Ling Mei Wong, Author at Sampan

Ling Mei Wong

Boston February 18, 2020 0

Boston Mayor Walsh shows love to Chinatown restaurants

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh enjoys lunch Feb. 18 in Chinatown at Jade Garden, with Inspectional Services Department commissioner Dion Irish (left) and Health and Human Services chief Marty Martinez (right). (Image courtesy of Ling-Mei Wong.) Over walnut shrimp and crab rangoon, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh enjoyed lunch Feb. 18 in Chinatown at Jade Garden. The visit highlighted his commitment to local businesses in Chinatown, which have undergone a steep drop in business since the Covid-19 outbreak. “We want to make […]

Boston February 10, 2020 0

Adult learners complete customer service English program

Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center held a graduation for adult students in the customer service program on Feb. 7 at the Pao Arts Center. Graduates included (front row, from left) Tran Nguyen, Zi Lin, Yan Bing “Maggie” Mai, Lindyneia de Pina Mendes, Tinh Tran. Graduate Amina Iyo was unable to attend. (Image courtesy of John Shesler.) Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center held a graduation for six students who completed the customer service program on Feb. 7 at the Pao Arts Center. The […]

Boston February 10, 2020 0

Tufts MC welcomes Year of the Rat

Tufts Medical Center celebrated Lunar New Year Feb. 7 with performances by children attending the Josiah Quincy Elementary School. (Image courtesy of Ling-Mei Wong.) Tufts Medical Center celebrated Lunar New Year Feb. 7 with children’s performances and crafts. “This is the most exciting day of year,” said Tufts MC president and CEO Dr. Mike Apkon. “I wish you a happy and healthy Year of the Rat.” Josiah Quincy Elementary School students danced, sang and played music on the recorder. They […]

Features February 6, 2020 0

Chalawan packs flavor with elegance

Chalawan adds fresh flavors of Southeast Asia to Porter Square. Thailand is well represented on Chef Palm Amatawat’s menu, but you won’t see pad thai or noodles among the main courses. The cuisine draws inspiration from his travels to Indonesia and Vietnam. The Aunty Wang steamed snapper dumplings ($11) were an exquisite appetizer, with four dumplings dressed in black vinegar and slivers of chili. My companion declared the snapper dumplings one of her favorites. The seared Alaska scallop with green […]

Boston February 5, 2020 0

Chinatown Safety Committee discusses local crime

Boston Police Dept. District A-1 Sgt. Steve Moy spoke about local crime Feb. 5 at the Chinatown Safety Committee at the DoubleTree Hotel. (Image courtesy of Ling-Mei Wong.) The Chinatown Safety Committee met Feb. 5 at the DoubleTree Hotel for a local crime report and a Greenway update. Boston Police Dept. District A-1 Sgt. Steve Moy gave an update on Chinatown and downtown crime for the past 30 days. Several shoplifting incidents took place at the CVS Pharmacy on Washington […]

Boston December 2, 2019 0

Chinatown nonprofit develops affordable housing downtown

The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association met Nov. 26 at its 90 Tyler Street headquarters. Executive director Susan Chu reported on the nonprofit’s five properties in downtown Boston: Tai Tung Village, Tremont Village, Waterford Place, the 90 Tyler Street headquarters and 50 Herald Street, currently leased to supermarket C-Mart. Tai Tung Village’s four existing buildings need repairs for its exteriors and hot water pipes. The south parking lot will be developed for 85 units of affordable housing at 288 Harrison Avenue. […]

Boston May 30, 2017 0

Asian American Commission celebrates Unity Dinner

The Asian American Commission (AAC) of Massachusetts hosted its annual Unity Dinner on May 26 at Boston University. The “Honoring changes agents: Celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) history, progress and achievement” dinner recognized notable community leaders. Fernande “Nan” Duffly, retired Mass. Supreme Court judge, talked about her Dutch father and Indonesian Chinese mother coming to America in the 1950s. “To say I am an Asian American evokes many cultures and countries in Asia, southeast Asia, the Pacific and elsewhere, which […]

Gov. Baker visits Brighton seniors

Gov. Charlie Baker wished seniors a happy new year at Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly (JCHE) in Brighton on Dec. 30. “I plan to have dinner with my dad tonight, who’s 88 and sharp as a tack,” Baker said. “I’m standing here and I’m 60; I used to think that was old. I’m very aware people need to maintain their connection and community because it’s a big part of aging well.” Baker lost his mother in May, who had […]

Boston December 6, 2013 0

Chinatown meeting roundup: CCBA, CNC, CRA, CSC

By Ling-Mei Wong The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association, Chinatown Neighborhood Council, Chinatown Resident Association and Chinatown Safety Committee met in November and December. The CCBA had a presentation on developing the Tai Tung Village parking lot on Harrison Avenue into housing. Preliminary sketches by Winn Development would place a residential building with underground parking on the 35,000 square foot lot. The CRA heard presentations on renovating Liberty Tree Plaza and bilingual ballots. CNC Richard Chang, co-headmaster of Quincy Upper School […]

Features November 1, 2013 0

‘Linsanity’ movie scores with positive message

By Ling-Mei Wong Before Linsanity took the world by storm, there was a young Chinese-American boy who loved basketball. Jeremy Lin, 25, overcame discrimination to become an NBA player with the best start in history. “Linsanity” director Evan Jackson Leong followed Lin from his days at Harvard and documented his stratospheric rise. Lin was a good athlete, leading his high school basketball team to victory against the top-ranked Mater Dei. Yet he got no offers from any college basketball team. […]

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