Photography
Crab Lady
Photographer
East Broadway, Chinatown, New York City. East Broadway begins at Chatham Square and runs eastward under the Manhattan Bridge. The western portion of the street has evolved into the neighborhood known as Little Fuzhou, primarily populated by Chinese immigrants from Fuzhou City, Fujian Province. Feb. 25, 2022. Photo by Lyuwei Chen.
Xiexin Guo, an immigrant from Fuzhou, China, sells live crabs, Fujian people’s favorite seafood, on East Broadway under the Manhattan Bridge, Friday, April 1, 2022. After her husband passed away, Xuejin Guo moved to a 7-person-apartment and began supporting herself by selling crabs and working at restaurants. March 2, 2022. Photo by Lyuwei Chen.
Xiexin Guo gets crabs from her boss and starts her work on East Broadway street. Feb. 23, 2022. Photo by Lyuwei Chen.
Xiexin Guo shows female crabs to buyers. The crab roe of the female crab has good taste and is nutritionally valuable. Therefore, the female crab (and the round shell on her abdomen) is the favorite of diners. Many buyers like to turn the crabs upside down to check. Feb. 23, 2022. Photo by Lyuwei Chen
Xiexin Guo’s business is good, although she must stand in the wind. Immigrants from Fuzhou still maintain the habit of eating crabs. Feb. 23, 2022. Photo by Lyuwei Chen.
Xiexin Guo throws crab legs along with the whole crabs. Crab legs by themselves are also attractive to some customers. March 2, 2022. Photo by Lyuwei Chen.
Xiexin Guo prefers not to wear gloves while working because it’s easier to pick up and pack the crabs with her bare hands. March 2, 2022. Photo by Lyuwei Chen.
Xiexin Guo earns 70 dollars a day by selling about 6 boxes of crabs for her boss. Four crabs for 10 dollars and 10 crabs for 20 dollars. March 2, 2022. Photo by Lyuwei Chen.
Xiexin Guo finishes her work around 5:00pm every day and helps her boss get rid of the garbage along her way home. Feb. 23, 2022. Photo by Lyuwei Chen.
Xuejin Guo lives with seven people in a 161 square feet apartment. For dinner, she cooks two dead crabs she has brought home from work. March 2, 2022. Photo by Lyuwei Chen.
Xiexin Guo plans to buy a fancy handbag for her daughter-in-law at Brooklyn Shopping Plaza. In May, 2021, Xuejin Guo is going back to China. Feb. 25, 2022. Photo by Lyuwei Chen.
Xiexin Guo stares at a bunch of colorful handbags at Zara, hesitating, because she is unable to read or speak English. Feb. 25, 2022. Photo by Lyuwei Chen.
Xiexin Guo meets a friend under Manhattan bridge in Chinatown on her way back home from Brooklyn Shopping Plaza. Feb. 25, 2022. Photo by Lyuwei Chen.
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