On Saturday October 23rd, Tufts Medical Center will be hosting the College of American Pathologists See, Test and Treat Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Prevention Program, two cancers that affect women. This program is being championed at Tufts by Barbarajean Magnani, PhD, MD, FCAP from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.  Collaborating physician partners include Dr. Nora Laver (Pathology and Laboratory Medicine), Dr. Andrea Zuckerman (Obstetrics and Gynecology), and Dr. Marc Homer (Radiology).  The See, Test and Treat Program […]

The Quincy Mayor’s Asian American Advisory Committee convened on September 18th to discuss the State Primary results and the Asian Business Partnership Outreach survey.  According to committee member Betty Yau, “All the winners of each party will be on a ballot on November 2nd so people need to register on October 13th for the deadline.” The Asian Business Outreach survey was distributed in North Quincy and Wollaston.  The survey asks Asian business owners to describe some of the pros and […]

The Chinatown Coalition met on Sep 9th at the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center to speak with Boston City Councilor John Connolly and follow up with Parcel 24 and Bilingual Ballots Projects. Connolly reiterated his focus of work on education. Connolly was elected to an At-Large (Citywide) seat on the Boston City Council in 2007 and is in his second term now. “I went to city council for a number of reasons,” Connolly said, “but principally number one is a desire […]

It was a night of celebration at the Fox & Hound Wood Grille and Tavern in Quincy and Kowloon Restaurant in Saugus on September 14.  After all, winning the primary election meant party time for Democratic candidate Tackey Chan and Republican candidate Donald Wong.  But the race is not over yet.  Both Chan and Wong will move on to the next and final leg – the general election on November 2. Chan, running for the 2nd Norfolk District in Quincy, […]

As a blistering day faded into evening last week, a group of film students sat in folding chairs eating takeout by the Chinatown gate. Nearby, a group of elderly women chatted in Cantonese, disrupted by yells from a raucous game of tag. It was the final night of Films at the Gate, the film series that brings Chinatown locals and kung fu film lovers together from across the city to celebrate and revitalize the area’s history of community through film. […]

As a blistering day faded into evening last week, a group of film students sat in folding chairs eating takeout by the Chinatown gate. Nearby, a group of elderly women chatted in Cantonese, disrupted by yells from a raucous game of tag. It was the final night of Films at the Gate, the film series that brings Chinatown locals and kung fu film lovers together from across the city to celebrate and revitalize the area’s history of community through film. […]

In November, 2008, Senator Sonia Chang-Díaz won the general election to represent the Second Suffolk District, which consists of Jamaica Plain, Mission Hill, Roxbury, Beacon Hill, Chinatown, South End, Back Bay, Fenway, and a small portion of Dorchester, Mattapan, and Roslindale.  Chang-Díaz is once again.  Now she is seeking second term.  In the following interview, Senator Chang-Díaz talks to the Sampan about what stood out in the past two years, and what lies ahead. Sampan:  How has your experience been […]

CHINAOTWN Free breast and cervical cancer screenings Tufts Medical Center and the College of American Pathologists Present See, Test and Treat™ Organizations partner to offer free breast and cervical cancer screenings for Asian American women What:     Tufts Medical Center, the College of American Pathologists, the American Cancer Society and the Massachusetts affiliate for Susan G. Komen for the Cure® are partnering to offer free breast and cervical cancer screenings for women ages 21 and older.  The event is also sponsored […]