Malden Lunar New Year Celebration
On January 28, Malden High School held its third Annual Lunar New Year Celebrations at the Jenkins Auditorium. The event was hosted by (MAPAC) Malden Asian Pacific American Coalition. About 650 people turned out to join celebrations welcoming the year of the Dragon.
City of Malden’s Field of Dreams
On January 12, over 200 people filed into the City Council Chambers at Malden Government Center for the first public meeting regarding Malden Park, a minor league baseball stadium, which if approved, could be completed by April 2014.
Families in Need of Help in Malden, Mayor Christenson
As you may know, several Malden families have become homeless after two separate fires on Boylston Street occurred within weeks of each other. With both homes likely taking months to be repaired, Mayor Gary Christenson is asking the public for their help with housing or donations for these displaced families. If you are a property owner and you can provide emergency placement for a displaced family, please contact Chris Webb, Board of Health Director at BOH@cityofmalden.org
Gary Christenson Speaks at AACA Community Forum
The Asian American Civic Association (AACA) hosted the City of Malden’s newly elected Mayor Gary Christenson as part of its Fall 2011 Community Forum series on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011 at 12 – 1 p.m. More than 75 attendees crowded into AACA’s fourth-floor conference room to listen to Christenson speak on “Embracing Diversity in the City of Malden.”
The Power of “Qi”
Americans are perpetually bombarded with information about our health and well-being. We know the dangers of obesity and smoking and we are aware of the benefits of a good diet and exercise. But when was the last time you assessed the status of your “qi”?
Raising health awareness
Quincy Medical Center, QMC, held their annual Green Brush Art Reception on April 26, 2011. Guests were fancied with food from many local restaurants, art work, fashion shows, calligraphy and brush painting demonstrations. All proceeds will go towards the QMC Asian Services Fund. QMC Asian Services Fund will use all the benefits towards resources [...]
Cancer walk teams raise nearly $100K
Around 1,000 people participated in Quincy Medical Center’s (QMC) cancer walk on September 26th to benefit the Marie A. Curry Fund, which provides free cancer screening, cancer education and equipment to provide state of the art cancer care for patients. This year’s proceeds, which totaled close to 100,000 dollars, will be used to enhance QMC’s [...]
A rainy August Moon Festival on Quincy’s Hancock Street draws crowds after 23 years
The August Moon festival in Quincy, organized by the non-profit Quincy Asian Resources (QARI), drew thousands on August 22nd even as it rained throughout most of the day. Preceded by the Chinatown August Moon festival a week earlier, the Quincy festival celebrates this famous cultural holiday in a community with a large and rapidly growing [...]
Gov. Patrick increases outreach to Asian American voters in Quincy
Hundreds of Asian American voters and local leaders came to support Governor Patrick’s re-election campaign at Quincy’s China Pearl restaurant banquet last Sunday, one of the governor’s destinations along a tour of the South Shore and Cape Cod. Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development and Candidate for State Auditor Suzanne Bump said, “I have a [...]
Governor Patrick campaign crew drops by the Quincy Mayor’s Asian American Advisory Committee’s July meeting
Director of Community Relations from Governor Patrick’s campaign Christina Chan stopped by the City of Quincy’s Mayor’s Asian American Advisory Committee meeting on July 24th to announce Governor Patrick’s upcoming Town Hall Meeting with the Asian American and Pacific Islander Communities on August 7th from 12:00-1:30 at the China Pearl Restaurant in Quincy. Additionally, members [...]
