April 25, 2025 | Vol. 54, Issue 8
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Month: May 2021

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Massachusetts Advisory Committee speakers give testimonies on racism and hate crimes

by Shira Laucharoen

(請點這裡閱讀中文版。)  On May 6, the Massachusetts Advisory Committee to the United States Commission on Civil Rights held a web conference on hate crimes against Asian American and Pacific Islander individuals. Speakers shared personal experiences of racism and addressed the rise in attacks on AAPI people, with the intention of confronting xenophobia and anti-Asian sentiment in Massachusetts. “As you can see, violence against Asian Americans, racism, and xenophobia are not new phenomena,” said Bora Chiemruom, executive director of the Massachusetts Asian […]

Chloe Zhao from the Academy Awards
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93rd Oscars make history with most AAPI nominees in acting awards

by Carey Lin

Chloe Zhao, Best Picture and Best Directing for “Nomadland” (Photo courtesy of Quil Lemons for Vanity Fair). (請點這裡閱讀中文版。)  On April 25, the 93rd Academy Awards (Oscars) made history as having the “most diverse acting slate ever” according to Variety. For the first time ever, several Asian artists were nominated and won awards, in the categories Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Director.  The Oscars have long been criticized for being white male dominant and whitewashed. In 2015, only two […]

Pew Research Center panel Asian Americans
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Pew Research: the changing demographics of Asian Americans

by Jun Li

(請點這裡閱讀中文版。)  On Thursday, April 29, the Pew Research Center held an online panel discussing recent changes in Asian American demographics. The panel, which was moderated by Janelle Wong — a professor of American studies at the University of Maryland — began with two presentations covering newly-discovered data about Asian Americans. Neil Ruiz, the associate director of race and ethnicity research at the Pew Research Center, primarily discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted Asian Americans. According to Ruiz, eight in 10 […]

Mayor Kim Janey Immigrants' Day
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Immigrants’ Day speakers say no recovery without immigrants

by Shira Laucharoen

(請點這裡閱讀中文版。)  On May 4, the Massachusetts Immigration and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) held its 25th annual Immigrants’ Day at the State House, as a virtual speaking program, followed by regional roundtables.  Present at the talk were Mayor Kim Janey, Senate President Pro Tempore William Brownsberger, Representative Ruth Balser, and two leaders of MIRA member organizations, Dalida Rocha, political director of Service Employees International Union Local 615, and Gabriel Camacho, political director of United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1445. […]

police car alarms for Asian elderly
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Students to distribute safety alarms for Asian American elderly

by Shira Laucharoen

(請點這裡閱讀中文版。)  In light of attacks against Asian American elderly that have been happening across the country, a group of students are taking matters into their own hands. The youth will be partnering with the Boston Police Department and three senior houses around Chinatown to distribute alarm devices to Asian American seniors. Cindy Ho, her sons Ryan and Kyle Ho, as well as friends Justin Mok, Alexander McKay, and Brendan Szeto held a fundraiser and ordered approximately 700 devices, which will […]

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Building a resilient and inclusive global health system together—Taiwan can help

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Dr. Shih-chung Chen Minister of Health and Welfare Republic of China (Taiwan) (請點這裡閱讀中文版。)   The threat that emerging infectious diseases pose to global health and the economy, trade, and tourism never ceases. Pandemics can spread rapidly around the world due to international aviation and transport. As of March 2021, a novel form of pneumonia that first emerged in Wuhan, China, at the end of 2019 and has since been classified as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has caused more than 126 million […]

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Tufts awards grants to 35 nonprofits to support local initiatives

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Tufts Community Grant program provides support for local non-profits hit hard by COVID-19 pandemic (April 15, 2021)  Thirty-five local organizations in Tufts’ four host communities in Massachusetts have been awarded $35,000 in grants from the Tufts Community Grants (TCG) program. The grants, which are funded by donations from Tufts University faculty and staff, are awarded each year to community-based charitable organizations in Boston, Grafton, Medford and Somerville. TCG is a giving option of the annual Tufts Community Appeal, an internal […]

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