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September 16, 2023 0

Back to School Concerns as COVID Cases Increase: How to Stay Safe

As children in Boston return to school, the Boston Public Health Commission (BPHC) has some tips to stay safe and healthy. In mid-August, BPHC noted that COVID-19-related hospitalizations in the city were low but that the average level of COVID-19 particles in Boston’s wastewater was increasing. This trend has continued over the last few weeks. With the cold and flu season approaching as well, preparation is key to illness prevention. BPHC “strongly recommends that all families stay up to date […]

September 16, 2023 0

Tradition Meets Gentrification: Livia Blackburne on Her Novel Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other)

by Christopher John Stephens

The balance between creating a trendy world in Fantasy novels or contemporary Young Adult (YA) fiction and managing to say something that matters can be tricky. More often than not, genre fiction asks only that the writer provide strictly what their audience wants, nothing more and nothing less. In Livia Blackburne’s sweet new YA novel Clementine and Danny Save the World (and Each Other) that balance is front and center. Blackburne gives us Clementine Chan and Danny Mok. She’s a […]

September 16, 2023 0

Alarming Consequences for Asian Americans About High Exposure to “Forever” Chemicals

by Kristen Si

A shocking article published in August’s Environmental Science & Technology by the American Chemical Society showed that Asian Americans have disproportionately high exposure to polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The primary author, Dr. Shelly Liu who is an associate professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, additionally noted that when compared to whites, Asian Americans had a median PFAS level that was 88% higher. To fully understand the consequences of these findings, it is important to note the significant […]

September 16, 2023 0

Asian Americans and Women More Vulnerable to Displacement by AI Technology

by Damica Feliciano

Artificial intelligence (AI) in the workforce is paving a new reality for many but recent studies show that the impact of AI will present new changes for two groups: Asian Americans and women. Among them being the most exposed to AI, they are also the most vulnerable to displacement and/or assistance by AI technology, according to research. Earlier this month, the Pew Research Center released a study to examine the demographic of U.S. workers and their exposure to AI usage at the […]

September 15, 2023 0

Marrakesh-Safi Earthquake: Morocco and the World React

by Jeff Millman

A 6.9 magnitude earthquake hit Morocco’s Marrakesh-Safi region just after 11 PM on September 8, 2023. It is the largest earthquake recorded in Morocco in at least 120 years, and the deadliest in the country since the 1960 earthquake in Agadir. 2,901 people have died and well over 5,000 are injured as of this writing, but as searches continue these numbers are expected to rise. Rescue efforts are particularly difficult given that the areas most affected are rural and mountainous. […]

September 15, 2023 0

Little Amal Begins Her US Walk in Boston

by Harmony Witte

A 10-year-old Syrian girl stepped off a boat in Boston Harbor on September 7th—a beacon of hope encountering a new land. Her name is Amal, and she was without parents, a stranger in a strange place, displaced from her home and everything she knew. But Little Amal was not alone; observing closely, she was surrounded by a sea of people who came to greet the 12-foot-tall puppet along with her three puppeteers. Two of the puppeteers were operating her arms […]

September 2, 2023 0

Tufts Medical Center and Transformative Organizations Shaping Boston Communities

by Jerrett Jones

Last summer, Tufts Medical Center conducted a comprehensive Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA), revealing three essential health priorities: behavioral health, financial security and mobility, and access to care and services. In response, a coalition of 20 organizations, carefully selected through an RFP process, emerged with a collective goal of driving positive change across Boston’s diverse neighborhoods. “In the wake of the CHNA, we strategically harnessed the findings to address pressing health needs through targeted interventions,” states Sherry Dong, Executive Director […]

September 2, 2023 0

See Say App Gives Direct Access to Transit Police to Report Violence

by Kristen Si

MBTA Chief Safety Officer, Ron Ester, left at the end of August after years of work with federal agencies regarding MBTA safety. This lack of leadership during a time when numerous incidents of violence have been reported on the MBTA concerns many riders. This past July, Transit Police at Andrew Station arrested two men on a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. In May, 2 teens were charged for unprovoked attacks on a woman in South Boston […]

September 2, 2023 0

Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su: ‘To Achieve Justice for All, We Must Work Together’

by Grey Dowd

Acting United States Secretary of Labor Julie Su was nominated by President Biden’s cabinet on March 11th, 2023, to fill the vacancy after Marty Walsh’s resignation. Su’s mother is Chinese, and her father is Taiwanese. Her focus is a push for progress in human rights and equality in the workplace. Su hails from Wisconsin and is a graduate of Harvard Law School. SAMPAN: Some of your most successful policy changes in the past stem from individual cases, like restaurants and […]

September 2, 2023 0

September 2023 Service Changes On the MBTA

by Sampan Staff

As we start a new month, go back to school, and soon welcome a new season, more changes to public transit are coming to city commuters. In an effort to keep our readers informed, Sampan will publish regular updates. September service changes will happen on the Red Line Braintree Branch for MBTA crews to perform critical rail and tie replacement work. Accessible shuttle bus service will replace Red Line trains between North Quincy and Braintree Stations on the following dates: […]

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