

Measles, Once Gone in the U.S., Now Called ‘Canary in Coal Mine’
Massachusetts has had only eight cases total from 2015 till now, with several zero-case years. But with concerns around vaccine skepticism and a surge in measles cases nationwide, some are worried about the potential for this preventable disease and others to make a comeback.
Anna Hu
6 hours ago


In Dense Chinatown, Housing Can Come at Cost of Trees
I n a neighborhood starved of both new affordable housing and greenery, a development project has forced residents and activists to...
Liam Crampton
5 days ago
News Roundup: Nominate a Biz, Filipino Fest, Journey of Light
City Seeks Legacy Business Nominees The City of Boston is seeking applications for the Legacy Business Program, in which the city...
Sampan Editor
5 days ago


Education in Activism
Most people know Suzanne Lee for two things: her career in the Boston Public Schools system, and her work building organizations in Chinatown. Today, she is the president emeritus of the Chinese Progressive Association (CPA), board president of the Chinatown Community Land Trust, and a well-recognized and -loved leader in the community.
Here is her story.
Doris Yu
Sep 17


Docs at Boston Rally Call for Solidarity With Palestinian Healthcare Workers
Dr. Yipeng Ge was one of several healthcare professionals who spoke in solidarity with Palestinian medical workers at a rally on Sept. 14 called “The People’s Prescription: Healthcare Workers & Allies Rally for Gaza.”
Adam Smith
Sep 16


Hugo Nakashima-Brown Joins History and Innovation
Boston-based furniture artist draws from classical Chinese designs, tradition and craftsmanship F or wood sculptor Hugo Nakashima-Brown ,...
Adam Smith
Sep 14


Kristina Wong’s Hunger for Change: ‘#FoodBankInfluencer’ comedian on pranks, activism & economic injustice
Courtesy photo: #FoodBankInfluencer J ust minutes into an interview with comedian and activist Kristina Wong about her upcoming Boston...
Adam Smith
Sep 5
Community Health Workers Are Here to Help. Now Let’s Step Up to Help Them Out
A cross Massachusetts, Community Health Workers (CHWs) are often the first people families turn to in times of crisis. Whether someone is...
Colleen M Nguyen
Sep 5


Athenaeum Gives Peek Into China Trade Past
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...
Adam Smith
Sep 5


A Century of Serving Others - At 101, Amy Guen reflects on her role in founding a key Chinatown social agency, and her own grandfather’s legacy
Photo Credit by Adam Smith Amy Guen has been interviewed enough times to know how the process works. Sitting at Jiangnan, a Chinese...
Esther Wang
Aug 22


Iskwelahang Pilipino at Lowell Fest Offers Taste of Philippines
Photo Credit by Liam Crampton For one weekend a year, in downtown Lowell, the second-largest free cultural folk festival in America takes...
Liam Crampton
Aug 22
News Roundup: Film Showings, Development Meeting
‘Reconnecting Chinatown’ Join architects, landscape architects, engineers and city officials to discuss the potential development of...
Sampan Correspondents
Aug 22


Kowloon Sets Table for Big 75th Birthday Bash - Sampan talks with owner Bobby Wong about iconic restaurant
When Bobby Wong was a teenager, he wanted to help out with his family’s restaurant, the Kowloon, so he took on some part-time work there....
Liam Crampton
Aug 8


Tehching Hsieh on Art, Life and Pain - How the artist broke with tradition and broke a couple bones, too.
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...
Harmony Witte
Aug 8
International Students Avoiding Even Christmas Travel Plans Over ICE Fears
Reports of international students getting detained has continued, despite failing to make major headlines in the aftermath of the...
Darren Liu
Aug 8
Fear And Loathing of the Past and a Possible Future: A Review of Lisa Ko’s ‘Memory Piece’
There are fortuitous moments when a text can be both testimony of the here and now and a carefully constructed potential harbinger of...


Heal Palestine Seeks Boston-Area Host Family for Injured Teen
As only a young teenager, Rahaf has already faced the horrors of the Israeli bombardment of Palestinians in Gaza . While trying to...
Adam Smith
Jul 25


Asian American Motherhood Has Always Been Political
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,...
Jennifer Chowdhury
Jul 25


Venture into Wondrous ‘Garden’ of Ming Fay
Chinese American artist Ming Fay died earlier this year, but his works will continue to plant the seeds of imagination and inspiration in...
DongDong Yang
Jul 25
An Expert’s Take on Eng, and the MBTA
Mike Martello, PhD., is a civil engineer and MIT-affiliated researcher, who’s studied climate change’s challenges to the MBTA and other...
Adam Smith
Jul 19