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Juk Sing stands out in the Boston music scene for their unique sound: The band’s specialty is Cantopop — a sub-genre of Chinese pop music originating from Hong Kong.

Boston-based writer Ken Liu Talks About ‘All That We See Or Seem,’ Life Parallels, AI, the Future and Present

The problem with many pop culture Critical Studies texts is that they take themselves too seriously. Readers need only go back to academic Camille Paglia, whose 1990 writing on then mega superstar Madonna tried to elevate the singer actress to the status of feminist icon. Paglia’s writing on Madonna has not aged well. More effective has been the 125 volumes and counting Open Court Philosophy series, which has effectively contextualized such subjects as Bob Dylan, Mister Roger

W hen director Lukas Dong set out to tell the story of Boston's Chinatown, he not only visited the neighborhood, but also its people. Then he discovered former longtime resident Cynthia Yee and current resident Gwen Liu, a bright-eyed college student, and knew they'd be perfect for his documentary assignment, "Love, Chinatown." Together, the two women explore the streets, memories, and emotions that define a neighborhood constantly balancing tradition and change. The film deb

The Sampan talks with Cynthia Yee, who is featured in the short documentary, "Love, Chinatown."

P olitical life in these United States since January 20th has proved conclusively that nothing really happens by random chaos. There is...

Boston-based furniture artist draws from classical Chinese designs, tradition and craftsmanship F or wood sculptor Hugo Nakashima-Brown ,...

Courtesy photo: #FoodBankInfluencer J ust minutes into an interview with comedian and activist Kristina Wong about her upcoming Boston...

A fter moving to the United States with his family in the 1980s, Kuang Ching Mei led a life like so many of his peers of his time. Born ...

Boston Athenaeum; photo by Adam Smith I f you were a big deal in Boston back in the 1850s, there’s a good chance you owned a work by the...

The legendary 19th-century poet Arthur Rimbaud wrote for only five years, quit by the time he was 21, but left us with one of the more...

Directed by Razid Season, “Elijah” is a deeply moving film that captures the inner journey of a teenage girl discovering and embracing...

From a young age, Tehching Hsieh knew he wanted to follow his dream of becoming an artist. The native of Taiwan had read the works of...

Walk through Chinatown today, and you might see some colorful bilingual posters in the windows of upstairs apartments and ground-level...

There are fortuitous moments when a text can be both testimony of the here and now and a carefully constructed potential harbinger of...

On August 24, 1874, Chy Lung stood on the deck of the steamship Japan, watching San Francisco’s harbor come into view. After a long,...

Chinese American artist Ming Fay died earlier this year, but his works will continue to plant the seeds of imagination and inspiration in...

Powerful. Fractured. Rich. Neglected. These are all words that respondents to the statewide survey “Making Waves,” released just last...

Seeing Raveena live is a special experience. Her performance at the Paradise Rock Club on May 15 not only featured her signature silky...

Sampan chats with Eric Antoniou about his book ‘Rock To Baroque’ and the immigrant experience. The first face we encounter in Eric...