February 21, 2025 | Vol. 54, Issue 4
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Michelle Wu's cabinet appointments
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Michelle Wu’s First Cabinet Appointments

by Sampan Staff

New mayor Michelle Wu announced her first cabinet appointments in early November, ahead of her swearing-in ceremony, along with the key players in her transition team as she settles into office.  The appointment with the largest spotlight is that of her senior advisor regarding the Mass and Cass public health crisis, Dr. Monica Bharel. Bharel is the former commissioner of the Massachusetts Departments of Public Health (DPH), and will be leading the efforts to help alleviate the ongoing homelessness, substance […]

Place of Assembly
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Assembling Chinatown’s History

by Sampan Staff

Place of Assembly is a public art installation by local architect Ang Li, located at 8-12 Hudson street, right in the heart of Chinatown. The interactive display features various stoop-like structures, open for visitors to hang out and sit on, all assembled with repurposed bricks from demolished row homes. Guests from all over Boston came to gather during its November 6th unveiling, hosted by the Asian Community Development Corporation. Li aspired to help preserve and share the neighborhood’s history with […]

Mayor Michelle Wu
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Michelle Wu – A Look at Boston’s New Mayor

by Benjamin Zhao

In an unprecedented election amidst unprecedented times, Michelle Wu, riding a tidal wave of support, defeated at-large city councilor Annissa Essaibi George for the Boston mayoral seat. She will serve as Boston’s first woman of color after being sworn into office on November 16. Born in the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, Wu is the oldest of four children, and the daughter of Taiwanese immigrants. She moved to Boston as a young adult to attend university and Harvard Law School, […]

Michelle Wu elected as mayor
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Historic Night in Boston Elections

by Sampan Staff

During a historic election night, Michelle Wu was elected as the first female and Asian American mayor of Boston. The two finalists, Wu, and her opponent, Annissa Essaibi George, were both at-large city councilors, and are both women of color, Wu being of Asian descent and Essaibi George of Tunisian descent. This is the first Boston election where both finalists identified as such.  Wu won the race with 63.6% of the vote, Essaibi George conceding with 36.4%. Before the primary, […]

Mass and Cass
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Action Taken at Mass and Cass

by Sampan Staff

The city of Boston has officially declared homelessness and drug addiction a public health emergency in wake of the ever growing tent city at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard, an area known widely as Mass and Cass. Officials plan on removing around 150 tents belonging to homeless individuals in accordance to an executive order by Acting Mayor Kim Janey, and moving the occupants into shelters and treatment centers for opioid addiction. Janey stressed that the change […]

Tufts Medical Center
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Tufts Medical Center hits 225 Year Milestone

by Sampan Staff

Community hospital Tufts Medical Center is celebrating its 225th anniversary this year. Founded in 1796, Tufts has been a cornerstone of public healthcare for local, lower income families since its conception. In a time before what we know as “organized medicine”, during which healthcare was only readily available to wealthier families through private doctors, Tufts, still known as the Boston Dispensary at the time, was formed to make healthcare more accessible by providing medicine and supplies to doctors making housecalls. […]

15 minute neighborhood
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15 minutes for equitable living

by Sampan Staff

During a forum held by the Boston Foundation on September 24, the Boston Indicators and the Massachusetts Housing Partnership’s (MHP) Center for Housing Data released a report, titled 15-Minute Neighborhoods: Repairing Regional Harms and Building Vibrant Neighborhoods for All. A 15-minute neighborhood is defined as one where living necessities, including grocery stores, hospitals, schools and even recreational outdoor space, are all accessible to residents within a fifteen minute walk from their homes. Yet, while many use this buzzword to simply […]

Volunteers cleaned up Chinatown
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Clean Up Chinatown Day of Service

by Sampan Staff

Student volunteers from Boston University, as well as AACA staff and City Councilor Ed Flynn, held a day of service to help clean the streets of Chinatown. On Sunday September 26, the group gathered at the Chinatown Gate before giving back to the community by helping to keep it healthy and clean. Various efforts to help clean Chinatown have been pushed for over the years, including the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center’s We Love Boston campaign, Tufts University partnerships and the […]

Chinatown Businesses
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The American Rescue Plan — Rescues in Chinatown

by Shira Laucharoen

Mayor Kim Janey announced on August 10 that she had proposed a $50 million emergency relief plan “to support an equitable recovery and reopening for Boston residents, workers and small businesses, using funding the City of Boston has received from the federal government following the passage of the American Rescue Plan (ARP),” according to a press release from the City of Boston. Boston is expecting to receive Over $500 million through ARP through the end of 2024. While many Chinatown […]

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