In Flushing, Queens, fresh produce, soy sauces and seaweed-flavored snacks line the aisles at Chang Jiang Supermarket ... colorful storefronts feature signs in Chinese and fresh fruit is sold ...

Chinese grocery stores are a lifeline for millions ... I passed a big box of packaged nuts and grains slapped with a bright yellow sign. On it, prices had been crossed out and updated in black ...