(Left to right) Michael Holliday, Ariell Christian, Richard Njorose and Marcus Vilmé attend the Academy of the Pacific Rim. Chinese is mandatory for all students. (Image by Ling-Mei Wong.)

Academy of the Pacific Rim combines best of east and west

The Academy of the Pacific Rim takes Chinese very seriously.
Chinese class is required from 7th grade until senior year at the public charter school, which serves 5th to 12th graders. Students tidy the school together and start class with a distinctly Asian call to order.

巾幗醒獅團的兒童表演。圖片由黃靈美提供。

BCNC banquet celebrates youth

The Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center celebrated the Year of the Snake at its Chinese New Year Banquet on March 1 at Empire Garden.

Chinese journey to America marked by trials and triumph

Boston native Alice Kane, nee Yee, spoke at the Central Library on “They Came for the Gold and Stayed: An Introduction to Chinese-American Genealogy” on Feb. 27.

老人們在昆士康復中心慶祝農曆新年。圖片由黃靈美提供。

Quincy seniors celebrate Lunar New Year

Chinese seniors, caretakers and elementary school students rang in the Lunar New Year at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation in Quincy on Feb. 21.

風華巴士公司暫停運作。圖片由黃靈美提供。

Fung Wah bus line suspends services

The Fung Wah bus line suspended services indefinitely on Feb. 27, after the U.S. Department of Transportation ordered Fung Wah to remove its buses from operation. It runs buses between Boston and New York City’s Chinatowns.

Craigie on Main的早餐漢堡,加煎蛋。(圖片由梁思雋提供。)

Craigie on Main: Hamburger heaven

Mouth-watering food. Affable and fast service. Cozy décor. Craigie on Main delivers solid results on all three counts, making it nearly impossible to find fault with this restaurant.