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'Busing the Buffer Zone' Turns Chinatown Mothers' Boycott History Into Art, Theater

The exhibit “Busing the Buffer Zone” uses art and theater to explore the experience of Chinatown mothers who boycotted busing of students in Boston Public Schools in 1975. The exhibition, which includes a play by Christina R. Chan and an exhibition at the Pao Arts Center, runs through March 28. The stage readings are slated for March 28 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Pao Arts Center. An open rehearsal is March 20.

Daria Mohan Zhang

Mar 13

Tufts Medical Center Grants Over $1.7M to Boston Nonprofit Groups

Tufts Medical Center has awarded more than $1.7 million in grants to nine Boston-based nonprofit organizations, including several in Chinatown. The medical center says the grants will be used over three years to address “unmet” health and health access needs that were highlighted in its 2026-2028 Community Health Needs Assessment. Through the grants, the community groups will support culturally competent behavioral health, social-emotional wellness, and substance use disorder

AACA Development

Mar 13

At the Josiah Quincy Elementary and Upper Schools located in the heart of Chinatown, Bak-Fun Wong is known as a “living legend.”

A Higher Calling

At the Josiah Quincy Elementary and Upper Schools located in the heart of Chinatown, Bak-Fun Wong is known as a “living legend.”

Esther Wang

Feb 27

Disease Expert: Keep Watch for TB, a Growing Global Concern

As World Tuberculosis Day approaches on March 24, Sampan is spreading the word about this sometimes fatal disease. We recently spoke with Dr. Tine Vindenes, chief of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Tufts Medical Center. Dr. Vindenes also co-directs the Tuberculosis Clinic at Tufts.

Adam Smith

Mar 13

Editorial: What Would Chiune Sugihara Do?

Chiune Sugihara defied orders from Tokyo and in an elaborate scheme he issued as many visas as his tired hands could stamp to allow refugees a shot at escape.

Adam Smith

Mar 13

Tufts Medical Center Grants Over $1.7M to Boston Nonprofit Groups

Tufts Medical Center has awarded more than $1.7 million in grants to nine Boston-based nonprofit organizations, including several in Chinatown. The medical center says the grants will be used over three years to address “unmet” health and health access needs that were highlighted in its 2026-2028 Community Health Needs Assessment. Through the grants, the community groups will support culturally competent behavioral health, social-emotional wellness, and substance use disorder

AACA Development

Mar 13

'Busing the Buffer Zone' Turns Chinatown Mothers' Boycott History Into Art, Theater

The exhibit “Busing the Buffer Zone” uses art and theater to explore the experience of Chinatown mothers who boycotted busing of students in Boston Public Schools in 1975. The exhibition, which includes a play by Christina R. Chan and an exhibition at the Pao Arts Center, runs through March 28. The stage readings are slated for March 28 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Pao Arts Center. An open rehearsal is March 20.

Daria Mohan Zhang

Mar 13

The Fires This Time: Hughes, Baldwin, Coates, and the Uncertain Path Ahead

T hrough the smoke and gasoline of the literal fires that raged through cities like Washington, DC, and Atlanta as a result of the civil unrest in the wake of George Floyd’s May 25th 2020 murder at the literal knee of state-sanctioned legal justice, and through the similar apocalyptic scenes that have hit Minneapolis (in 2020 and 2026) and Los Angeles in the midst of an occupation by federal agents, we hear voices and see faces. The revolution is being televised. Truth is out

Christopher John Stephens

Mar 13

'Rock' Book Dresses Down Fascist Fashions

Daniel Rachel’s remarkable This Ain’t Rock and Roll: Pop Music, the Swastika, and the Third Reich shows that from the brutal brilliance of Leni Reifenstahl’s “Triumph of the Will” to the ghoulish strutting of Marilyn Manson’s “The Golden Age of Grotesque,” the fashion horrors of Hitler’s Third Reich have never fully gone away. And in a time when many are drawing comparisons between mass immigration raids and the Nazis, the book seems more relevant than ever. Rachel clarifies

Christopher John Stephens

Mar 13

‘Operation Catch of the Day’ in Maine May Have Ended, but Fear and Trauma Remain

Advocates say 'Operation Catch of the Day' caused lasting trauma and fear for many in Maine's minority and immigrant communities.

Adam Smith

Mar 12

Panethnic Pourovers: 'We Are Truly Here to Help People'

Part library, part cultural center and part hangout, group says it is for all A fter feeling burnt out from her job as a software engineer a few years ago, Emily Goroza decided that she needed a change. At the same time, she realized how privileged she was to work in the corporate world. Then it struck her: She wanted to find a way to work that also allowed her to give back to the community. So, in 2023, Goroza, alongside a close friend and her now fiancé, started Panethnic P

Liam Crampton

Feb 27

'Disgusted' by Inequity: Sabrina Salvati on Her New Documentary, 'Removed'

In her new documentary, “Removed: Black Erasure in Boston,” local filmmaker and podcaster Sabrina Salvati — better known as Sabby Sabs — takes viewers through the displacement of Blacks in the city.

Adam Smith

Dec 19, 2025

'Busing the Buffer Zone' Turns Chinatown Mothers' Boycott History Into Art, Theater

The exhibit “Busing the Buffer Zone” uses art and theater to explore the experience of Chinatown mothers who boycotted busing of students in Boston Public Schools in 1975. The exhibition, which includes a play by Christina R. Chan and an exhibition at the Pao Arts Center, runs through March 28. The stage readings are slated for March 28 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Pao Arts Center. An open rehearsal is March 20.

