The name Rong Xin comes from a mini-mall in Flushing that cannot be found on any map. The facade of the mall immediately brings people back to 1980s and 1990s China. Shops stand side by side, dominated by a massive, eye-catching wall covered in recruitment and rental notices. This is indeed the very first landing spot for many new immigrants arriving in New York, where they get SIM cards, search for jobs, and embark on their new, uncertain journeys.
In 2023, several artists/collectives held an exhibition titled “Home-O-Stasis: Life and Livelihoods in Flushing” inside Rong Xin Plaza. The artworks were ingeniously interwoven with the daily details of the mall, creating a subtle dialogue between art, the vibrant bustle of everyday life, and the surrounding reality. Finding ourselves once again in 2026, amid a tempest of screening and deportation against immigrants, how should we engage in conversations about this complex and volatile community? Rong Xin Plaza is not only a microcosm of this community, but also a tangible thing that people can hold onto amidst the maelstrom that is our reality. Rong Xin invited ten artists and scholars (Herb Tam, Lu Zhang, Xiyadie, Ryan Muchen Wang, Xueli Wang, Janice Chung, Anne Wu, Ou Ning, Yuki He and Qianfan Gu from Mamahuhu), including participating artists, to re-create works spanning short stories, games, self-narratives, interviews, and photography. Through various details, the book outlines the trajectories of new immigrants from arrival and wandering to employment and settlement. Through the nuances of reading and design, one temporarily traverses the intersecting streets and alleys of Flushing, finding a transient sense of security.
《荣欣》的名字来源于法拉盛一座无法用地图搜寻到的小型商场。荣欣广场的外立面仿佛使人穿越回八、九十年代的中国，内部商户林立，一面硕大的墙面极其醒目，上面贴满了招工和招租的广告信息。这里也确确实实是很多新移民到达纽约后的首个落脚之处，他们会在商场里办电话卡，找工作，开始新的未知….
2023年，多位艺术家在荣欣广场里做了一场展览《圆：法拉盛的生命，生活，生存，生机》，展览将作品巧妙地交织于荣欣广场的日常细节之中，艺术与市井的烟火，与周遭的现实交相呼应。本书用若干细节勾勒出新移民从抵达、漂泊、务工到定居的轨迹，在阅读与设计的细节中暂时穿梭于法拉盛纵横交错的街巷，找到一种临时的安全感。
Contributors: Herb Tam, Lu Zhang, Xiyadie, Ryan Muchen Wang, Xueli Wang, Janice Chung, Anne Wu, Ou Ning, Yuki He and Qianfan Gu from Mamahuhu
Editors: Michael Guo, Kechun Qin, Herb Tam, Lu Zhang
Designer: Sixuan Tong
Size: 120 × 171mm
Pages: 256
Languages: Chinese & English
Offset printing, Smyth sewn and glued block with OTA Binding, Dustjacket
ISBN 979-8-9890170-6-5
Published in 2026
