March 15, 2024 | Vol. 53, Issue 5

The only bilingual Chinese-English Newspaper in New England

historic row houses on hudson street in chinatown

Preserving Chinatown’s Row Houses for Working Families

by Lydia Lowe, Chinatown Community Land Trust (請點這裡閱讀中文版。) The Chinatown Community Land Trust (CLT) is particularly focused on preserving row houses and small properties as permanently affordable housing. Currently there are seven row house condo units for sale.  (The lottery has already been held for these units.)  History of the Row Houses Chinatown’s brick row houses date back to the early/mid-1800s, when landfill projects first created the South Cove neighborhood. Many of these homes were built by Irish immigrants and […]

Upcoming Park Renovations on The Greenway

By Rachel Lake The Greenway Conservancy is delighted to announce a series of upcoming park renovations to The Greenway in Chinatown this spring. These upgrades are focused on safety and community use, and were informed by community feedback and input, as well as by recommendations of the Conservancy’s Chin Park Lighting Study.  Mary Soo Hoo Park on The Greenway is undergoing renovations this spring to better utilize and light this space. The Conservancy will remove the 5 granite structures in […]

Are you a person of Chinese heritage who currently lives or previously lived in Massachusetts?

The UMass Chinese Mental Health Program invites you to participate in a series of short research surveys. The goals of our program are to understand how Chinese individuals in Massachusetts feel about the concept of mental health, facilitate discussions about mental health within families, and improve the health and well-being of our communities by sharing local resources. Participants will be asked to take a short 15-minute survey. If you choose to leave an email, you will be entered into a […]

An American Citizenship: It Gives The Asian Community Voice!

by Mitra Shavarini The history of Asian Americans who arrived in the U.S. stretches as far back as the 1850s, though there had been earlier migrations to Hawaii in the 1830s. It was this mid-nineteenth century wave, due to the California’s Gold Rush, that constitutes the earliest significant arrival of Asian Americans to this country.  Today, there are more than 18.64 million Asians Americans living in the country, originating from diverse religious, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds, each with  distinct immigration patterns […]

Immigrant History Initiative hosts parent workshop on race

By Mandy Sun and Karen Mai On Jan. 22, the Immigrant History Initiative hosted a workshop that addressed how parents, specifically immigrant parents, could talk about Asian American identity and racism with their children. The workshop emerged in light of Asian racism during the pandemic and the language inaccessibility that prevented immigrant families from understanding how this might not only impact their children but how they would handle it. “This sort of space is sorely needed,” says Kathy Lu, one […]

THREE NEW COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED TO MASSACHUSETTS ASIAN AMERICAN COMMISSION

BOSTON – State officials today announce the appointment of three new members to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Asian American Commission. Cinda Danh, Ekta Saksena, and Megha Prasad will serve three-year terms as Commissioners of the public body, which is dedicated to advocacy on behalf of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders throughout Massachusetts. The new Commissioners were sworn in virtually today by State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, along with Mary K. Y. Lee, esq. who was reappointed by Governor Charlie Baker for […]

35 legislators urge Baker admin to prioritize low-income schools for vaccines & pool testing

BOSTON –Representative Steven Ultrino (D – Malden) and thirty-four of his colleagues in the legislature are calling upon the Baker administration to prioritize low-income schools for vaccines and pool testing in order to ensure the quickest return to in-person learning in communities that need it most.  While remote learning has changed life for every student and family, it is evident that the consequences and negative effects are disproportionately felt in low-income districts.  Led by Representative Andy X. Vargas (D-Haverhill) and […]

Thank You, Boston

By Mayor Martin J. Walsh On January 12, I held my final State of the City, which was broadcast live from Boston’s newest civic treasure, the completely rebuilt Roxbury branch of the Boston Public Library in Nubian Square.  2020 was a tough year. 2021 is a year for healing as we keep each other safe; get through this final stretch of the pandemic; and build a recovery that moves all our neighborhoods forward.  Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, we have […]

Art contest scholarships available to Boston students

The Bow Seat 2021 Ocean Awareness Contest invites students ages 11-18 to create visual art, writing, spoken word, films, music, or multimedia that explores their connection to water and the need to protect this vital resource. In addition to the general awards of up to $1,500, Bow Seat will be granting Hometown Awards to recognize eligible Contest participants from Boston or its neighborhoods. Hometown Award winners will each receive a $250 cash prize. In addition, students who identify as Black, […]

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