April 25, 2025 | Vol. 54, Issue 8

The only bilingual Chinese-English Newspaper in New England

Day: June 24, 2023

Out of Control Inflation: The Devastating Impact on America’s Low-Income Families

As of February 2023, more than 630,000 Massachusetts households faced a loss of about a third of what they had received in SNAP benefits over the past two years. For many, this means working extra hours and struggling to meet needs on a daily basis. For undocumented immigrants, it can mean finding informal work paid in cash under the table, often at rates far below minimum wage without the benefits of insurance and legal protection. The lack of accessibility to […]

Juneteenth: A Time for America to Celebrate and Repair

Editor’s Note: Monday, June 19th marked the third annual Massachusetts recognition of Juneteenth as a national and state holiday. This year, only 28 states and the District of Columbia will legally recognize it as a public holiday. In Montana, Arizona, North Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Indiana, Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina, Vermont, New Hampshire, Alaska and Hawaii it remained unrecognized as a permanent holiday. Juneteenth is a floating holiday in California, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina, with some state government workers […]

Health Connector Partners With El Mundo to Kick Off Health Coverage Enrollment Campaign in Fenway Park

BOSTON, MA — Sunday, June 11, 2023 – The Massachusetts Health Connector partnered with El Mundo Boston for “Tu Salud” Health and Wellness Fair at Fenway Park on June 11, partnering with local Navigator organizations to provide on-site, multilingual enrollment assistance. “Tu Salud” is a free, first-of-its-kind Latino Fair and Wellness Fair catered to Latino families in Greater Boston that provided a unique opportunity for the Latino community to connect with health care providers, services and health care coverage information. […]

Boston’s Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Race was Another Exciting Year of Competition and Camaraderie 

The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday which falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, also known as Duan Wu Jie. People eat zongzi and watch the dragon-boat race, which this year is June 22th 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival originated in ancient China (278 BCE) to commemorate Qu Yan, who drowned himself in the Miluo River in Hunan Province. He was a loyal minister of the King of Chu and one of the greatest […]

American Legion Chinatown Post Installation Ceremony

On Saturday, June 17, the American Legion Chinatown Post 328 held its 74th Installation of Officers at the Asian American Civic Association (AACA). The 78th annual ceremony in the Chinatown community was a chance to bring young and old members together. The installation re-elected the officers from the 2022-2023 year. The re-elected officers are Commander Matthew Seto, Senior Vice Commander Edward Woodruff, Junior Vice Commander Kensley Lin, Adjutant David Ching, Treasurer Danny Ong, Sgt-At-Arms Warren Yee, Chaplains Genie Boland and […]

The Anticipation of an Executive Apology to Chinese Americans for the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882

With Biden’s presidency still having another year and a half to go, there are many possibilities for change in policy and public statements. Although he has not lifted the confiscation of visas that would be given to Chinese students with pasts in Chinese military involvements, the President’s positive endeavors at improving the immigration system support an executive apology for the Chinese Exclusion Act being in line with the President’s values and goals. With the legislative branch having already apologized for […]

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