April 25, 2025 | Vol. 54, Issue 8

The only bilingual Chinese-English Newspaper in New England

Day: January 8, 2021

Representative Ultrino accepting applications for Spring 2021 Legislative Internships

Applications open until January 22, 2021. Malden – State Representative Steven Ultrino (D – Malden) is searching for motivated, civic-minded individuals interested in a Spring legislative internship. Ultrino proudly represents the people of the 33rd Middlesex District of Massachusetts, which includes most of the City of Malden. Interns will have the rewarding opportunity to experience policymaking, politics and government through participating in the day-to-day functioning of a State Representative’s office. Interns will report mainly to Matt Walsh, Legislative Aide to […]

The Greenway News

By Rachel Lake The Greenway Conservancy is delighted to announce the commission and upcoming installation of a new public artwork, The Herd, from Boston-based fiber artist Andy Li in Auntie Kay and Uncle Frank Chin Park on The Greenway. The Herd will continue the Conservancy’s annual curation of sculptural installations celebrating the twelve years of the Chinese Zodiac.  Andy Li’s text and fiber-based installation reflects on the Year of The Ox by channeling its most prominent zodiac attributes, such as […]

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Food for Thought: Mahaniyom (Thai Tapas Bar)

Mahaniyom, which in Thai stands for “beloved” or “very popular,” is a Thai Tapas Bar that opened up this past winter in Brookline Village, in the old El Centro space. Long time Shojo alum Chompon (Boong) Boonnak and Smuch (Top) Saikamthorn, along with Chef Suparerk (Pao) Thampitak and their team, wanted to bring a “taste of home.” They have introduced delicious and homey Thai foods, served along with creative, handcrafted cocktails. This team brings many years of restaurant experience from […]

Peking Duck delights & some history

That crispy skin! Who can resist its taste and texture? It might be the most popular element of Peking Duck, a Chinese dish of roasted duck. It can be found in a number of restaurants in Chinatown. The version at China King might be one of the most popular. During the 19th century, nearly all U.S. newspaper references to Peking Duck referred to the breed and not the dish. This breed was introduced into the U.S. during the 1870s and quickly became […]

Harmonious: My Chinese side of the family never spoke about mental illness

By Pablito, a 66-year-old Chinese native of Boston now residing in Honolulu, HI This is his response to the author behind our second story: Dear 33-year-old Chinese woman, How brave of you to express and reveal yourself, particularly in an Asian newspaper. I, too, am a mentally challenged Eurasian man. My diagnosis seems to change quarterly or yearly, and my present psychiatrist doesn’t quite know what to “label” me as. Frankly, I’m not too worried about that. I think I […]

AG Healey advises public about 2021 minimum wage increase

Minimum wage set to increase to $13.50 on Jan. 1, 2021; AG’s Wage and Hour posters available in seven languages. BOSTON – Attorney General Maura Healey is reminding employees and employers that the state’s minimum wage will increase to $13.50 per hour beginning Jan. 1, 2021. The AG’s Office has made available its wage and hour poster that employers are required to display in both English and any other language that is spoken by five percent or more of the […]

Baker-Polito Administration announces $668 million small business relief package

Additional businesses will be awarded as soon as next week through the Mass Growth Capital Corporation. BOSTON – Today, the Baker-Polito Administration launched a $668 million program to provide financial assistance to Massachusetts small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program in part relies on the pending federal COVID-19 relief bill recently passed by Congress. Regardless of the developments at the federal level, the Baker-Polito Administration will start releasing millions in new funding to restaurants, retailers, and other small […]

Vietnamese actress Chi Nguyen sits at a restaurant with a friend in the show "The Wilds"

Chi Nguyen: “Do what makes your heart flutter”

A story of persistence to inspire positive change. Chi Nguyen is a Vietnamese actress currently based in Melbourne, Australia. In 2017, Nguyen graduated with a Bachelor’s from Victorian College of the Arts (VCA). Her notable works include the first Vietnamese-Australian comedy series Phi and Me (2019), her solo comedy cabaret “Lotus” (winning Best Cabaret in Melbourne’s Fringe Festival in 2019), and playing the recurring role of Jeanette Dao in Amazon Prime’s “The Wilds” (2020). Twenty-four year old Nguyen has wanted […]

In March, this is what your new electricity bill from Eversource might look like, with graphs that show your usage history

Boston launches Community Choice Electricity program

As a step working towards Boston Mayor Walsh’s goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, Boston is set to launch the Community Choice Electricity program (CCE). All Boston residents will be automatically enrolled in the program in February 2021, unless they choose to opt-out.  “Through the program, the city of Boston can pull the collective buying power of Boston’s residents and businesses to negotiate favorable electric contracts with electricity suppliers,” said Aidan Smith, CCE Outreach Coordinator on the Dec. 21 […]

Nonprofit leader Eva Millona speaks at a podium to advocate for immigration reform

Local organizations, Mayor’s office, respond to restoration of DACA

On December 4, Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the United States District Court in Brooklyn, New York ordered the Trump administration to restore the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy to its original state during the Obama administration. Garaufis demanded that as early as December 7, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would have to begin accepting applications again, not just renewals. The fight to have DACA reinstated has been a long one, according to the executive director of the […]

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