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April 11, 2025 | Vol. 54, Issue 7
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Double Exposure Photographer Lisa Tang Liu explores what it means to be ‘American’

Year: 2021

A purple train, like the commuter rail trains that will experience MBTA service cuts
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First of MBTA service cuts, reduced weekend train service, to start Jan. 23

by Christine Mui

Weekend train service will be slashed for all but five commuter rail lines as part of the first MBTA service cuts to go into effect next week.  Beginning Jan. 23, the commuter rail will only offer weekend service on the Newburyport/Rockport, Framingham/Worcester, Fairmount, Providence, and Middleborough lines. Trains will be added to the Middleborough, Fairmount, and Newburyport/Rockport lines to fill in previous service gaps and maintain more consistent train intervals. The service cuts were approved last month by the MBTA’s […]

Ralliers came together outside the JFK building to protest against deportations
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Advocates respond to potential ban on work permits for immigrants under Orders of Supervision

by Shira Laucharoen

The Trump administration proposed a new potential rule on November 17 to ban work permits and limit jobs for people who are under Orders of Supervision (OSUP). To be classified as being under OSUP means that a person has been ordered to be deported but is not physically able to return to their country of origin. The rule has not yet gone into practice, but local organizations and groups across the Northeast have united to challenge the ban. Before it […]

January 6 rioters at Capitol building incited by Donald Trump
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From Capitol violence to impeachment: Trump’s final days in office

by Carey Lin

Note: This article was written before Wednesday, January 20, 2021, inauguration day of President Joe Biden. Updates to this article may be made and can be found on sampan.org. (Print) Note: This article was originally written before January 20, 2021, inauguration day of President Joe Biden. It has since been updated (see below) to include the latest events up until our scheduled publishing date, January 22, 2021. (Online)  On Jan. 6, Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building and disrupted the […]

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Representative Ultrino accepting applications for Spring 2021 Legislative Internships

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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 […]

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The Greenway News

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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)

by Anna Ing

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 […]

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Peking Duck delights & some history

by Richard Auffrey

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 […]

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

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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 […]

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AG Healey advises public about 2021 minimum wage increase

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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 […]

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

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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 […]

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