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Immigration July 23, 2021 0

Ruling in Texas Halts DACA, Throwing Many into Uncertainty

On July 16, US District Judge Andrew Hanen of the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy is unlawful. This decision does not immediately harm the over 600,000 individuals that have previously attained lawful status while protected under DACA or that have had their DACA applications approved. However, it does effectively halt the DACA review process for approximately 60,000 immigrants currently hoping to receive protection and work authorization […]

Jobs July 23, 2021 0

Winds of Change, But will it Bring Opportunity to Minorities and Immigrants?

On May 11, the Biden-Harris administration approved the 800-megawatt (MW) Vineyard Wind energy project off the coast of Massachusetts, the first of its kind of this scale. A second 800 MW to serve Massachusetts customers, Mayflower Wind, is advancing through permitting reviews, and four companies are currently preparing bids for a third offshore wind energy project, or projects, totaling an additional 1,600 MW in response to a request for proposals (RFP) from Massachusetts electric utilities. Clearly, a major shift in […]

Boston September 4, 2020 0

Parents Face Choices as Early Education Centers and Out-of-School Programs Work to Reopen

By Edward Hsieh While the whole country struggles to attain some level of normalcy, many parents and early educators are facing the daunting task of continuing to provide needed care for the youngest among us. Governor Baker closed daycares and out-of-school programs statewide on March 23, only allowing certain centers to stay open as Exempt Emergency Child Care programs to service essential workers. In July, daycare centers that opted not to stay open under the extra restrictions placed on exempt […]

‘Lantern Stories’ public art will soon illuminate Chinatown’s Chin Park

Lanterns represent light and symbolize a brighter future. It is the significance and meaning behind the tradition of hanging lanterns in Chinese culture that inspired artist Yu-Wen Wu to propose a public art piece, responding to The Rose Kennedy Greenway’s call for project ideas. When Wu’s concept was chosen, she began designing a work called “Lantern Stories” that would be installed in Chinatown’s Chin Park. “The concept proposed by the Greenway was for a light based artwork at Chin Park working […]

Business August 12, 2020 0

AACA gears up for expansion of job training in Metro-North

During times of relative prosperity, such as when the unemployment rate was at a recent historic low of 3.5 percent, it is easy for some to ignore the plight of those that are homeless, unemployed, or even underemployed and stuck in a dead end job. Dismissing these individuals by telling them to pull themselves up by their own bootstraps and get a job fails to acknowledge the dirty truth. Existing workforce development systems do not play in the favor of […]

Metro August 7, 2020 0

AACA gears up for expansion of job training in Metro-North

Boston March 5, 2020 0

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts finds mentors for students

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Eastern Massachusetts is a program that pairs students with adult mentors who offer them guidance. Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement director Yusufi Vali (red tie) walks with a student from the Mario Umana Academy. (Image courtesy of BBBSEM.) Middle school students and City Hall employees gathered around a table, sharing their hopes for the future, as inspired by a worksheet on Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. One student said that he […]

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