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September 27, 2024 0

How Political Banter, Local Law Enforcement Forever Changed the Lives of the Danbury 11

As immigration has become an even more heated debate issue over the past year or so, especially with the immigrant housing crisis and hateful political rhetoric coming from public officials, Sampan took a look back at an event that rocked the hometown of our reporter, Ryan Lundgren, 18 years ago this month. It involved immigrants without their proper paper work, men just trying to get by for their families, and a set up by local law authorities to have them […]

September 27, 2024 0

EDITORIAL: The Lasting Hurt of Hate

by Editorial

The images are shocking, but are they really all that shocking by “today’s standards”? In one propaganda poster, a cartoon depicting a Japanese person’s face is getting punched by a muscled up “American” laborer. The words above the drawing: “Don’t save his face! Every blow counts in the battle for production.” In another cartoon, a Japanese person is depicted as a rat – the most despised of all animals – crawling into a trap that reads, “Army, Navy, Civilian.”And one, […]

September 27, 2024 0

Filipino Culture on Center Stage in Cambridge

by Ava Belchez

October is Filipino American History Month and to celebrate, the Harvard Square Philippine American Alliance is partnering with Harvard Square Business Association to host the third annual Filipino American Festival in Harvard Square on Oct. 6 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The event will take place along side the business association’s Oktoberfest and the HONK! Parade. Event leader Cathy Uy said the aim of the Filipino celebration is to diversify the Cambridge festivities and “teach everyone about different cultures.” […]

September 27, 2024 0

Chef Shi Mei of Lenox Sophia Serves Up Big Flavors Inside a Small Space

by Harmony Witte

South Boston’s Lenox Sophia is not your typical restaurant – and in many ways Chef Shi Mei is not your typical chef. Trained in economics, Mei says the first dish he made as a kid was instant ramen. And his restaurant – where patrons are encouraged to bring their own drinks – is more akin to a tiny Japanese noodle house than a glitzy Hub bar. But the result is an intimate and delightful taste of small-room dining that serves […]

September 27, 2024 0

Rally in Boston Calls Out Lies, Hateful Words About Haitians

by Milourdes Augustin

A group of demonstrators on Sept. 24 surrounded the “Embrace” sculpture at the Boston Common to stand in solidarity with Haitian migrants across the country. The group called out the rhetoric and lies spread by the campaign of former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump about Haitian refugees in Ohio. “As a Haitian American person, I have an obligation. Whenever something bad is said about my community, it’s important for us to come together and unite,” said Brockton Councilor […]

September 13, 2024 0

Bias Against Muslims, Palestinians Permeate Press: Rights Advocate

by Adam Smith

The contrasts in the headlines were striking. Projected on a screen were copies of online stories from The New York Times and the BBC News, both covering killings in the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Israeli bombings of Palestinians in Gaza.Pointing out the differences in the treatments, Hena Zuberi of the nonprofit human rights group, Justice For All, noted how in one set of headlines, the group carrying out deadly attacks, Israel, goes unnamed, and in the other, the […]

September 13, 2024 0

Dorchester Art Project Set to Honor Vietnamese Diaspora

by Harmony Witte

An art project by a group of Vietnamese Americans in Dorchester will complement a proposed Vietnamese diaspora memorial and aim to become a permanent presence in Boston, say organizers.The “Trưng Bày Mẫu Thiết Kế” show debuts on Sept. 14, from noon to 3 p.m. at the VietAID Community Center at 42 Charles St. in Dorchester, as part of the “1975: A Vietnamese Diaspora Memorial.” The exhibit is lead by artist Ngoc-Tran Vu. “This design showcase is an inclusive and accessible […]

September 13, 2024 0

Have Your Voice Heard in the 2024 Presidential Election Via Sampan Survey

by Christopher John Stephens

The 2024 Presidential Election race is turning out to be like no other. Readers old enough to remember, or those of us who appreciate historical perspective, need to go back to March 31, 1968. Then, Democratic Presidential incumbent Lyndon Johnson withdrew his name from consideration for his party’s nomination. The bombing of North Vietnam was in full force, divisiveness ruled the nation, and Johnson’s brief speech contextualizing the state of that war and his nation culminated with a statement that […]

September 13, 2024 0

India Day in Needham Celebrates Inclusion, Nation’s Rich Diversity

by Christopher John Stephens

This year’s annual India Day celebration in Needham on Aug. 17 was all about inclusion.“To showcase our inclusivity, we featured a fashion show highlighting traditional garments from various Indian states,” said Karan Bhagat, a youth ambassador of the event’s organizer, the Indian Community of Needham, or ICON. India is a highly diverse nation in which around 100 different languages are spoken and hundreds of tribal groups reside. More so, while Hinduism, Islamism, Sikhism and Buddhism are frequently associated with the […]

September 13, 2024 0

New Screening Tech Could Address Racial Disparities in Cervical Cancer

by Esther Wang

For many women, Pap smears are an uncomfortable, even painful experience. While effective at screening for cervical cancer, the technique calls for the patient’s legs to be held apart and a metal speculum to be inserted into the vagina to scrape cells from the cervix. The process can cause physical distress and evoke mental trauma. Pap smears, however, might soon become a thing of the past. In May, the Food and Drug Administration approved a new method of testing for […]

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