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At 10 Year Celebration of CAIR-Massachusetts, Time Is of Essence

At 10 Year Celebration of CAIR-Massachusetts, Time Is of Essence

At 10 Year Celebration of CAIR-Massachusetts, Time Is of Essence

For a decade the Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations has been advocating for the civil rights of Muslims in the state. But on the 10-year anniversary banquet for CAIR- Massachusetts on Nov. 22, it was all about the preciousness of time – and, more precisely, how the time to defend civil rights is now.

2 days ago

Writing, Comic Timing Make Playfest 8 a Class Act

Performed at The Foundry’s black box theater the weekend of Nov 8, Playfest featured nine short stories from a band of Boston-based playwrights. Each compellingly showcased the creative heft of local writers and the comedic chops of an all-Asian American and Pacific Islander cast and crew.

3 days ago

Artist Chenlu Hou Tells Stories Through Sculpture

Artist Chenlu Hou Tells Stories Through Sculpture

Artist Chenlu Hou Tells Stories Through Sculpture

Chenlu Hou , a Rhode Island resident, is an artist in residence at the Office for the Arts at Harvard for the 2025 to 2026 school year.

Nov 21

Asian Ballet Project Uses Film to Explore Identity, Adoption

Asian Ballet Project Uses Film to Explore Identity, Adoption

Asian Ballet Project Uses Film to Explore Identity, Adoption

The Asian American Ballet Project is transforming an ambitious dance project that expresses the emotional and personal journey of cross-racial adoption into a film that will be played at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The 10-minute film, Reclamation, will screen on a loop from 3 to 8 p.m. in Calderwood Hall during the Museum’s Free First Thursday event on Dec 4.

Daria Mohan Zhang

Nov 21

Review: ‘Kim’s Convenience’ Serves Easy Laughs, but Emotional Depth Is Out of Stock

Review: ‘Kim’s Convenience’ Serves Easy Laughs, but Emotional Depth Is Out of Stock

Review: ‘Kim’s Convenience’ Serves Easy Laughs, but Emotional Depth Is Out of Stock

The comedy theater performance of Kim’s Convenience is adapted from the hit TV series by the same name, but perhaps it sticks a little too closely to the script.

Nov 17

Exploring the Lost History of 'Little Syria'

Exploring the Lost History of 'Little Syria'

Exploring the Lost History of 'Little Syria'

New exhibit shines spotlight on how the Chinatown area of today was once a hub of Syrian, Lebanese immigration.

Nov 14

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Boston

At 10 Year Celebration of CAIR-Massachusetts, Time Is of Essence

At 10 Year Celebration of CAIR-Massachusetts, Time Is of Essence

At 10 Year Celebration of CAIR-Massachusetts, Time Is of Essence

For a decade the Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations has been advocating for the civil rights of Muslims in the state. But on the 10-year anniversary banquet for CAIR- Massachusetts on Nov. 22, it was all about the preciousness of time – and, more precisely, how the time to defend civil rights is now.

2 days ago

Writing, Comic Timing Make Playfest 8 a Class Act

Performed at The Foundry’s black box theater the weekend of Nov 8, Playfest featured nine short stories from a band of Boston-based playwrights. Each compellingly showcased the creative heft of local writers and the comedic chops of an all-Asian American and Pacific Islander cast and crew.

3 days ago

Artist Chenlu Hou Tells Stories Through Sculpture

Artist Chenlu Hou Tells Stories Through Sculpture

Artist Chenlu Hou Tells Stories Through Sculpture

Chenlu Hou , a Rhode Island resident, is an artist in residence at the Office for the Arts at Harvard for the 2025 to 2026 school year.

Nov 21

Metro

At 10 Year Celebration of CAIR-Massachusetts, Time Is of Essence

At 10 Year Celebration of CAIR-Massachusetts, Time Is of Essence

At 10 Year Celebration of CAIR-Massachusetts, Time Is of Essence

For a decade the Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations has been advocating for the civil rights of Muslims in the state. But on the 10-year anniversary banquet for CAIR- Massachusetts on Nov. 22, it was all about the preciousness of time – and, more precisely, how the time to defend civil rights is now.

2 days ago

Artist Chenlu Hou Tells Stories Through Sculpture

Artist Chenlu Hou Tells Stories Through Sculpture

Artist Chenlu Hou Tells Stories Through Sculpture

Chenlu Hou , a Rhode Island resident, is an artist in residence at the Office for the Arts at Harvard for the 2025 to 2026 school year.

