December 20, 2024 | Vol. 53, Issue 24
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When Everything Happens at Everywhere, All at Once

by Xinyan Fu

When the Daniels started writing their script six years ago, no one would’ve thought that a movie centering on a Chinese American immigrant family would be marketable. But it did. Ever since its release, the movie“Everything Everywhere All at Once” became a phenomenon and a hit among audiences, critics, and box offices. On Rotten Tomatoes, both ratings from the Tomatometer and the audience reached 97%. And on April 5, the movie has officially become the highest-rated movie of all time […]

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Multiple Oscar Nominee “Flee”: A Review

by Sampan Staff

This year’s Academy Award ceremony will involve an unprecedented situation — the opportunity for a single feature to be considered “Best” in 3 separate categories: International; Animated; and Documentary. That film is the Danish production titled “Flee”, and the attention that it has received is certainly deserved. The true story presented in the movie is that of a now-middle-aged man , who was eventually (and very eventfully) able to be resettled in Denmark after many grueling and perilous years of […]

Bubble Tea
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Bubbles: It’s America’s New Cup of Tea

by Moninisha Yadav

Asia has a long history of drinking tea. But one style of tea has long been bubbling above the other vareties — and taking the global market by storm. Originating in Taipei in the 1980s, bubble tea made its way to the United States in the 1990s. It became extremely popular within the Taiwanese American community on the West Coast. Shops began opening up all over California, becoming well known with the surrounding Asian American communities. But how did it […]

COVID travel rules impacts spring festival festivities
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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 […]

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“Chosen Family” Speaks on Identity

by Moninisha Yadav

“I really want this story to find anyone who’s never felt ‘enough’ of something,” said Pelletier, “or anyone who had a kind of weird time growing up, figuring out who they are in different contexts, and having to look for the context they feel the most comfortable in.”

Quincy Asian Resources Inc. Lunar New Year celebration
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The Year of the Ox brings opportunities in a time of crisis

by Mandy Sun

Celebrating the Year of the Ox, many are hopeful of the year to come, as the Ox represents strength and change. In this time of crisis, due to the pandemic and rise of Asian hate crime, the symbol of the Ox has created an opportunistic outlook for many organizations, schools, and families as they virtually gather to celebrate this year’s Lunar New Year. Remarkably, they have fostered a new sense of creativity and vigor as they seek to provide a […]

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Food for Thought: Melodias

by Anna Ing

Melodias, translated into English, means “melodies.” It is a lovely Colombian restaurant and bar in the Orient Heights neighborhood of East Boston (just steps from the Orient Heights Blue Line T stop). Melodias now serves take out and some limited dine in seating, at the already cozy restaurant. There is a flat screen tv playing Latin music videos in the background. For our drinks, we got the Guanábana, also known as sour sop milk, custard apple, and a blackberry milk, […]

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Movie theaters face challenges reopening after months of closure

by Karen Mai

During the pandemic, the movie theater industry has taken a substantial hit. Even as other businesses have begun reopening, the question remains: should we prioritize entertainment or minimizing risk during this time? Local theaters struggle with striking this balance, even though many guidelines and safety precautions have been taken along with alternatives. According to FactSet data, AMC stocks have dropped “27% since the start of the year.” Box office sales have consequently been drastically impacted as well. In an Instagram […]

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The Greenway News

by guest

The Greenway is hard at work with summer maintenance and improvements The Greenway Conservancy has been hard at work this summer on The Greenway, working on the maintenance and improvement of Auntie Kay & Uncle Frank Chin Park, the Viewing Garden, and Mary Soo Hoo Park on The Greenway in Boston’s Chinatown. The Conservancy’s Maintenance staff services the Chinatown Stream fountain three days per week and attends to lighting, masonry, and furniture needs in Chinatown on The Greenway. This year, […]

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