YOCA
Asian American Business Interviews
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Young OCA volunteers have researched local, Asian American owned businesses and interviewed their owners about their stories and experiences in effort to describe the Asian American immigrant experience and the weaving together of Asian cultures and American cultures.
Alex Arts Hair Salon
Alex Arts Hair Salon is a Chinese-American owned business in Eastchester that offers a variety of services from men’s/women’s haircuts to hair coloring or perming. Since they first opened in 2019, Alex Arts has become an Asian American community cornerstone where friends meet to talk and get cuts or styling. Yet Alex and his team’s journey wasn’t always an easy one, and his salon only found business and community through challenge and perseverance.
Mister Chen
Mr. Chen’s restaurants have become dependable fixtures across Westchester, known for a blend of authentic Chinese cooking and American-Chinese favorites served with a family-first hospitality. Paul Chen owns Mister Chen in Mamaroneck, Mister Chen Express in Scarsdale, and Mister Chen Seafood and Bar. The shops are best known locally for fresh soup dumplings, which Paul identifies as “our secret weapon” and a primary draw for repeat customers.