On a Personal Note: For violinist Alyssa Wang, the Boston Festival Orchestra’s 5th anniversary concert hits close to home
When violinist Alyssa Wang lost her father to liver cancer, she was at a loss for words. So, she turned to music. “After he passed away,...
Liam Crampton
Jul 2
Rising Above: Rapper Kold Kwan turns heartbreak and living like an outcast into raps of resilience
As an Asian American rapper, Kold Kwan is aware that he’s challenging the status quo. “I know that I’m not gonna be everyone’s cup of...
Esther Wang
Jul 1
Banana Yoshimoto’s ‘The Premonition’Appears Too Clever for Its Own Good
When a reader has to walk that vulnerable space between style and substance, falling deeply into the former at the sake of the latter,...
Artist Draws From Childhood, and Uncovers a Model for Care
As artist Maggie Wong talks about her early childhood in Oakland, California, in the late 1980s and early 1990s, she pauses. Stopping...
Adam Smith
Jun 18
‘Pleasure’ Takes Unflinching Look at Disability, ‘Token’ Feel-Good Politics
When It’s a Motherfking Pleasure begins, writers-performers Samuel Brewer, Aarian Mehrabani, and Chloe Palmer introduce themselves with...
With Greenway Exhibit at Chin Park, Cambodian-American Artist Humanizes Refugee Experience
At a time when immigrants and refugees in the U.S. are increasingly coming under threat of detention, deportation and having their legal...
Adam Smith
Jun 18
One Step at a Time - Aftab Dance bridges cultures, promotes liberation
On a recent afternoon at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, a circle of women in vibrant, flowing dresses captivated a crowd with the sways...
Kevin A. Mani
Jun 18
‘Learning How to Read’ Gives Touching Glimpse Into Immigrant Child’s Life
“Learning How to Read by Moonlight,” written by Gaven D. Trinidad, is a touching and imaginative play running through June 8. The story...
DongDong Yang
Jun 6
How Artist Jaeok Lee Shapes the Space Between Life and Death
Artist Jaeok Lee immigrated from her home in Nak Won Dong, in the heart of Seoul, to the United States in 1974. Now based in Sudbury,...
Yeonhoo Cho
Jun 5
Carving Out a Place for the Common Person
Longtime Chinatown-based sculptor and painter Wen-ti Tsen is among three Boston artists recently awarded the Wagner Arts Fellowship. The...
Harmony Witte
Jun 5
Sheida Soleimani Creates Art of Resistance
Art can be beautiful, art can attack, or it can do both at the same time. It has long been used to challenge the status quo, and Sheida...
Kevin A. Mani
Jun 5
