

'Disgusted' by Inequity: Sabrina Salvati on Her New Documentary, 'Removed'
In her new documentary, “Removed: Black Erasure in Boston,” local filmmaker and podcaster Sabrina Salvati — better known as Sabby Sabs — takes viewers through the displacement of Blacks in the city.
Adam Smith
4 days ago


Review: ‘Fun Home’ Opens Window into Queer Family Secrets, Slippery Memories
Fun Home is a beautiful queer memoir-musical about investigating one’s past and wrestling with the maddening slipperiness of memory. Based on Alison Bechdel’s award-winning graphic memoir, the story follows Alison’s childhood, coming of age, and coming out story as a butch lesbian, as well as her attempts to understand her closeted gay father.
Virginia Sun
4 days ago


'Mapping Chinatown' Report Tracks Neighborhood Changes
A sweeping report by the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund explores three “swiftly changing” Chinatowns in the Northeast: in Boston, Manhattan, and Philadelphia.
Adam Smith
4 days ago


Renee Inomata, Attorney and Activist, Remembered as ‘Awe-Inspiring’
Renee Inomata, a Boston-area attorney, who was highly active — oftentimes behind the scenes — in the civil rights and Asian American initiatives, died on Dec. 1.
Adam Smith
Dec 15


Editorial: Stop Scapegoating Somali Americans
We believe bigoted and hateful attacks on Somali immigrants, refugees and citizens are harmful to all of society, but especially the most vulnerable, families and children. And we should all stand up against this hate.
Adam Smith
Dec 15


'People Just Don't Know Filipinos'
Trish Fontanilla tells the Sampan about BOSFilipinos and Filipino identity.
Ava Belchez
Dec 5





