Duane Joseph | Brooklyn
Portrait by Annie Zhou
In loving memory of
Duane Joseph
September 19, 1978 – August 7, 2023
Duane is extremely humble. Don’t take it at face value when he says he just does a little bit in the community because he does a lot in the community. He’s worked and volunteered at all levels, whether it’s in the Caribbean community, in the Brooklyn community. You don’t really know until you really talk to him.
Duane 很谦虚，虽然他说只为社区做了一点点事，但是你不要相信他，因为他的贡献实在太大了。他在社会的没一个阶层都工作过或者当过志愿者，无论是在加勒比裔社群里，还是布鲁克林社区里。只有和他聊天之后，才能认识到真正的他。
Duane es extremadamente humilde. No vayan a creerle cuando dice que solamente hace un poco en la comunidad, porque él hace mucho por la comunidad. Ha trabajado y sido voluntario a todos los niveles, ya sea en la comunidad del Caribe, en la de Brooklyn. No se sabe hasta que realmente hablas con él.
Annie Zhou | Queens
Portrait by Duane Joseph
I wanted to capture her sense of fun and love for the city. Like she really, really enjoys New York. She is a very dynamic woman, very smart and very compassionate. In the [public health] work she does, it’s very easy to get lost in the sauce and be a little rigid. But she still has retained empathy and compassion.
我想拍到她那爱玩的一面、以及她对这座城市的爱情，因为她特别欣赏纽约市。她富有活力，又聪明又慈善，虽然在公共健康这个领域里很容失去自我，变得过于僵硬，但是她依然保留着她的同情心。
Quise captar su sentido de la diversión y amor de la ciudad. Porque disfruta mucho, mucho, de Nueva York. Es una mujer muy dinámica, con mucha inteligencia y compasión. En su trabajo [de salud pública], es muy fácil perderse y volverse un poco rígida. Pero ha mantenido su empatía y compasión.
Annie is passionate about health equity, the outdoors and traveling to new countries. She has lived and worked in the Philippines, Myanmar and Ethiopia. Since her teenage years, she has participated in the predominantly Chinese nine-man volleyball community that originated in Toisan, China and sprung up on the East Coast as a way for Chinese immigrants to gather as a result of the Chinese Exclusion act.
Annie 热爱健康平等、大自然、以及去新地方旅行，她曾经工作并居住于菲律宾、缅甸以及埃塞俄比亚。从青少年期起，她一直参加以华人为主的九人制排球运动。
Annie tiene pasión acerca de la equidad en la salud, la actividad al aire libre y viajar a nuevos países. Ha vivido y trabajado en las Filipinas, Myanmar y Etiopía. Desde su adolescencia participó en la comunidad predominantemente china de voleyball de nueve personas.
Duane’s passion centers around his drive to build equitable access for and in Black communities. Over the years, Duane has married his professional experience, Afro-Caribbean heritage, and passion for small business into his efforts to advocate for equitable access to resources for Black communities. He is a co-founder of the Parkside Plaza Committee, a member of his local community board, and serves as an advisor for Little Caribbean NYC and the Flatbush Beacon program.
Duane 对黑人社群为平等机会的斗争而充满热情。他是公园边广场委员会 (Parkside Place Committee) 的联合创始人、兼任社区委员、纽约小加勒比 (Little Caribbean NYC) 的顾问、以及夫拉特布希灯塔 (Flatbush Beacon) 项目顾问。
La pasión de Duane se centra su afán por crear acceso equitativo para y en las comunidades negras. Es cofundador del Parkside Plaza Committee, miembro de su junta comunitaria, y asesor de Little Caribbean NYC y Flatbush Beacon Program.