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February 15, 2022 0

Tax-Saving Ideas to Start 2022

As we start 2022, it’s a great time to start using tax-saving ideas to help you meet your personal financial planning goals. The global pandemic has continued to bring many uncertainties in policy and tax legislation and volatility in the financial markets, but overall 2021 was another historic year for equities. The following checklist will help you identify important actionable items to consider as part of your 2021 year-end income and transfer tax planning, as well as help you prepare […]

February 15, 2022 0

National Asian Women’s Association Hits ‘Remarkable Milestone’

by Xinyan Fu

The National Asian Women’s Association celebrated its 16th anniversary at the Empire Garden in Boston’s Chinatown on Jan. 23, despite the surge in cases in the COVID-19 pandemic. Guests and volunteers donned surgical masks as they dined at big round tables decorated with glasses filled with styled carmine-colored napkins inside the favorite Chinatown restaurant that was once an old vaudeville theater house. The banquet also served as its traditional annual gathering to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year, with 200 […]

Asian Garden at 28 Harrison Avenue was broken into four times in 2021. Image courtesy of Ling-Mei Wong.

January 7, 2022 0

Repeat Break-ins in Chinatown

by Ling Mei Wong

“It’s hard enough to run a restaurant,” Clark said. “Any loss through criminal activity is even more demoralizing.”

December 17, 2021 0

MA’s Longest Nurse Strike Hits 9 Months

by Admin

On December 8, the ongoing nurses strike at Saint Vincent Hospital hit the nine month mark. Beginning in March, this nurses strike has become the longest in Massachusetts history.

December 17, 2021 0

Comcast RISE Expands its Reach

by Sampan Staff

The Comcast RISE program has recently expanded its eligibility scope to include all women-owned businesses across the country, regardless of ethnicity. Comcast RISE, a program that provides small businesses support in the form of consulting, media production, technology and financial awards, will be kicking off 2022 with a broader view of inclusion.

November 19, 2021 0

Vermont Wagyu: Pure Breed, Pure Deliciousness

by Richard Auffrey

Many people in the U.S. primarily know of Wagyu beef as an expensive cut originating in Japan. They may also believe some of the myths about Wagyu, such as that the cows must be fed beer or sake, and get regular massages. Although that might happen in some isolated cases, there are actually no regulations that mandate such matters. The vast majority of Wagyu cows are simply specific breeds with unique fat networks that create the rich, smooth flavor we associate […]

October 8, 2021 0

Catalyst, DICES, and Diversity in Clean Energy

by Moninisha Yadav

Since 2012, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has awarded $7.2 million to 138 new clean technology enterprises and research teams. In late August of 2021, the MassCEC, MassVentures and the InnovateMass program launched a $2.6 million grant package with their Catalyst and Diversity in Cleantech – Early Stages (DICES) programs to support clean energy innovation, specifically from women or minority-owned startups. The programs aim to ensure that early-stage ventures have the necessary resources to advance critical technologies toward sustainable, […]

August 20, 2021 0

New grant recognizes challenges for AAPI businesses

by Jacqueline Church

The AAPISTRONG Restaurant Fund of the National Asian/Pacific Islander American Chamber of Commerce & Entrepreneurship (National ACE) provides grants directly to AAPI restaurant owners who have been negatively impacted by Covid-19 throughout the United States. This is a new grant opportunity for struggling AAPI restaurants. As restaurants begin to reopen or increase their capacity, unforeseen difficulties, challenges, and costs can accompany this process. National ACE looks forward to helping restaurants make this transition by providing them with additional resources. Grubhub’s $2 million donation […]

Chinatown's farmers market tents customers

August 6, 2021 0

Introducing Chinatown’s farmers market

by Jacqueline Church

Farming in these days of unpredictable weather is challenging. Running a food business in these days of the Coronavirus pandemic is also challenging. Feeding a family when unemployed could be almost impossible. A recent study by UMass Boston on aging in Boston notes, “Poverty rates are especially high among Asian Americans and Latinos. More than one-third of these residents aged 60 or older live below the poverty level.” Bringing food purveyors, growers, and neighbors together is one way Boston Chinatown […]

July 23, 2021 0

Winds of Change, But will it Bring Opportunity to Minorities and Immigrants?

by ehsieh

On May 11, the Biden-Harris administration approved the 800-megawatt (MW) Vineyard Wind energy project off the coast of Massachusetts, the first of its kind of this scale. A second 800 MW to serve Massachusetts customers, Mayflower Wind, is advancing through permitting reviews, and four companies are currently preparing bids for a third offshore wind energy project, or projects, totaling an additional 1,600 MW in response to a request for proposals (RFP) from Massachusetts electric utilities. Clearly, a major shift in […]

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