Thousands of artifacts were feared lost forever when a 2020 5-alarm fire struck the Museum of Chinese in America in New York City, but the museum recovered 95% of its collection while it dealt with a pandemic and a wave of anti-Asian hate. NBC News’ Vicky Nguyen reports on the museum’s comeback and its creative vision for a rebirth.
Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the amount donated by the Ford Foundation to MOCA.
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