Bill supports New York City Chinatown’s English-Chinese street signs

Episode 120 May 16, 2022 00:03:50
Bill supports New York City Chinatown’s English-Chinese street signs
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Bill supports New York City Chinatown’s English-Chinese street signs

May 16 2022 | 00:03:50

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Eddie Arrieta

Show Notes

Since the 1960s Manhattan’s Chinatown has featured bilingual street signs, but recently these signs have begun to disappear.

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