April 25, 2025 | Vol. 54, Issue 8
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Eddie Ahn Draws From His Life as an ‘Advocate’: Artist Chats About Creating Graphic Novel Vietnamese Americans Tell Story of Diaspora in Own Words at 50-Year Anniversary Event Chinatown Eatery Owner Speaks Out Editorial: These Two Judgments Are Worth Reading ‘No One Can Walk It For You’ – Iranian-American Haleh Liza Gafori to Appear in Hub to talk about Her Translation Life

Month: December 2020

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Greenway News

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By Rachel Lake The Greenway Conservancy will bring new lighting improvements to Auntie Kay and Uncle Frank Chin Park and Mary Soo Hoo Park on The Greenway next spring, based on the community feedback and recommendations of the Chin Park Lighting Study. The Conservancy began the Chin Park Lighting Study in September 2019 with funding for the original design work provided by the Greenway Business Improvement District (BID). The Conservancy, with its design team, solicited community feedback via an in-person […]

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Shen Wei’s “Painting in Motion” captures animation of the spirit

by Shira Laucharoen

Fusing the disciplines of choreography, paint, film, and dance, artist Shen Wei’s new works will debut in the United States with his exhibit “Painting in Motion,” opening at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum on December 3. The program, which is the first North American exhibition to draw together Shen’s creations across these various media, carries the viewer along a journey of light, motion, and time, illuminating the ethereal realms the artist has brought to life. Many of Shen’s recent paintings […]

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Ar-Showe: A Wealthy Chinese Tea Seller

by Richard Auffrey

According to the Boston Daily Globe, August 17, 1902, Oong Ar-Showe was the first Chinese man to come to Boston, although the article is inaccurate on that point. However, Ar-Showe was one of the first to reside in Boston, and he became a very successful businessman, especially in the tea trade. Tea was introduced into the American colonies during the mid-17th century. By the end of the century, it is said that more tea was being drunk there than in England. During the […]

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Chinatown residents push for community land use of Parcel R-1 at BPDA meeting

by Anqi Zhang

After a series of ownership changes and soon returning to community use, Parcel R-1 faces many development expectations from the Boston Chinatown neighborhood. Parcel R-1 comprises 14 parcels located at 48–58 Tyler Street and 49–63 Hudson Street. The equaling 18,714 square feet of vacant land is now owned by BPDA while being used by Tufts University as a parking lot. At the November 17 virtual meeting hosted by the Boston Planning & Development Agency (BPDA), team members illustrated their considerations and […]

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BMI Film Scoring scholarship recipient: Xiyue “Diana” Lizhao

by Carey Lin

Combining her musical upbringing with her own passion in film The Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) has been providing scholarships to support emerging composers in Berklee College’s Film Scoring undergraduate program since 1998. Every year, a student is selected by Berklee’s Film Scoring Department based on their musical ability, financial need, and potential for career success. The award is then presented on “BMI Day” at Berklee. Due to the pandemic, this year’s BMI Day on November 9th was a virtual one. […]

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Fuel assistance vital to low-income households as pandemic extends into winter

by Karen Mai

As winter approaches along with the persisting pandemic, more families are staying home. This means facing potential significant hikes in household heating bills. Fueling up a tank can cost anywhere from  $200 to $500. Depending on the frequency of use, the tank may need to be refilled at least 3-4 times over the winter months. This is a significant cost, especially to those that fall in the lower-income bracket. In the early to mid-1970s, the OPEC Oil Embargo crisis confronted […]

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2020 election shows AAPI voters are active but complex

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By Christine Mui and Shira Laucharoen Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) voters turned out in record numbers on a national level for the 2020 presidential election, according to data from Washington D.C. consulting firm Catalist with non-profit Asian and Pacific Islander Vote (APIA). During a press conference held by APIA, speakers stated that AAPI voters turned out early in battleground states at a rate of 21% more than the entire AAPI turnout of those states in 2016. That represents […]

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