Immigration

March 14, 2022 0

Centuries Ago, Many in Boston Saw Chinese Only Through The Lens of Exploitation

During the 19th century, and even into the early 20th century, it was common for circuses, carnivals and other shows to exploit people with rare disabilities or deformities — and sometimes for just being ethnically different. Two people who became international celebrities in these shows and who toured Boston in the early 1800s were known as “Chang and Eng.” On August 16, 1829, the Sachem, captained by Abel Coffin, sailed into Boston Harbor, bearing with it Chang and Eng, who eventually became known worldwide as the “Siamese […]

March 14, 2022 0

Anti-Asian Notes Target President of Harvard’s Undergrad Council

by Chelsea Wang

Michael Cheng, president of the Harvard undergraduate council, was the apparent victim of anti-Asian slurs at the campus late last month, in an incident that has been condemned by dozens of organizations and hundreds of members affiliated with the school. “It just crosses a line in many ways,” said Cheng, who’s pursuing a joint concentration in history and mathematics and a concurrent fourth-year master’s degree in computer science. “I just have seen casual stereotypes about Asian Americans thrown about at […]

March 14, 2022 0

Looking at the Past, Future of DACA

by Moninisha Yadav

DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals was established in June of 2012 by the Obama administration as an administrative relief for immigrants(known as DREAMers) who came to the United States as children (under 16) to receive a two year period of deferred action from deportation, as well as work authorization. 800,000 people were protected under it, with youth from numerous countries, from Mexico to as far as South Korea. Millions more were eligible. DACA quickly established itself as a […]

February 28, 2022 0

China’s Life and Death Battle Against COVID

by guest

Even two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the contrast between case counts in the United States and China—where the outbreak began—are startling. In China, the number of total confirmed COVID cases stood at 143,624 by Feb. 14, with 5,706 deaths and 9,017 currently positive with the disease. That’s in a nation of over 1.4 billion people. By the same day, the US had clocked in a total of 79,325,576 confirmed Covid cases, a devastating 943,411 deaths, and 28,545,272 currently testing […]

February 15, 2022 0

The First Step is the Hardest: How ESOL Classes can Save Lives

by Christopher John Stephens

Adult education can be a difficult trail for any of us to start. Whether we’re 18 or 80, the path is not always clearly visible. There are brambles in the way, overgrown bushes, fallen trees, and strange creatures jumping out at various moments to keep us on our toes. No matter how equipped we might feel we are, there’s never any guarantee we’ll be in the same shape at the end of the trip as we were when we started […]

COVID travel rules impacts spring festival festivities

February 15, 2022 0

Covid Rules Make Travel Home During Spring Festival Impossible for Many

by Max Wei

Travelers from China and the United States were yet again forced to cancel their holiday travel plans during the Chinese New Year, after many flights were suspended between the two countries, leaving families and loved ones separated, workers in jeopardy of losing their jobs, and would-be revelers feeling burned yet again. Spring Festival, known as the Chinese New Year, is one of the most solemn traditional festivals in Chinese culture. It symbolizes beliefs and culture that have been practiced in […]

October 22, 2021 0

Investing in the future of Dreamers

by Sampan Staff

The city of Boston is no stranger to providing youth-oriented public services. Opportunities like the Youth Jobs Program, the Summer Youth Employment Program and youth services provided by various neighborhood initiatives can all prepare young people for success in both their professional and personal lives. However, such opportunities are not always available to undocument youth, blocking off paths that are already difficult to navigate for those living in diaspora communities. This barrier did not go unnoticed by city officials, and […]

October 8, 2021 0

The Local Reach of ICE Reduced

by Admin

“Detained immigrants, their families, and communities have fought for over a decade to end the 287(g) program”

September 17, 2021 0

DACA ruling leaves undocumented in limbo

by Shira Laucharoen

On July 16, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas ruled that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) “is illegal,” according to the website of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. DACA is an immigration policy that permits some people with unlawful presence in the country, who came to the U.S. as children, to receive a renewable two-year period of deferred action from deportation and to be eligible for a work permit. Local activists in Boston responded […]

August 6, 2021 0

Call for Biden to end Southeast Asian deportations

by Shira Laucharoen

Under the Biden administration, Southeast Asian refugees have continued to be deported, and in Boston, community organizations and legislators have collaborated to combat the problem. Over the past few years, Greater Boston Legal Services’ (GBLS) Asian Outreach Unit and the Asian American Resource Workshop (AARW) have served as advocates and fought in individual cases. This past June, 15 senators and 44 other representatives joined the Massachusetts House Asian Caucus to sign a statement condemning “the disproportionate rise in deportations of […]

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