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Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Chinatown land trust helps low-income housing



Just a few years ago, floor boards popped up as Ji Jian-guang walked across his cramped Chinatown apartment.

Jian-guang Ji laughs as he sits on his new couch he bough...Ru Mei Peng, a longtime resident at 53 Columbus in Chinat...The Columbus United Cooperative at 53 Columbus is
His wife, Ru Mei Peng, washed vegetables in a sink the size of a shoe box. Their two adult sons - along with a daughter-in-law and grandbaby - shared a bedroom split by a bookcase.

Though cramped, 53 Columbus, Room 108, was home. For nearly a decade, the Jis feared they would lose it to encroaching developers.

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Posted by Claudia Rowe @ Equal Voice For Families at 9:09 AM

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