Nov 21

Asian Ballet Project Uses Film to Explore Identity, Adoption

Asian Ballet Project Uses Film to Explore Identity, Adoption

Asian Ballet Project Uses Film to Explore Identity, Adoption

The Asian American Ballet Project is transforming an ambitious dance project that expresses the emotional and personal journey of cross-racial adoption into a film that will be played at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The 10-minute film, Reclamation, will screen on a loop from 3 to 8 p.m. in Calderwood Hall during the Museum’s Free First Thursday event on Dec 4.

Daria Mohan Zhang

Nov 21

Arts

Writing, Comic Timing Make Playfest 8 a Class Act

Performed at The Foundry’s black box theater the weekend of Nov 8, Playfest featured nine short stories from a band of Boston-based playwrights. Each compellingly showcased the creative heft of local writers and the comedic chops of an all-Asian American and Pacific Islander cast and crew.

3 days ago

Artist Chenlu Hou Tells Stories Through Sculpture

Artist Chenlu Hou Tells Stories Through Sculpture

Artist Chenlu Hou Tells Stories Through Sculpture

Chenlu Hou , a Rhode Island resident, is an artist in residence at the Office for the Arts at Harvard for the 2025 to 2026 school year.

Nov 21

Asian Ballet Project Uses Film to Explore Identity, Adoption

Asian Ballet Project Uses Film to Explore Identity, Adoption

Asian Ballet Project Uses Film to Explore Identity, Adoption

The Asian American Ballet Project is transforming an ambitious dance project that expresses the emotional and personal journey of cross-racial adoption into a film that will be played at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The 10-minute film, Reclamation, will screen on a loop from 3 to 8 p.m. in Calderwood Hall during the Museum’s Free First Thursday event on Dec 4.

Daria Mohan Zhang

Nov 21

Business

Chinatown School Faces Changing Times - For decades, Josiah Quincy was seen as a cultural resource for Boston. Now, new city policies and demographic shifts are limiting who can access the institution

Chinatown School Faces Changing Times - For decades, Josiah Quincy was seen as a cultural resource for Boston. Now, new city policies and demographic shifts are limiting who can access the institution

Chinatown School Faces Changing Times - For decades, Josiah Quincy was seen as a cultural resource for Boston. Now, new city policies and demographic shifts are limiting who can access the institution

Photo credit by Adam Smith The Josiah Quincy Elementary School has been a core part of the Chinatown community since its modern iteration...

Aug 22

Some Hong Kong, Chinese Students Say Visa Crackdowns Have Them Exploring Options

First there were the threats of crackdowns on immigration. Then there were the detentions of international students who had done...

Jun 2

Crackdown on Students from China Blasted

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May 30

Education

At 10 Year Celebration of CAIR-Massachusetts, Time Is of Essence

At 10 Year Celebration of CAIR-Massachusetts, Time Is of Essence

At 10 Year Celebration of CAIR-Massachusetts, Time Is of Essence

For a decade the Massachusetts chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations has been advocating for the civil rights of Muslims in the state. But on the 10-year anniversary banquet for CAIR- Massachusetts on Nov. 22, it was all about the preciousness of time – and, more precisely, how the time to defend civil rights is now.

2 days ago

Exploring the Lost History of 'Little Syria'

Exploring the Lost History of 'Little Syria'

Exploring the Lost History of 'Little Syria'

New exhibit shines spotlight on how the Chinatown area of today was once a hub of Syrian, Lebanese immigration.

Nov 14

Tahirah Amatul-Wadud

Tahirah Amatul-Wadud

A Decade of CAIR-ing for Civil Rights

Mass. chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations looks back on 10 years of advocating for Muslim rights S ome of the kids were hit and some had their hijabs pulled off. One boy was put in a headlock, punched and sent to the hospital with a broken nose and concussion. Most were harassed and called anti-Muslim and anti-Arab slurs. In total, nearly half of the students who identified as Muslim and were surveyed in a report by the Massachusetts chapter of the Council on

