‘No Longer Invisible’ Uncovers Views of State’s Asian Americans
For years, Paul Watanabe, director of the Institute for Asian American Studies at UMass-Boston, would get a version of the same question...
Anna Hu
Jun 18
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...
‘I Thought I Was Dead’: At Boston Event, Victims of Israeli Bombings Tell of Horror and Death in Gaza
You may have seen Nada before, in an image that she never wanted to be taken, in an image that changed her life. In it, her face is...
Anna Hu
Jun 18
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
Asian Groups Slam U.S.’ Policy on China Students
Several Asian American groups and leaders are blasting a newly revealed State Department policy to prevent many Chinese international...
Adam Smith
Jun 6
‘Unfair’: Students Speak Up On Visa Policy
First there were the threats of crackdowns on immigration. Then there were the detentions of international students who had done nothing...
Darren Liu
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
Unverified Reports of Immigration Agents Spread Anxiety in Chinatown
Anxiety is gripping some Chinatown Residents and community leaders after hearing of unconfirmed reports of immigration agents in the...
Milourdes Augustin
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
Some Hong Kong, Chinese Students Say Visa Crackdowns Have Them Exploring Options
First there were the threats of crackdowns on immigration. Then there were the detentions of international students who had done...
Darren Liu
Jun 2
