Sampan Staff

Boston July 7, 2023 0

All Immigrants Now Eligible for Standard Driver’s License in Massachusetts

Work and Family Mobility Act will allow residents to obtain license regardless of status. Starting July 1, eligible Massachusetts residents will be able to apply for a learner’s permit and road test to obtain a driver’s license, according to the Registry of Motor Vehicles. Newly translated materials are also being prepared under the Work and Family Mobility Act. Under the new law, residents can apply to obtain a standard (class D or M) driver’s license, regardless of immigration status. “The […]

Boston July 7, 2023 0

Sumner Tunnel to Be Closed Through August 31, 2023

Editor’s note: In an effort to better serve and inform our readers, Sampan will be publishing regular updates throughout the course of this closing in all print issues (starting with this one) through the end of August. Updates will also be posted online. Our focus will be on the purpose of the Sumner Tunnel Restoration Project and progress of the repair. In this issue, we are posting the current alternative means of travel options that will be available during the […]

History June 24, 2023 0

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 […]

Metro June 24, 2023 0

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 […]

Boston May 26, 2023 0

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

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, […]

Boston May 13, 2023 0

Meet Chulan Huang, Mayor Wu’s Chinatown Neighborhood Liaison

Born in China, I was raised in Boston’s Chinatown. The Chinatown neighborhood has been my home all my life. With myself and my little sister both proud alumni of Boston Public Schools right from kindergarten to 12th grade, especially having Josiah Quincy Elementary School as part of this journey, the Chinatown community has become a part of me. My joys of growing up included playing basketball at the Castle Square courts and Wang YMCA, and exploring every corner of the […]

Boston April 8, 2023 0

Fire Safety Event Offers Alarm Installation, Seeks Chinese-Speaking Volunteers

The Red Cross of Massachusetts is sounding the alarm on fire safety later this month — and seeking volunteers to help in its effort. The nonprofit will hold its “Sound the Alarm” event in Dorchester and Roxbury on Saturday, April 29, and offer free fire alarm installations and assistance. “Sound the Alarm” is part of a nationwide Red Cross effort to help reduce the number of deaths and injuries caused by home fires, says the group. Home fires are the […]

Features March 25, 2023 0

Tufts Initiative Helps Fund Chinatown Organizations

On Monday, February 27, 2023, Tufts Medical Center hosted a community benefits reception to bring community partners together to meet or re-connect with one another, learn about each other’s efforts, share best practices, and collaborate on initiatives that will improve the health of the community for years to come. Tufts MC awarded grants to 20 community partners, including 5 based in Chinatown, who will support and uplift Boston residents with programs focused on behavioral health, access to care and services, […]

Boston February 11, 2023 0

Groups Gather to Mourn the Recent Acts of Violence in California Asian Communities

On Jan. 21, 11 people were killed and nine wounded in a massacre during Lunar New Year celebrations in Monterey Park, California. The mass shooting is now the worst in Los Angeles County’s history. Two days later, four people were killed and one other was seriously wounded in a shooting at the Mountain Mushroom Farm in Half Moon Bay. The gunman in that shooting then drove to a different farm that was nearby and killed another three people. Multiple Asian […]

Leisure February 10, 2023 0

Lunar New Year Celebrations Across Massachusetts

Colorful Lion dancers, fireworks, and joyful noises were in abundance at Boston’s Chinatown Lunar New Year Celebration on January 29, with city and community speakers addressing the assembled crowd and a procession making its way through the streets. The celebratory sounds of drums, gongs, and cymbals followed troupes of lion dancers as they went door-to-door offering blessings to the neighborhood’s businesses and restaurants. Similar celebrations were held in Malden, Quincy, and (for the first time in its history) Lowell. Custom […]

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