Daun Chen, 50, patiently waits at the head of the one o’clock line for grocery distribution. She grew up in Fuqing, China, loving to do everything. It has almost been 20 years since she immigrated to the United States with her parents. Like everyone else in New York, Chen found that her largest challenge was that apartment was too small. “就是沒有房子,住的都是租的房子,都太小了。”

“Living requires you to work hard, study hard, and earn money.”