IN THE PARK. THERE THEY SET UP

THEIR TABLES AND SEATINGS AND PLAY CARDS

THROUGH THE DAY. THIS IS IMPORTANT, AS

THIS SPACE MIGHT BE SUITABLE FOR WORK-

SHOPS AND CARDPLAYING SESSIONS.

“WHAT AR E YOU

DOI NGWITH THOS E KI DS?

“WHAT I S DI FFE R E NT B ETWE E N TH E S E CAR DS AN D

TH E OTH E RS?”

XIAO HANEXPLAI N S TH E PROJ ECT, OU R GOALS

AN D TH E CAR DS TH E M S E LVE S.

DURING THE GAME, THE “SHARE YOUR SANDY

STORY” CARD SHOWS UP. THEY BOTH START

TALKING ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCE DURING

THE HURRICANE.

A N EW PE RSON S HOWS U P.

X IAO AS KS H I M TO JOI N

TH E GAM E.

“ IT WAS A HOR R I B LE TI M E,

NOBODY TALKS ABOUT ITANYMOR E”

H E STARTS S HAR I NG

H I S SAN DY STORY.

TH I S STORY TR IGG E RS

CONVE RSATION AROU N D

TH E I R EXPE R I E NCE S.

“ I COU LDN’T

MOVE FROM MY PLACE AFTE R IT FOR 2 DAYS”

THIS PERSONS DON’T EVEN NOW EACH OTHER.

THEY DON’T KNOW EACH OTHER’S NAME, BUT

NOW THEY HAVE SHARED THEIR EXPERIENCE.

“FOR M E AN D MY FAM I LY IT WAS N’T

THAT BAD” WITHOUT HAVI NG PLAYE D YET,

H E ALSO STARTS S HAR I NG H I S

SAN DY EXPE R I E NCE. NOW H E

I S ALSO PART OF TH I S S MALL

COM M U N ITY.

H E STARTS MATCH I NG TH E CAR DS.

F I RST BY TH E N U M B E RS, TH E N BY

QU E STION S AN D AN SWE RS (TOOLS).

“CAN I KE E P

TH E S E CAR DS?”

U N FORTU NATE LY NOT

TH I S DECK.

“ I CAN G IVE ON E TO

MY SON,H E S PEAKS E NG LI S H”

“YOU S HOU LD

MAKE MOR E OF TH E S E AN D G IVE TH E M AWAY”