

Armed With Thoreau Scholarship, Former Chinatown Student Hopes to Give Back
E ach weekday for several years, Macki Mei would take the 40-minute subway ride from her childhood home in Dorchester to Chinatown, where...
Adam Smith
Oct 10, 2025


'Martyr' Event Lists Names of Palestinians Killed in Gaza
Volunteers kneeled down over a long scroll of paper on Wednesday evening outside Harvard University to begin the long task of writing down the names of Palestinians killed so far in the genocide in Gaza.
Adam Smith
Oct 8, 2025


American-Chinese Medical Exchange Tackles Hep. D, Autism, AI in Medicine
Over a hundred healthcare workers joined the American-Chinese Medical Exchange Society’s annual meeting at the Sherman Auditorium in Beth...
Jianghe Niu
Oct 3, 2025


CPR Saves Lives. That’s Why Every Student Should Know It
Sudden cardiac arrest is an unpredictable emergency. Every year in the United States, there are more than 35,000 cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), yet the overall survival rate is only about 10%. This means that out of 10 people who collapse, perhaps only one will survive. Unfortunately, in emergency situations, many bystanders are left unsure of what to do due to a lack of CPR knowledge—missing the best window for saving a life.
Mingjun Zhan
Oct 3, 2025
What’s Behind Metric Media’s Info Request for Nation’s Public Colleges? Sampan Finds Out
A news report on GBH posted recently caught our attention. The story was about how the head of a national media company, Brian Timpone,...
Liam Crampton
Oct 3, 2025


An Autism Doctor’s Life Lesson
In an interview with the Sampan about her personal and professional life, Dr. Xue-Jun Kong spoke about her son, now 28 years old and pursing a graduate degree in mathematics, as well as her goals and focus areas in autism research, including founding the Synapse Lab for Autism Research at MGH and Boston Children's Hospital.
Adam Smith
Sep 29, 2025


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
Sep 24, 2025


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
Sep 19, 2025
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
Sep 19, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025
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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025
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, 2025


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, 2025


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, 2025


