Get to know the vivacious Manhattan Chinatown as it withstands the challenges of the pandemic. Yin Kong of Think!Chinatown; Andrea Chiney, Arianna Deane, and Ashely Kuo of A+A+A; and Jennifer Tam and Victoria Lee of Welcome to Chinatown share their efforts in helping Chinatown's recovery. Liwei Wang (The Visibility Project), Ray Wu, Winston Yuen, and Felicia Liang share their insights on the New York neighborhood most imbued with history, culture, and architecture.

Dive into the dreamy world of the Ebony Test Kitchen! Former Ebony food editors, Charlotte Lyons and Charla Draper, tell us about developing recipes in the kitchen; Lee Bey and Bonnie McDonald (Landmarks Illinois) tell us about preserving the kitchen; and Catherine Piccoli (Museum of Food and Drink) tells us about projecting the kitchen into the future. Check out @fullhowz on Instagram for favorite recipes, best photo series, and important links!

Welcome to the Howz! A magical shallow pool typology from the Iranian courtyard house. This episode includes film clips from My Uncle Napoleon (1976), A Cube of Sugar (2011), Children of Heaven (1997), and The House of Ghamar Khanum (1972). It cites Soflaei's "Traditional Iranian Courtyards as Microclimate Modifiers”, Daneshdoust's "The Gardens of Tabas”, and Esmaeelzadeh's & Hosseinpour's "A Study of Siné Kabki”. Follow @fullhowz on Instagram for visuals.

This episode includes film clips from My Uncle Napoleon (1976), A Cube of Sugar (2011), Children of Heaven (1997), and The House of Ghamar Khanum (1972). It cites Soflaei's "Traditional Iranian Courtyards as Microclimate Modifiers”, Daneshdoust's "The Gardens of Tabas”, and Esmaeelzadeh's & Hosseinpour's "A Study of Siné Kabki”. The episode is illustrated in part on Instagram @fullhowz.