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Press Releases January 8, 2021 0

Representative Ultrino accepting applications for Spring 2021 Legislative Internships

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 […]

Press Releases January 8, 2021 0

The Greenway News

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 […]

Health January 8, 2021 0

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

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 […]

Press Releases January 8, 2021 0

AG Healey advises public about 2021 minimum wage increase

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 […]

Press Releases January 8, 2021 0

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

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 […]

Psychologist Dr. Hang Ngo gives career advice to college student

Health December 18, 2020 0

Ask Dr. Hang: Psychoeducation column

By Hang Ngo, Psy.D. I am about to graduate from college, and I am stressed about finding a job and establishing a career. A longstanding issue I’ve had with my immigrant Asian parents is that they want me to be a doctor or engineer and to make a very good salary for the rest of my life. But the truth is I’m more interested in working for environmental non-profits and in doing art. I am not interested at all in […]

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Education December 18, 2020 0

How COVID-19 impacts youths’ future career decisions

By Karen Mai and Mandy Sun The pandemic has influenced the youth, in particular as some of the most affected by the pandemic. As college applications and decisions are right around the corner, students are confronted with choosing their path in this soon to be post-pandemic world. In fact, many students are lost in deciding their future. COVID-19 has made it harder for students to choose a college with the right fit and the chance to explore their future professions. […]

Boston December 4, 2020 0

Volunteering at 311 Day

Tufts University, Councilor Ed Flynn, and AACA representatives volunteer at another 311 Day to educate the neighborhood about the 311 hotline. (Photo courtesy of Hongyu Liu.) By Sherry Dong

Boston December 4, 2020 0

Greenway News

By Rachel Lake The Greenway Conservancy will bring new lighting improvements to Auntie Kay and Uncle Frank Chin Park and Mary Soo Hoo Park on The Greenway next spring, based on the community feedback and recommendations of the Chin Park Lighting Study. The Conservancy began the Chin Park Lighting Study in September 2019 with funding for the original design work provided by the Greenway Business Improvement District (BID). The Conservancy, with its design team, solicited community feedback via an in-person […]

Boston December 4, 2020 0

2020 election shows AAPI voters are active but complex

By Christine Mui and Shira Laucharoen Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) voters turned out in record numbers on a national level for the 2020 presidential election, according to data from Washington D.C. consulting firm Catalist with non-profit Asian and Pacific Islander Vote (APIA). During a press conference held by APIA, speakers stated that AAPI voters turned out early in battleground states at a rate of 21% more than the entire AAPI turnout of those states in 2016. That represents […]

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