Nov 5

Food

Photos: Halal Bites and Delights Draws Huge Crowd in Roxbury

Photos: Halal Bites and Delights Draws Huge Crowd in Roxbury

Photos: Halal Bites and Delights Draws Huge Crowd in Roxbury

Children ate huge pink balls of cotton candy, women held their babies while nibbling on smores waffles and families and friends formed long lines for halal burgers and dishes at Halal Bites and Delights outside the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center in Roxbury on Nov. 8. Vendors included Ashur Restaurant, Chai Street, The Halal Guys, Halal Buns and Boston Dosa Party. From top row, left to right: Kids eat cotton candy; cotton candy booth; friends Khadija, Ikran, and Mis

Nov 9

Kowloon Sets Table for Big 75th Birthday Bash - Sampan talks with owner Bobby Wong about iconic restaurant

Kowloon Sets Table for Big 75th Birthday Bash - Sampan talks with owner Bobby Wong about iconic restaurant

Kowloon Sets Table for Big 75th Birthday Bash - Sampan talks with owner Bobby Wong about iconic restaurant

When Bobby Wong was a teenager, he wanted to help out with his family’s restaurant, the Kowloon, so he took on some part-time work there....

Aug 8

Congress Should Tackle Health, Food Costs, Asians Tell Pollsters

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Mar 21

Health

Members and volunteers of Health Uganda.

Members and volunteers of Health Uganda.

Nonprofit Health Uganda Helps Fill in Where USAID Left Off

The nonprofit Health Uganda is providing needed scopes and other medical devices to boost healthcare in southern Uganda.

Oct 14

American-Chinese Medical Exchange Tackles Hep. D, Autism, AI in Medicine

American-Chinese Medical Exchange Tackles Hep. D, Autism, AI in Medicine

American-Chinese Medical Exchange Tackles Hep. D, Autism, AI in Medicine

Over a hundred healthcare workers joined the American-Chinese Medical Exchange Society’s annual meeting at the Sherman Auditorium in Beth...

Oct 3

CPR Saves Lives. That’s Why Every Student Should Know It

CPR Saves Lives. That’s Why Every Student Should Know It

CPR Saves Lives. That’s Why Every Student Should Know It

Sudden cardiac arrest is an unpredictable emergency. Every year in the United States, there are more than 35,000 cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), yet the overall survival rate is only about 10%. This means that out of 10 people who collapse, perhaps only one will survive. Unfortunately, in emergency situations, many bystanders are left unsure of what to do due to a lack of CPR knowledge—missing the best window for saving a life.

Oct 3

Leisure

Writing, Comic Timing Make Playfest 8 a Class Act

Performed at The Foundry’s black box theater the weekend of Nov 8, Playfest featured nine short stories from a band of Boston-based playwrights. Each compellingly showcased the creative heft of local writers and the comedic chops of an all-Asian American and Pacific Islander cast and crew.

3 days ago

Asian Ballet Project Uses Film to Explore Identity, Adoption

Asian Ballet Project Uses Film to Explore Identity, Adoption

Asian Ballet Project Uses Film to Explore Identity, Adoption

The Asian American Ballet Project is transforming an ambitious dance project that expresses the emotional and personal journey of cross-racial adoption into a film that will be played at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The 10-minute film, Reclamation, will screen on a loop from 3 to 8 p.m. in Calderwood Hall during the Museum’s Free First Thursday event on Dec 4.

Daria Mohan Zhang

Nov 21

'The Ceremony' Masterfully Explores Trauma Across Generations

'The Ceremony' Masterfully Explores Trauma Across Generations

'The Ceremony' Masterfully Explores Trauma Across Generations

Review of The Ceremony, which ran at the Joan & Edgar Booth Theatre at Boston University. T he Ceremony is a masterpiece. The sixth play in playwright Mfoniso Udofia’s nine-play cycle about three generations of a Nigerian-American family, The Ceremony features a wedding between a Nepali-American woman (Lumanti Shrestha, played by Mahima Saigal) and a Nigerian-American man (Ekong Ufot, played by Kadahj Bennett). Although the couple is deeply in love, their families and family

Nov 21

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At 10 Year Celebration of CAIR-Massachusetts, Time Is of Essence

2 days ago

Writing, Comic Timing Make Playfest 8 a Class Act

3 days ago

Artist Chenlu Hou Tells Stories Through Sculpture

Nov 21

Asian Ballet Project Uses Film to Explore Identity, Adoption

Daria Mohan Zhang

Nov 21

Review: ‘Kim’s Convenience’ Serves Easy Laughs, but Emotional Depth Is Out of Stock

Nov 17

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