Daria Mohan Zhang

Mar 13

Editorial: What Would Chiune Sugihara Do?

Chiune Sugihara defied orders from Tokyo and in an elaborate scheme he issued as many visas as his tired hands could stamp to allow refugees a shot at escape.

Adam Smith

Mar 13

A Higher Calling

At the Josiah Quincy Elementary and Upper Schools located in the heart of Chinatown, Bak-Fun Wong is known as a “living legend.”

Esther Wang

Feb 27

Panethnic Pourovers: 'We Are Truly Here to Help People'

Part library, part cultural center and part hangout, group says it is for all A fter feeling burnt out from her job as a software engineer a few years ago, Emily Goroza decided that she needed a change. At the same time, she realized how privileged she was to work in the corporate world. Then it struck her: She wanted to find a way to work that also allowed her to give back to the community. So, in 2023, Goroza, alongside a close friend and her now fiancé, started Panethnic P

Liam Crampton

Feb 27

Chinese Culture Connection's New HQ Serves Malden, Beyond

After 40 years in operation, the Chinese Culture Connection (CCC) of Malden has recently moved to a new location to better serve the community.

Wenqi Cao

Jan 12

SNAP-ing Into Action!

When funding for SNAP food and nutrition help for poor and struggling families was in jeopardy, community groups came together to help.

Anna Hu

Jan 9

Disease Expert: Keep Watch for TB, a Growing Global Concern

As World Tuberculosis Day approaches on March 24, Sampan is spreading the word about this sometimes fatal disease. We recently spoke with Dr. Tine Vindenes, chief of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Tufts Medical Center. Dr. Vindenes also co-directs the Tuberculosis Clinic at Tufts.

Adam Smith

Mar 13

Tufts Medical Center Grants Over $1.7M to Boston Nonprofit Groups

Tufts Medical Center has awarded more than $1.7 million in grants to nine Boston-based nonprofit organizations, including several in Chinatown. The medical center says the grants will be used over three years to address “unmet” health and health access needs that were highlighted in its 2026-2028 Community Health Needs Assessment. Through the grants, the community groups will support culturally competent behavioral health, social-emotional wellness, and substance use disorder

AACA Development

Mar 13

Tufts Expands Pediatric Asian Clinic to Better Serve Area Families

Tufts Medical Center in Boston has opened an expanded Pediatric Asian clinic that it says will better serve thousands of Asian children and families in the area.

Adam Smith

Jan 17

'Busing the Buffer Zone' Turns Chinatown Mothers' Boycott History Into Art, Theater

The exhibit “Busing the Buffer Zone” uses art and theater to explore the experience of Chinatown mothers who boycotted busing of students in Boston Public Schools in 1975. The exhibition, which includes a play by Christina R. Chan and an exhibition at the Pao Arts Center, runs through March 28. The stage readings are slated for March 28 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Pao Arts Center. An open rehearsal is March 20.

Daria Mohan Zhang

Mar 13

The Fires This Time: Hughes, Baldwin, Coates, and the Uncertain Path Ahead

T hrough the smoke and gasoline of the literal fires that raged through cities like Washington, DC, and Atlanta as a result of the civil unrest in the wake of George Floyd’s May 25th 2020 murder at the literal knee of state-sanctioned legal justice, and through the similar apocalyptic scenes that have hit Minneapolis (in 2020 and 2026) and Los Angeles in the midst of an occupation by federal agents, we hear voices and see faces. The revolution is being televised. Truth is out

Christopher John Stephens

Mar 13

A Gracious Spark of ‘Creativitry’

Playwright Stan Lai talks with Sampan.

Christopher John Stephens

Feb 18

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'Busing the Buffer Zone' Turns Chinatown Mothers' Boycott History Into Art, Theater

Tufts Medical Center Grants Over $1.7M to Boston Nonprofit Groups

A Higher Calling

Disease Expert: Keep Watch for TB, a Growing Global Concern

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Tufts Medical Center Grants Over $1.7M to Boston Nonprofit Groups

'Busing the Buffer Zone' Turns Chinatown Mothers' Boycott History Into Art, Theater

The Fires This Time: Hughes, Baldwin, Coates, and the Uncertain Path Ahead

'Rock' Book Dresses Down Fascist Fashions

‘Operation Catch of the Day’ in Maine May Have Ended, but Fear and Trauma Remain

Panethnic Pourovers: 'We Are Truly Here to Help People'

'Disgusted' by Inequity: Sabrina Salvati on Her New Documentary, 'Removed'

'Busing the Buffer Zone' Turns Chinatown Mothers' Boycott History Into Art, Theater

Editorial: What Would Chiune Sugihara Do?

A Higher Calling

Panethnic Pourovers: 'We Are Truly Here to Help People'

Chinese Culture Connection's New HQ Serves Malden, Beyond

SNAP-ing Into Action!

Disease Expert: Keep Watch for TB, a Growing Global Concern

Tufts Medical Center Grants Over $1.7M to Boston Nonprofit Groups

Tufts Expands Pediatric Asian Clinic to Better Serve Area Families

'Busing the Buffer Zone' Turns Chinatown Mothers' Boycott History Into Art, Theater

The Fires This Time: Hughes, Baldwin, Coates, and the Uncertain Path Ahead

A Gracious Spark of ‘Creativitry’

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