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October 25, 2022 0

A Sneak Peek at the Boston Asian American Film Festival

ArtsEmerson is leading the way as documentaries, narratives and short films abound in this year’s line-up for the Boston Asian American Film Festival. The director of the festival, Susan Chinsen, and the director and co-director of one of the films were able to give some insight into the stories present and the work behind it. The festival has two formats with different films. Susan Chinsen commented that, with the surprise of COVID, another way to interact and be a part […]

October 22, 2022 0

Harvard Square Celebrates Its First Filipino American Festival

by Sampan Staff

In celebration of Filipino American History Month, the Harvard Square Philippine Alliance (HSPA), collaborating with the Philippine Consulate General in New York, held the first Filipino American Festival on October 9, 2022 at Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts, coinciding with the 43rd Annual Oktoberfest and Honk Parade. Consul Ricarte Abejuela III headed Consulate delegation, which joined the HSPAA organizers in the nearly two hour long Honk parade starting from Davis Square to Harvard Square. Spectators were entertained by Filipino-American contingents from […]

October 12, 2022 0

Stories that Bind: An Exclusive on Stories from the Stage

by Sonia Cavazos

Since the beginning of time, stories and tales have been used in different cultures to communicate. They have been used to teach, to preserve history, to entertain, to evoke emotion. From early Greek writers to the stage owned by Shakespeare, stories, regardless of their intended purpose, do so much. However, to tell a story firsthand, to evoke emotion through a first person testimonial of a challenging experience can be a different situation entirely, and GBH’s General Manager of Television, Liz […]

October 11, 2022 0

September Events and Celebrations

by Sampan Staff

Kwong Kow Chinese School Annual Fundraising Gala Kwong Kow Chinese School held its annual Fundraising Gala on September 23, 2022. In attendance was former board member and honorary fundraising committee chair Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. Other attendees included from the left: Vice Chairman Felix Lui, City Councilor At-Large Ruthzee Louijeune, State Rep. Donald Wong, Principal Ping-Jung Huang, Director Paul Chan, behind Paul Chan is Board treasurer Tak-Chee Stephan Chan, TECO Boston Director General Jonathan Sun, Director Linda Huang, Director Lily […]

October 8, 2022 0

Master Thangka Artist Niangben at Pellas Gallery

by Sonia Cavazos

Thangka paintings have been around for thousands of years, dating back as far as the 11th century. An amalgamation of culture, history, religion, and beauty is displayed in this artform, matched only by the combination of unique materials such as gold and precious stones. The time, effort, and materials that go into these paintings are just some of the aspects that make this type of art unique. There is a man that has mastered the craft and worked his whole […]

September 18, 2022 0

Netflix’s Partner Track: Asian-American Women Fighting for the Top in the Legal World

by Sonia Cavazos

Innovative. Driven. Persistent. Determined. Powerful. Some of the adjectives used to describe lawyers. They bust into courtrooms and command the audience for their client, negotiate contracts with vigor, become judges and officials, even professors. Asians and Asian Americans have come into the legal profession, but are, unfortunately, underrepresented and often see less opportunities for growth than their white coworkers. “I know if I work harder than anyone else, apply more force, I’ll make partner.” A line delivered by the main […]

September 8, 2022 0

Easter Sunday: A Milestone for Filipino Representation in Film

by Sonia Cavazos

The big screen has recently felt the presence, the joy, the powerful (and incredibly comedic) storytelling of a Filipino family in America. Jo Koy’s comedy, Easter Sunday, hit the theatres on August 5th, marking an achievement for representation of Filipino culture and opportunities for Filipino actors. Throughout history, Filipinos have seen little representation, whether through the opportunities given to actors or authentic roles being portrayed in film. Koy, along with some of his co-stars, explore the importance of that representation […]

September 4, 2022 0

Lantern Stories, by Yu-Wen Lu, at Chinatown’s Chin Park, Boston, MA. August 2022

by Sampan Staff

The Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy recently re-installed Lantern Stories in Chinatown’s Chin Park. It’s by Taiwan native and Boston-based interdisciplinary artist Yu-Wen Wu. While its first iteration in 2020 was embraced by the community, it faced COVID-19 restrictions. With this new iteration, Wu created new images that evoked the reality of exclusion acts and racial hatred and the necessity of unity and cohesion. This 2022 version of Lantern Stories also features contributions from other local artists. Wu’s themes cover migration, displacement, arrival, assimilation, and […]

August 23, 2022 0

Magnificent Beast: an eye-opening Documentary

by Sonia Cavazos

An animal underestimated, and sometimes unseen. Underappreciated…and porcine. Questions of the history of pork taboo and the interesting relationship between pigs and humans has given birth to an astounding documentary: Magnificent Beast. Headed by Maine-based Asian American author Tess Gerritsen (author of the famed novels turned tv-series, Rizzoli and Isles) and her son Josh, this documentary travels the world to find why some cultures abstain from pork, the evolution of the pig population, and the pig’s dynamic relationship with people. From taking […]

August 21, 2022 0

Sharing Mooncakes and Love at Mid-Autumn Festival

by Max Wei

There are different shapes of mooncakes with different stuffings and skins. Usually, the skin is made of wheat powder, but now there are also ice skins made of sticky rice powder. The stuffing of mooncakes varies depending on the cities and provinces: Beijing style, Jiangsu style, Ningbo style, Shanghai style, Hong Kong style. In northern and southern China, the stuffing of the mooncakes is usually sweet, made of ingredients like sugar, red beans, and lotus seed. In the middle region, […]

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