Massachusetts Asian American Commission Dinner and Award Ceremony
The Massachusetts Asian American Commission held their sixth joint dinner at Boston University’s Metcalf Hall on May 16. Over three hundred people from all works of life dressed up to attend the event.
An Interview with Yi Hua Chen
Yi Hua Chen is a Pathologist at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. For Sampan’s Asian American Heritage Month special, Dr. Chen was kind enough to sit down and have a chat with us. Here is our conversation:
Ford Foundation Gives $1 Million to Help Expand Number of U.S. Students with Experience in China
NEW YORK, May 8, 2012 — The Ford Foundation today announced a $1 million contribution to support the creation of a nonprofit initiative to help increase the number of American university students who spend some portion of their academic years in China.
Harvard Students Present Views at Symposium on Chinese History
A group of Harvard students, from different regions in the world, presented their studies in a symposium discussing the 1989 protests at Tiananmen Square, at Harvard University’s Yenching Auditorium on March 27.
College Fair Provides Insight into Higher Education Possibilities
On March 30, the Asian American Civic Association (AACA) hosted seven local colleges and universities, as well as an educational documentation agency, in a college fair aimed at showcasing the kinds of education the organization’s Next Steps Transitional English Program (STEP) students can look forward to after graduating. More than 70 students attended.
