April 25, 2025 | Vol. 54, Issue 8
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Eddie Ahn Draws From His Life as an ‘Advocate’ – Artist, Writer Chats With Sampan About Creating His Graphic Novel Vietnamese Americans Tell Story of Diaspora in Own Words at 50-Year Anniversary Event Chinatown Eatery Owner Speaks Out Editorial: These Two Judgments Are Worth Reading ‘No One Can Walk It For You’ – Iranian-American Haleh Liza Gafori to Appear in Hub to talk about Her Translation Life

Month: May 2023

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Tufts University Organizes Chinatown Neighborhood Spring Cleanup

by guest

On Wednesday, May 10, Tufts University hosted its 3rd annual Cherish Chinatown Cleanup, a spring neighborhood cleanup in Boston’s Chinatown, the home of the university’s Health Sciences Campus. Over one hundred Tufts students, faculty, and staff volunteers participated in the effort, picking up trash, working on landscaping projects and cleaning up sidewalks, all while learning more about the neighborhood and ways to continue or begin involvement with local nonprofit community partners.   With the support of Tufts University’s office of Government and […]

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Preventing a Global Water Catastrophe- One Drop at a Time

by Chetanprett Singh

The earth’s demand for fresh water will outstrip supply by 40% in 2030. This warning comes from The Global Commission on the Economics of Water as we continue to consume water without caution. The World Meteorological Organization also reported in November 2022 that “climate-related shortages in water resources could affect two thirds of the world’s population by midcentury. Complicating these frightening predictions is the fact that extreme rainfalls and flooding are among the consequences of global warming that will likely […]

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Resilience and Beyond: Asian American Film Festival on GBH World

by Sonia Cavazos

GBH WORLD  has created a lineup of films in honor of AAPI slated for the entire month of May. There will be a total of four programs on WORLD; three will be full-length documentaries, and seven short films titled, Asian American Stories of Resilience and Beyond. The intersection of recognizing emerging filmmakers from different backgrounds while highlighting diversity and culture is something that GBH WORLD takes pride in. GBH’s General Manager for Television, Liz Cheng discussed the return to the […]

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Chinatown Needs Green Space Now

by Lydia Lowe

Boston’s first Urban Renewal Project, bulldozing the New York Streets neighborhood, resulted in  decades of injustice for Chinatown and other working class neighborhoods, particularly communities of color and immigrants. After more than three hundred buildings were razed, Chinatown’s land was turned over to construction of the Central Artery in 1954 (“Interstate 93”) and the Massachusetts Turnpike Extension in 1963 (“Interstate 90”), truncating a vibrant family neighborhood at its southern and eastern ends. Throughout highway construction, institutional expansion, then downtown revitalization, […]

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When Autism Gets Lost in Translation

by Sonia Cavazos

Learning that your child is on the autism spectrum is often like being dropped into a big black hole. There is no clear test for autism — no X-ray or scan — and much is left to interpretation. The signs are often vague, especially in young children, who might learn to talk or pick up social skills younger or later than their peers. Just getting the right specialists to see your child can take many months. For children of immigrant […]

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Asian Hate in Boston: The Struggle for Justice Continues

by Christopher John Stephens

The problem of Asian hate crimes in Boston and surrounding neighborhoods was the topic of a May 8 forum at the Asian American Civic Association. In attendance and speaking were City Council President Ed Flynn, Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement Monique Tú Nguyen, Executive Director of Lawyers for Civil Rights Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, Boston Police Community Service Office Sgt. Paul Chevette, MBTA Transit Police Crime Investigation Sgt. Joseph Sacco, and Boston’s Senior Advisor for Community Safety Isaac […]

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A Tailor’s Journey: Kim Pham’s legacy from Vietnam to Copley Square

by Clare Ong, Natalia Madera, and Shandra Back

Editor’s Note: In honor of Asian American Pacific Islanders Month, Sampan presents the second of two video essays. The best journalism tells stories, provides forums for voices heretofore unheard. Through this forum of video essays our goal is to offer a consistent platform from which important stories can find a new and fresh perspective. There is a story behind every face we see on the streets of Boston, a narrative behind every closed shop door. They’re variations on the same […]

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Tufts University’s Class of 2023 Graduation Ceremony: “Loudly! Step Up and Speak Up”

by Sampan Staff

Amina J. Mohammed, deputy secretary-general of the United Nations, delivered the commencement address to the Tufts University Class of 2023 and their guests on Tufts’ Medford/Somerville campus on May 21th. The university conferred 3,730 degrees. In her speech, Mohammed acknowledged the challenges faced by the current generation, but expressed hope for the future and encouraged the graduates to “step up and speak up – loudly.” Mohammed continued: “Question stereotypes. Don’t just blindly accept the received narratives. My entire career, indeed, […]

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Superstar Boston Red Sox Outfielder Masataka “Macho Man” Yoshida finds his home at Fenway Park

by Christopher John Stephens

Editor’s Note: This interview was made possible by Daveson Pérez, Boston Red Sox Manager, Baseball Communications & Media Relations, and Mr. Yoshida’s English translator Kento Masumoto.Sampan speaks with the superstar Boston Red Sox Japanese outfielder about his life, goals, and baseball in the United States. One of the more exciting elements of the 2023 Major League Baseball season for the Boston Red Sox has been the acquisition of 29 year old Japanese outfielder superstar Masataka Yoshida, AKA “Macho Man” during […]

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Parking Squeeze in Chinatown, Residents Say They Blame Construction, City Restrictions

by Wanheng Jiang

Boston’s Chinatown has always been a crowded community with a small number of residential parking spaces and a large number of residents with cars. Now the parking problem has been made worse — and more costly — by a string of construction projects and parking restrictions that have made it impossible for some residents to park after a long day’s work. “Sometimes it takes me more than an hour to find a parking space,” said Kang Qiang Mai, an Uber […]

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