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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 […]

July 7, 2023 0

Sumner Tunnel to Be Closed Through August 31, 2023

by Sampan Staff

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 […]

June 24, 2023 0

Boston’s Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Race was Another Exciting Year of Competition and Camaraderie

by DongDong Yang

The Dragon Boat Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday which falls on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month, also known as Duan Wu Jie. People eat zongzi and watch the dragon-boat race, which this year is June 22th 2023. The Dragon Boat Festival originated in ancient China (278 BCE) to commemorate Qu Yan, who drowned himself in the Miluo River in Hunan Province. He was a loyal minister of the King of Chu and one of the greatest […]

June 9, 2023 0

In Memory of Former South Cove Community Health Center Director Eugene Welch

by Aili Liu

Editor’s Note: Eugene Welch, CEO/Executive Director of South Cove Community Health Center for 23 years until his 2022 retirement, passed away Monday May 29 at the age of 78. Sampan is re-printing our October 2022 Eugene Welch profile/interview. We asked Eric Tiberi, SCCHC’s new CEO/Executive Director, for a few words about Mr. Welch’s legacy and the future of the Center going forward. Eugene Welch was a mentor, friend, and supporter to all of us at South Cove Community Health Center. He had an […]

May 27, 2023 0

Tufts University Organizes Chinatown Neighborhood Spring Cleanup

by guest

On Wednesday, May 10, Tufts University hosted its 3rd annual Cherish Chinatown Cleanup, a spring neighborhood cleanup in Boston’s Chinatown, the home of the university’s Health Sciences Campus. Over one hundred Tufts students, faculty, and staff volunteers participated in the effort, picking up trash, working on landscaping projects and cleaning up sidewalks, all while learning more about the neighborhood and ways to continue or begin involvement with local nonprofit community partners. With the support of Tufts University’s office of Government and […]

May 27, 2023 0

Chinatown Needs Green Space Now

by Lydia Lowe

Boston’s first Urban Renewal Project, bulldozing the New York Streets neighborhood, resulted in decades of injustice for Chinatown and other working class neighborhoods, particularly communities of color and immigrants. After more than three hundred buildings were razed, Chinatown’s land was turned over to construction of the Central Artery in 1954 (“Interstate 93”) and the Massachusetts Turnpike Extension in 1963 (“Interstate 90”), truncating a vibrant family neighborhood at its southern and eastern ends. Throughout highway construction, institutional expansion, then downtown revitalization, […]

May 27, 2023 0

Asian Hate in Boston: The Struggle for Justice Continues

by Christopher John Stephens

The problem of Asian hate crimes in Boston and surrounding neighborhoods was the topic of a May 8 forum at the Asian American Civic Association. In attendance and speaking were City Council President Ed Flynn, Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement Monique Tú Nguyen, Executive Director of Lawyers for Civil Rights Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, Boston Police Community Service Office Sgt. Paul Chevette, MBTA Transit Police Crime Investigation Sgt. Joseph Sacco, and Boston’s Senior Advisor for Community Safety Isaac […]

May 27, 2023 0

A Tailor’s Journey: Kim Pham’s legacy from Vietnam to Copley Square

by Clare Ong, Natalia Madera, and Shandra Back

Editor’s Note: In honor of Asian American Pacific Islanders Month, Sampan presents the second of two video essays. The best journalism tells stories, provides forums for voices heretofore unheard. Through this forum of video essays our goal is to offer a consistent platform from which important stories can find a new and fresh perspective. There is a story behind every face we see on the streets of Boston, a narrative behind every closed shop door. They’re variations on the same […]

May 26, 2023 0

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

by Sampan Staff

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, […]

May 26, 2023 0

Superstar Boston Red Sox Outfielder Masataka “Macho Man” Yoshida finds his home at Fenway Park

by Christopher John Stephens

Editor’s Note: This interview was made possible by Daveson Pérez, Boston Red Sox Manager, Baseball Communications & Media Relations, and Mr. Yoshida’s English translator Kento Masumoto.Sampan speaks with the superstar Boston Red Sox Japanese outfielder about his life, goals, and baseball in the United States. One of the more exciting elements of the 2023 Major League Baseball season for the Boston Red Sox has been the acquisition of 29 year old Japanese outfielder superstar Masataka Yoshida, AKA “Macho Man” during […]

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