January 3, 2025 | Vol. 54, Issue 1
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Year: 2021

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‘Washing’ art installation explores environmental justice in Chinatown

by Shira Laucharoen

Photo courtesy of Nohemi Rodriguez The multimedia art project “Washing” culminated in a final showcase on May 29 and 30 at Parcel R1, or Tufts Parking Lot. The installation, which incorporated large-scale video projections and audio clips from interviews with Chinatown community members, reflected on the detrimental effects of the hideous I-93 and I-90 highways. The piece was created by Lily Xie, Dianyvet Serrano, Chu Huang, Charlene Huang, and Maggie Chen in collaboration with the Asian Community Development Corporation. “There […]

Larb at Laos Thai Kitchen restaurant
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Food for Thought: authentic Lao and Thai gem in Lowell

by Anna Ing

While visiting Lowell, we went to the cozy and casual dining spot Laos Thai Kitchen in downtown Lowell. They do take out and have six tables available for dine in service.  We started out with Thai Iced Tea ($3), the classic  black tea drink made with sugar, condensed and evaporated milks. Then came the Beef Jerky  (Lao marinated beef strips, $8.95) a popular snack and food with refrigeration not widely available in Laos. This sweet and savory jerky version came […]

Whistle Project with Eugene Welch and Phillip Chong
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South Cove in collaboration with QARI to fight against AAPI hate

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(請點這裡閱讀中文版。)  May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, as we commemorate and celebrate, there is a much more urgent and pressing issue at hand that needs addressed: the hate against AAPIs.   As the premier Asian community health center of Massachusetts, we have a role in looking out for our community members and taking a stance.  SCCHC condemns all the recent attacks and harassments against AAPIs stemmed from the pandemic and/or any other reasons or beliefs that have no […]

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Talking to your children about Asian hate

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Betty Wang, MD is a board-certified child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) (請點這裡閱讀中文版。)  Over the last year, there have been very disturbing reports and videos of hate and violence towards the Asian community.  As a Chinese American, these events have left me with a sense of increased vulnerability for myself, my family, and my community. It can be natural to want to shield our children from these incidents, but we can also use these awful acts […]

Jay Liu Emerson College student job search
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International graduates navigate job search challenges in the U.S.

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Standing in the Boston Common his freshman year in 2016, Jay Liu wears his Emerson College T-shirt proudly as he smiles for the camera (Photo courtesy of Jay Liu). By Jocelyn Yang and Tivara Tanudjaja (請點這裡閱讀中文版。)  When Jay Liu graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Emerson College in December 2020, he hoped he would be working as a film editor soon.  But months went by as he sat in his Boston apartment holding his resume, portfolio and work authorization […]

Travel and Home exhibition at Museum of Fine Arts
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Exploring our world and selves: MFA Travel and Home exhibition

by Jacqueline Church

Weng Family Collection of Chinese Painting: Travel and Home exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston April 3, 2021 – March 6, 2022 * Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (請點這裡閱讀中文版。)  Art, like travel, is a two-way lens. You look through it to see, to learn something new outside yourself, something about the world. And, like travel, art allows one to see something new within oneself.  The extraordinary Wang-go H. C. Weng exhibition currently at the MFA provides […]

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Tora Ramen

by Anna Ing

(請點這裡閱讀中文版。)  Tora Ramen 99 Harrison Avenue Boston, MA 02111 857-233-4860 Last fall while in the pandemic, the team of Kenix Wong and Patrick Zhong who brought Tora Japanese Restaurant to Boston  bravely opened their second Chinatown restaurant called Tora Ramen. This new hole in the wall ramen joint sits on the corner of Harrison Avenue and Kneeland Street. COVID-19 protocols were observed but there was limited dine in seating. For starters we got the Tofu in Goma Shoyu $4 which […]

Student at Chinese burial ground
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UMass Boston students honor deceased at Chinese burial ground

by Shira Laucharoen

(請點這裡閱讀中文版。)  On May 12, students from the University of Massachusetts Boston’s class, Boston’s Asian American Communities, met in person for the first time on a trip to visit the Chinese burial grounds at Mt. Hope Cemetery. Led by Professor Peter Kiang, the class visited the site in part to remember the lost lives of Asian American workers in the Atlanta shootings, while they also discussed the issues of injustice represented by the condition of the tombstones. In more ways than […]

Far East Deep South film immigrants
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Documentary reveals Chinese immigrant history in segregated South

by Carey Lin

(請點這裡閱讀中文版。)  Far East Deep South is now streaming until June 3rd on PBS.org, WorldChannel.org and the PBS app. On May 4, the documentary “Far East Deep South” made its premiere on World Channel, kicking off Asian American Heritage Month. Unfortunately, on the same day, two Asian women – 63 years old and 85 years old – were stabbed at the bus stop in San Francisco. This year’s Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) heritage month came after a year of increased and public Asian […]

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