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February 17, 2024 0

‘Expats’: A Disappointing Exploration of Grief

I watched the first season of Expats on Amazon Prime and was sorely disappointed by the quality of the six-episode offering. Directed by Lulu Wang (Posthumous 2014, The Farewell 2019) the show is based on a 2016 novel called The Expatriates by Janice Y.K. Lee, which received mostly positive reviews. The story follows the lives of a group of expatriates living in Hong Kong and chronicles their interactions with each other, and how they navigate the unfamiliar world around them […]

February 17, 2024 0

Anti-Asian Bias Sometimes Is Disguised in ‘Microaggressions’

by Zoe Liu

As the Asian American population — the nation’s fastest-growing racial group — gains a larger and larger presence, it still faces persistent discrimination, according to several surveys and reports. But the form of that discrimination doesn’t always appear in traditionally noticeable ways — sometimes it’s clear acts of hate, while other times it’s workplace or school bullying, and other times, subtle “microaggressions” or “accentism.” Small Acts, Big InfluencesOne particularly disturbing form of discrimination has become known as the microaggression. These […]

February 17, 2024 0

Cardiac Arrest Rates Skyrocket Among Asians, But Lives Can Be Saved

by Tracy Huang

Cardiac arrests are a serious issue that has caused an increasing astronomical amount of deaths every year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, About 695,000 people in the United States died from heart disease in 2021—that’s 1 in every 5 deaths. One person dies every 33 seconds in the United States from cardiovascular disease, many of them being Asian American, due to multiple things, including but not limited to the bystander effect, lack of knowledge of CPR, […]

February 16, 2024 0

The Final Bow: The Life and Legacy of Maestro Seiji Ozawa

by Damica Feliciano

Famed maestro Seiji Ozawa, who led the Boston Symphony Orchestra for longer than any other conductor at nearly three decades, died last Tuesday at age 88. The eccentric Japanese director will be remembered for his commitment to his craft, attention-grabbing stage presence, and his continual love for the city of Boston. He passed away on February 6 at his home in Tokyo from heart failure, according to a spokesperson for the Seiji Ozawa International Academy Switzerland. Ozawa was championed as […]

February 16, 2024 0

May the Dragon Grant Your Every Wish

by Sampan Editor

The American Museum of Natural History tells of the Four Dragons of Ancient China: Long, Yellow, Black, and Pearl. Legend dictates that the dragons spend winter on the floor of a lake or ocean only to rise to the heavens each spring with a clap of thunder. They form clouds and water the land. Chinese scholar Sima Qian, recounting in Shiji (historical records) dating back to 109-91 B.C., traces the roots of Emperor Gauzo, the first ruler of the Han […]

February 3, 2024 0

Chinatown Worker Statues Show the ‘Greatness of Our Immigrant Community’

by Brandon Wong

[Editor’s Note: SAMPAN first spoke with sculptor Wen-Ti Tsen nearly two years ago as he was preparing for the opening of his exhibit “Chinatown Worker Statues: A Statue In the Making.” As noted in his artist statement, the mission of this art is to examine “the intersectionalities of people, work, and forms of social constructs.” The exhibit opened October 27, 2023. Interested readers can still see the exhibit through its closing day, February 17, 2024.] Arranging the assorted tools at […]

February 3, 2024 0

MBTA Head Philip Eng: We Need to Reimagine Our Entire System

by Christopher John Stephens

Philip Eng was named General Manager and CEO of the beleaguered Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority on March 27, 2023. When Gov. Healey used the word “desperate” in her introduction of Eng to describe a commuting public looking to turnaround the bedraggled system, few would accuse her of hyperbole. Eng had a tough job ahead of him. It’s been sixty years this summer since the MBTA was created as the first combined regional transit system in the United States, serving 78 […]

February 2, 2024 0

Chinese Horoscope 2024 Feb 10 – 2025 Jan 28

by Han Teen SEE

Feel free to forward to your friends and family but please do not copy or alter the contents without our written permission. 2024 Chinese Horoscope is copyright © by Han Teen SEE, Jmine Consulting, all rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, recording or otherwise copied for public or private use without the prior written permission of the author. This publication is […]

February 2, 2024 0

Four Season(ings): Celebrity Chefs Share Flavors of Lunar New Year

by DongDong Yang

Ming Tsai, Romy Dorotan, Tru Lang, and Ming Cao Serve Up Holiday Memories, Favorite Dishes The Lunar New Year kicks off Feb. 10. It’s the Year of the Dragon, which will mark continued power, nobility, honor, luck, and success, according to the traditional Chinese zodiac. The dragon is the fifth of the twelve year cycle of animals — Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Snake, Horse, Sheep, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. Festivities in Boston and around the world will feature family, […]

January 13, 2024 0

The Devastating Impact of Gun Violence Upon Victims and Loved Ones: But New Data Points to Positive Trend in Human Behavior

by Zoe Liu

Year-end prognisticators and ruminators spent the last few weeks of 2023 compiling and discussing their “best of” lists in newspaper articles, podcasts, and news programs. An unfortunate record broken by early December 2023 was the record-breaking 636 mass shootings, resulting in at least 2500 deaths. As noted in The Daytona Beach Journal, 2023 was the second bloodiest year since 2021, when 690 mass shootings were reported. “Mass” shootings are defined as 4 or more people, which makes the “smaller” homicidal […]

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