Top News

candlelight vigil outside the Chinatown Gate

April 2, 2021 0

Boston Chinatown responds to national rise in AAPI hate crimes

(請點這裡閱讀中文版。) By Carey Lin and Martin Ma On March 16, 2021, a white man shot and killed six Asian women, totaling eight deaths in the same day. Across three massage or salon parlors, the six Asian victims’ ages ranged from 33 to 74-years old. This has since sparked an outrage across the nation, calling to attention the historical and longtime discrimination against Asians. Since the pandemic began, the association of COVID-19 and China has caused an increase in hate crimes […]

Dr. Zhuo Geng discusses colorectal cancer in Asian Americans

March 19, 2021 0

Asian Americans have low screening rates for colorectal cancer

by Carey Lin

(請點這裡閱讀中文版。) March is Colorectal Cancer (CRC) awareness month. Colorectal cancer affects the colon and rectum, which make up the large intestine located at the latter end of the digestive tract. CRC is the third most common cancer in the United States and the second most common type of cancer within the Asian American community. Sampan interviewed bilingual gastroenterologist Dr. Zhuo Geng, Gastroenterologist, at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center Digestive Disease Center to learn more about the disease. Originally from Shandong province, […]

March 19, 2021 0

Federal Communication Commission launched the Emergency Broadband Benefit Program

by Karen Mai

Helping eligible households with access to broadband (請點這裡閱讀中文版。) One year into the pandemic and there are still families who cannot get their children on reliable WiFi for school. The digital divide caused by economic disparity continues to grow. According to the Federal Communications Commission’s Eighth Broadband Progress Report, they found that “approximately 19 million Americans—6 percent of the population—still lack access to fixed broadband service at threshold speeds.” Although this has greatly affected the rural population in particular, in places […]

March 19, 2021 0

Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon” enforces Asian representation in media amidst rise in anti-Asian hate crimes

by Karen Mai

(請點這裡閱讀中文版。) One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, anti-Asian hate crimes continue to rise. “Raya and the Last Dragon,” released on March 5th, inspires possibilities of hope against the devastating hate crimes against Asian American communities nationally. This Southeast Asian inspired film tells the story of how trust can save humanity and the importance of bridging communities together during times of hardship. Still under “stay at home” orders, the animation was made available on Disney+ with a premium access fee of […]

historic row houses on hudson street in chinatown

March 19, 2021 0

Preserving Chinatown’s Row Houses for Working Families

by guest

by Lydia Lowe, Chinatown Community Land Trust (請點這裡閱讀中文版。) The Chinatown Community Land Trust (CLT) is particularly focused on preserving row houses and small properties as permanently affordable housing. Currently there are seven row house condo units for sale. (The lottery has already been held for these units.) History of the Row Houses Chinatown’s brick row houses date back to the early/mid-1800s, when landfill projects first created the South Cove neighborhood. Many of these homes were built by Irish immigrants and […]

March 19, 2021 0

The first attempt to eradicate Chinatown

by Richard Auffrey

(請點這裡閱讀中文版。) Around 1884, Boston’s Chinatown coalesced as a neighborhood and community, especially on Harrison Avenue. Only seven years later, the first attempt to eradicate Chinatown arose, fueled by racism and propelled by businesses seeking to get wealthier. At this point, there were less than 1000 Chinese living in Boston, and 70% of those worked in laundries. The endeavor to eliminate Chinatown centered on a proposal to widen Harrison Avenue, the section between Essex and Beach Streets. The Boston Globe, April 14, […]

March 19, 2021 0

“Washing” art project will open conversation on Chinatown highways

by Shira Laucharoen

(請點這裡閱讀中文版。) The artist team behind a public art project called “Washing” held an open listening session for the Chinatown community on March 7. The multimedia work is being created by Lily Xie, Dianyvet Serrano, Chu Huang, Charlene Huang, and Maggie Chen, in collaboration with the Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC), and it will showcase resident stories about the history of the I-93 and I-90 highways. Culminating in an outdoor projection event in July, Washing explores the impact of the interstates […]

March 19, 2021 0

14 families filed lawsuit against BPS “Zip Code Quota Admissions”

by Martin Ma (馬笑喻)

(請點這裡閱讀中文版。) Boston is home to three elite exam schools: Boston Latin Academy, Boston Latin School, and the John D. O’Bryant School. These schools, although public, are different from their counterparts as they require excellence in academic grades and high scores on a standardized test in order for students to attend. They have also long been contested as adding to the inequities of disadvantaged students of color, who are largely disproportionately represented at these elite schools, especially at Boston Latin Academy. […]

Quincy Asian Resources Inc. Lunar New Year celebration

March 5, 2021 0

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 […]

March 5, 2021 0

Vaccine rollout racial inequalities persist in Massachusetts and the nation

by Martin Ma (馬笑喻)

In some ways COVID 19 has brought all together in our vulnerability, but in other ways it has again reflected our stark differences and the existence of institutional racism all around us. A new coalition “Vaccine Equity Now! Coalition” has brought together public health experts, civil rights, and social justice leaders to collectively address the racial inequalities that exist in the coronavirus distribution in Massachusetts. According to recent data from the Massachusetts Public Health Association (MPHA), white residents had received […]

404 Not Found