Sonia Cavazos

Immigration January 7, 2023 0

Immigrants are Getting the Job Done in America

The pandemic has impacted many aspects of the US economy. We are struggling with some huge labor shortages. Studies have clearly identified the lack of immigrant workers as a major drain on the labor force. Immigrants have been contributing significantly to the US long before and since Covid in every field, but they are projected to be even more valuable as U.S. born workers move into retirement ages in the next few years and as other US born workers continue […]

Metro December 23, 2022 0

Violent Crimes in Quincy Raise Bias Concerns Among Some Activists, Academics

North Quincy resident Brian Kenney stood before the court on December 14 and received his sentence for assaulting, robbing, and hospitalizing Vietnam War veteran Liem Tran over a year ago. Kenney, 35, pleaded guilty to the crime earlier this year and was initially charged along with his wife, Angelina Kenney, 39, in March of last year. He was sentenced to three to five years in prison, along with three years of probation thereafter. During that probationary period Kenney will have […]

Boston December 12, 2022 0

New Developments in Chinatown

Chinatown and downtown Boston will be going through massive changes as the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) moves forward with preparing for construction in and around the area. Some plans are currently under review and others have been approved and are slated to be underway, with the overall project set to end in the summer of 2023. Assistant Director of Communications for BPDA Brittany Comak, along with the Interim Director of Planning Kennan Rhyne, met with this reporter to […]

Boston December 9, 2022 1

Sifu Mai Du Offers Free Self Defense Classes to Take the Weight of Fear off the Community’s Shoulders

On the early morning of November 12th, a 64-year-old Asian woman was kidnapped outside of Wollaston station while she was headed to work. She was bound and shoved into the back of a car. After being repeatedly raped and assaulted, she was left in the parking lot of a Brockton mall later that evening. She was able to attract the attention of a passerby who contacted the police. After the initial reports and capture of the assailant, 26-year-old Christian Lynch, […]

Front Page November 24, 2022 0

Rishi Sunak is the New British Prime Minister

Politics turn like the tides and the views and policies therein change, finding opposition as officials work to run their countries. That opposition is currently in the UK, viewpoints differing over the appointment of the new British Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak. Controversy, pride, and anticipation are abounding as both politicians and citizens alike find excitement in representation, uncertainty in his goals for the working class, and hope for what he can do for Britain to help pull them out of […]

Front Page November 8, 2022 1

Trailblazer Anna May Wong is Honored by U.S. Mint

Legends. Pioneers. Innovators who strive for equality, social justice, and inclusion. They never truly fade from history. To pave the way in different fields for minorities or the oppressed is a legacy that will eventually see its time in the sun and famed Asian American actress Anna May Wong’s legacy is being shined upon by those rays as she is celebrated by the United States Mint. Their American Women Quarters Program, starting just this year, calls for five new quarters […]

Leisure October 25, 2022 0

A Sneak Peek at the Boston Asian American Film Festival

ArtsEmerson is leading the way as documentaries, narratives and short films abound in this year’s line-up for the Boston Asian American Film Festival. The director of the festival, Susan Chinsen, and the director and co-director of one of the films were able to give some insight into the stories present and the work behind it. The festival has two formats with different films. Susan Chinsen commented that, with the surprise of COVID, another way to interact and be a part […]

Arts October 23, 2022 0

QArts Gallery is Quincy’s Loving Nod to Art and the Artist

The QArts Gallery celebrates its first anniversary this month and this reporter had the pleasure of speaking with Linda Santoro, their Program and Outreach Coordinator. Linda described that their first exhibit was only one year ago this month. It was a members’ show featuring over 100 pieces of artwork in all mediums. “Today, our members continue to from all ethnic backgrounds, and they display their work based on those origins as well as trying new techniques as they grow,” […]

Leisure October 12, 2022 0

Stories that Bind: An Exclusive on Stories from the Stage

Since the beginning of time, stories and tales have been used in different cultures to communicate. They have been used to teach, to preserve history, to entertain, to evoke emotion. From early Greek writers to the stage owned by Shakespeare, stories, regardless of their intended purpose, do so much. However, to tell a story firsthand, to evoke emotion through a first person testimonial of a challenging experience can be a different situation entirely, and GBH’s General Manager of Television, Liz […]

Arts October 8, 2022 0

Master Thangka Artist Niangben at Pellas Gallery

Thangka paintings have been around for thousands of years, dating back as far as the 11th century. An amalgamation of culture, history, religion, and beauty is displayed in this artform, matched only by the combination of unique materials such as gold and precious stones. The time, effort, and materials that go into these paintings are just some of the aspects that make this type of art unique. There is a man that has mastered the craft and worked his whole […]

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