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March 21, 2025 | Vol. 54, Issue 6

The only bilingual Chinese-English Newspaper in New England

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How Students Abroad View U.S. Under Trump’s Visa Crackdowns

The second administration of U.S. Pres. Donald Trump has begun cracking down on immigration, abruptly shortening temporary protective status for Haitians and others fleeing violence, and is now trying to deport a well-known Palestinian rights activist at Columbia University – with threats to cancel visas of many more. How is this news shaping the views of students and graduates around the world who have helped fund America’s colleges and universities in Boston and beyond through tuition? Our Sampan reporter based […]

Developing Chinatown’s Future: A Conversation With ACDC’s Executive Director, Angie Liou

Walking through Chinatown today, you will encounter layers of its identity: the memories of a Chinatown long gone, the visions of a Chinatown that could have been, the Chinatown that remains a home for long-term residents, and the Chinatown being reshaped for tourists and transplants. In a neighborhood that has been created and stewarded by immigrant Asian American residents, luxury developments now dot the landscape – raising rents, and displacing residents. At the same time, those developments have exacerbated the […]

Kayli Sayatovic, a server at Lan Feast.

Newest Asian Restaurant, Grocery Hub? Brookline

Buttoned-down suburb of Boston sees an explosion of Chinese, Japanese and Korean food, shopping spots For Asian international students like Nikki Song, Newbury Street used to be her go-to spot to hang out. “It was our only option,” said Song, a Chinese international student studying at Northeastern. But then she discovered an unlikely alternative: Brookline, a town once mainly viewed as a quiet and stodgy suburb with dining options that mostly included family restaurants, a couple of Irish bars and […]

Tangled Up in Art: Chatting With ’Ravel’ Sculptors Jongeun Gina Lee and Verónica Pérez

About a decade ago, while in grad school, artist Verónica Pérez received a strange gift: a trash bag full of hair. And they immediately put the furry find to good use. “That was my foray into using hair to represent a human or a body, without actually putting a body into the piece,” says Pérez of their method of creating sculptures. Since that time, the artist’s main medium has become artificial hair. Perez is among the 14 artists who are […]

Cuban Diaspora Artist Carves a Space Out in Boston’s Art Scene

New England sculptor and painter Fermin Castro knew he was an artist from the time he was a child, drawing in classes with friends. But he wouldn’t realize that calling until after a detour into the sciences. “Social media is also a good chance to be in contact with different kinds of artists, specifically for an emerging artist today. That’s very important because you will be able to adapt an idea or form and transform it into your own style […]

Bus Fire ‘Traumatic,’ Says Chinatown Principal

A school bus carrying around 40 students and six faculty members from the Josiah Quincy Upper School in Chinatown on a field trip went up in flames on June 17 around 3 p.m. while traveling through Dorchester, sending several students to the hospital.“It was a traumatic experience for all of them,” Richard Chang, principal of the Josiah Quincy School, told the Sampan after the fire.The bus was in the breakdown lane heading northbound on the Southeast Expressway near Savin Hill […]

Dare to dream: the 2020 census

An Asian, according to the Census Bureau, is described quite broadly as, “A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent.” The 2020 census has shown an increasing number of Asian Americans. Since the 2000s, the Asian population has been the fastest growing race in America. According to Pew Research Center, in 2000, the Asian population in America was at 10.5 million, but by 2019, that number had jumped […]

THREE NEW COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED TO MASSACHUSETTS ASIAN AMERICAN COMMISSION

BOSTON – State officials today announce the appointment of three new members to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Asian American Commission. Cinda Danh, Ekta Saksena, and Megha Prasad will serve three-year terms as Commissioners of the public body, which is dedicated to advocacy on behalf of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders throughout Massachusetts. The new Commissioners were sworn in virtually today by State Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, along with Mary K. Y. Lee, esq. who was reappointed by Governor Charlie Baker for […]

U.S businesses eyeing China opportunity go to Hong Kong first

According to the Director of the Hong Kong Economic & Trade Office (ETO) in New York, Anita Chan, an influx of American companies are “pinning potential on markets overseas, and especially China.”  She urged those who want to embrace China’s growth potential to use Hong Kong as a “springboard” because “there is no city so close to China and so open, free, and business-safe.” Regional Senior Vice President & General Manager of Cathay Bank Johnny Ip welcomed guests and speakers […]

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