March 21, 2025 | Vol. 54, Issue 6
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Citizens’ Role in Defending Rights on Display in Öztürk Rally: Legal Experts, Activists Killin’ It: Musician Nita Slay Talks About Cambodian Roots, Love of Language & Christian Influences Behind the Drum, Cymbal and Lion, There’s Adrenaline, and Then Hunger Snake Mural Lets Viewers Send Wishes, Artist Hold onto Chinese Heritage Order Said to ‘Criminalize’ Some Non-Citizen Students for Protest

Year: 2021

China Pearl resturant in Chinatown will face challenges
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Restaurants foresee business challenges for Chinese New Year

by Shira Laucharoen

Restaurants in Chinatown and beyond anticipate that this year’s Chinese New Year will be different from past celebrations. While business owners said they believe people will still find ways to keep the spirit alive, many spaces whose banquets bring in a significant amount of revenue will be cutting back on the festivities. The holiday will mostly be honored at home, owners said. “We haven’t been prepping in the sense that we have in the past, because of COVID and the […]

H1-B workers apply for visa
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H1-B workers on 4 years of Trump and new administration change

by Christine Mui

As the Biden administration works to reverse Donald Trump’s immigration policies, H1-B workers reflect on their experiences during the last four years and share hopes for the changes in store and their future in the country.  From the start of his term, the Trump administration has tightened up on the skilled worker visa program, framing changes under the guise of protecting American jobs. In 2017, the former president called the H1-B program a “theft of American prosperity” and vowed to […]

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THREE NEW COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED TO MASSACHUSETTS ASIAN AMERICAN COMMISSION

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BOSTON – State officials today announce the appointment of three new members to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Asian American Commission. Cinda Danh, Ekta Saksena, and Megha Prasad will serve three-year terms as Commissioners of the public body, which is dedicated to advocacy on behalf of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders throughout Massachusetts. The new Commissioners were sworn in virtually today by State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, along with Mary K. Y. Lee, esq. who was reappointed by Governor Charlie Baker for […]

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35 legislators urge Baker admin to prioritize low-income schools for vaccines & pool testing

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BOSTON –Representative Steven Ultrino (D – Malden) and thirty-four of his colleagues in the legislature are calling upon the Baker administration to prioritize low-income schools for vaccines and pool testing in order to ensure the quickest return to in-person learning in communities that need it most.  While remote learning has changed life for every student and family, it is evident that the consequences and negative effects are disproportionately felt in low-income districts.  Led by Representative Andy X. Vargas (D-Haverhill) and […]

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Thank You, Boston

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By Mayor Martin J. Walsh On January 12, I held my final State of the City, which was broadcast live from Boston’s newest civic treasure, the completely rebuilt Roxbury branch of the Boston Public Library in Nubian Square.  2020 was a tough year. 2021 is a year for healing as we keep each other safe; get through this final stretch of the pandemic; and build a recovery that moves all our neighborhoods forward.  Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, we have […]

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Art contest scholarships available to Boston students

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The Bow Seat 2021 Ocean Awareness Contest invites students ages 11-18 to create visual art, writing, spoken word, films, music, or multimedia that explores their connection to water and the need to protect this vital resource. In addition to the general awards of up to $1,500, Bow Seat will be granting Hometown Awards to recognize eligible Contest participants from Boston or its neighborhoods. Hometown Award winners will each receive a $250 cash prize. In addition, students who identify as Black, […]

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Ask Dr. Hang: Psychoeducation Column

by Hang Ngo

By Hang Ngo, Psy.D. My daughter just told me that she is transgender or nonbinary (跨性別) and I am so confused about what this means. My daughter wants me to refer to her as my “child,” instead of my “daughter” and if I talk about her in English, I am supposed to use “they” instead of “she.” Is my daughter abnormal? Let’s start with having you practice referring to your transgender/nonbinary child as your child, instead of your “daughter,” as […]

Chinese duck sauce
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A Boston origin of… duck sauce?

by Richard Auffrey

If you dine at local Chinese restaurants, you’ve probably been served a container of duck sauce, a versatile sweet and sour sauce that is commonly used for dipping fried foods, from eggrolls to chicken fingers, fried wontons to crab rangoons. It has become such a familiar sauce that you can find it at non-Chinese restaurants too, especially with an order of chicken fingers.  What is the origin of this curious sauce? Theories abound about its origin, most believing it acquired its name […]

Councilor Ed Flynn addresses concerns in Boston Public Schools panel
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BPS Panel on concerns of the AAPI community

by Mandy Sun

Councilor Ed Flynn hosted a panel discussion with Superintendent Brenda Cassellius to address the concerns with the immigrant Asian American Pacific Islander (AAPI) community in regards to Boston Public Schools (BPS). This discussion provided a long-awaited platform for AAPI educators to express their concerns while sharing their vision for an inclusive and anti-racist education structure.  Given the Boston AAPI community’s long history of being silenced and unheard within the system, Ed Flynn, District 2 councilor, reasserted that, “our Asian community […]

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