Yue Wa has served as an essential market in Chinatown, providing affordable groceries to vulnerable residents for 18 years. However, owner Amy Tran has announced the store will close next month due to factors like rising burglaries, the COVID-19 pandemic, ICE raids, and a declining customer base as many locals have moved away. Tran, who has been part of the community since immigrating from Vietnam, reflects on the transformation of the neighborhood from a vibrant hub to a less populated area, citing the lack of foot traffic as a major issue for sustaining her business.
Yue Wa is one of the last remaining markets in Chinatown, serving the neighborhood's vulnerable residents with affordable groceries and a sense of community for 18 years.
Owner Amy Tran is closing the store due to a combination of burglaries, COVID-19 impacts, ICE raids, and changing neighborhood demographics, leading to unsustainable business.
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