Tracy Huang, Author at Sampan

Tracy Huang

Boston July 12, 2024 0

Chinatown Parking Lot’s Use Ends, as City Commission Casts June Vote

The Boston Air Pollution Control Commission voted last month in decision that would effectively end the use of 30, longtime parking spaces in Chinatown, which were deemed out of compliance with city regulations. The land in question, located on Tyler Street, has been used by Tufts Shared Services for decades, providing parking primarily for Tufts Medical Center’s medical patients. It was the site of Boston’s Chinese Church before its relocation outside of the neighborhood. “The Air Pollution Control Commission does […]

Boston June 7, 2024 0

Pride Month, and a Ways to Go for Some

Two decades after Massachusetts legalized gay marriage and after decades of battles for equal rights for gays and lesbians, the struggle for acceptance still continues for some, especially in Asian American communities. “I came out to my parents in high school, where I hoped that they would be accepting of the fact that I had a girlfriend, instead of their Christian Korean boyfriend standard,” a Korean-American Boston College student, who wishes to keep her name private, told the Sampan recently. […]

Front Page May 24, 2024 0

U.S. Secretary of Labor Julie Su Reflects on Family’s Immigration, Value of Unions

Secretary of Labor, Julie Su, spoke at a conference in honor of Asian American Heritage Month on May 13, reflecting on her family’s own path to the U.S., including her mother’s union job and trip to the U.S. from China on a cargo ship.Su is an American attorney and government official who has served as an acting United States secretary of labor since 2023. She’s also the 37th United States deputy secretary of labor, serving since 2021. Elaine Lan Chao […]

Front Page April 13, 2024 0

Thousands of Immigrant Deaths From Greed, Racism: A Painful Reminder

Last month six construction workers were found dead in a red pickup truck submerged in 25 feet of water in Baltimore, Maryland. The truck fell into the river following the collapse of the bridge they were working on. Only the bodies of 26-year-old Dorlian Castillo Cabrera and 35-year-old Alejandro Hernandez Fuentes were found inside the truck, according to USA Today, According to the media outlet Firstpost, the six construction workers were part of a Central America crew from places like […]

Immigration March 30, 2024 0

The Resiliency of Irish-American Immigrants

St Patrick’s Day has come and gone. The parades are over. But behind the festivities is the proud history of the Irish Americans who arrived in America escaping famine and political victimization. Saint Patrick is known for bringing Christianity to Ireland. He used Christianity to help him through his time as a slave and escaped back to Ireland. The most famous myth about St Patrick is that he drove out all the snakes in Ireland. Although the reason for his […]

Immigration March 2, 2024 0

New Sanctuary Movement Supports the Rights of Refugees, Asylees and Migrants

There has been an increasing rise of sanctuary cities in the US. These are locations that- according to the Center for Immigration Studies, provide refugees, asylees, migrants and immigrants with resources to help them live in the country. They also protect undocumented individuals from unwarranted deportation. A list of states that have sanctuary cities includes California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Utah, Vermont, and Washington. According to Global Refugee, a sanctuary city is defined […]

Health February 17, 2024 0

Cardiac Arrest Rates Skyrocket Among Asians, But Lives Can Be Saved

Cardiac arrests are a serious issue that has caused an increasing astronomical amount of deaths every year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, About 695,000 people in the United States died from heart disease in 2021—that’s 1 in every 5 deaths. One person dies every 33 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease, many of them being Asian American, due to multiple things, including but not limited to the bystander effect, lack of knowledge of CPR, […]

Front Page December 24, 2023 0

Women of Color Continue to Battle On-the-Job Discrimination

As an Asian American woman, Lulu Shi says she has fallen victim to workplace disparities that continue to haunt women of color. She has over 20 years of experience working as an analyst in the oil industry and three master’s degrees, and yet despite these qualifications, Shi says she often faces discrimination — getting rejected for raises, paid less than her colleagues when promoted and treated differently than her male coworkers. “As a woman of color, there have been times […]

Front Page December 9, 2023 0

Asian American Organizations Join Protest Of Spy Law Viewed as Perilous to Civil Liberties

Last month, 63 Asian American organizations gathered as a coalition to protest the reauthorization of Section 702. In a recent explainer, AP writer Eric Tucker laid out the facts:“Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, allows the U.S. government to collect without a warrant the communications of targeted foreigners outside the United States. Law enforcement and intelligence officials see the program as vital to combating terror attacks, cyber intrusions, espionage and other foreign threats. The program, created in the […]

Education November 17, 2023 0

The Brutality of Hazing Remains a Dangerous Tradition in Schools and Colleges

Boston College’s Swimming and Diving team was suspended this past September due to hazing, targeted specifically at freshmen. The hazing occurred when the upperclassmen excessively pressured the new freshman on the swim team to drink excessively despite being underage. According to the letter written by Boston College’s administration, the hazing occurs on day two of a happening for three days straight. Reports of the incidents showed that freshmen were given bags to wear around their necks for vomit, and the […]

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