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Two years after China ended international adoption, families wait in grief and hope.

Immigration and Customers Enforcement has just released long-awaited data on arrests, detentions and releases of immigrants, and the numbers are staggeringly high, according to analysis by an immigration data expert and researcher at Syracuse University.

A look at how a zine tells what the statistics don't: The human toll of the Hub's housing crisis.

Is being born in the U.S. important to being “truly American”? What about being “white”? Half of American adults say yes to the first question, and a concerning 13% of U.S. adults yes to the second question, a report released by The Asian American Foundation finds.

The National Asian Pacific American Museum Commission concluded its cross-country listening tour in Boston on June 30 at the Cyclorama, where commission members gathering ideas for what a future museum dedicated to Asian American and Pacific Islander history could look like.

Now a recent report by MassINC and Boston Indicators, called "An Uncertain Future: How the Immigration Crackdown Threatens Massachusetts' Labor Force," seeks to determine how much the sweeping and overwhelming immigration policy shifts and enforcement and legal attacks are hitting the state’s economy.

A state superior court judge, a deputy fire department commissioner, an international affairs leader, and a journalist were among the women who shared their stories at the student-led “HerStory” exhibition on May 12 at the Josiah Quincy Upper School’s black box theater. The event’s aim: To showcase the history, experiences, and achievements of Chinese American and Asian American women in the workplace and public life.

Sen. Nick Collins chats with Sampan about Chinatown, housing, homelessness, more

How a group of activists, academics and artists have renewed efforts to restore Mount Hope Cemetery

New zoning rules that will shape the land and sky in Chinatown have been years in the making, and progress on the plans were revealed at an April 28 city meeting in a black box auditorium of the neighborhood’s Josiah Quincy School.

In honor of Mother’s Day, Sampan has interviewed four moms about what they’ve learned from raising their children, how they approach parenting and what they learned about their own upbringing as children of immigrant parents.

Irene Jor, after years of organizing on the East Coast and abroad, was recently appointed as CPA’s new executive director.

Chiune Sugihara defied orders from Tokyo and in an elaborate scheme he issued as many visas as his tired hands could stamp to allow refugees a shot at escape.

Advocates say 'Operation Catch of the Day' caused lasting trauma and fear for many in Maine's minority and immigrant communities.

he permanent exhibit, “Reclaiming History — A Journey Through Three Neighborhoods,” will officially open at the Josiah Quincy Upper School on April 27.

Trudi Frost, along with another Asian American, Irene Cho, were the focus of a little publicized campaign to get the two women freed from Israeli detention, where they were held from Dec. 12 to about Dec. 19, partly in an Israeli prison for women. T

After 40 years in operation, the Chinese Culture Connection (CCC) of Malden has recently moved to a new location to better serve the community.

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.

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.

Trish Fontanilla tells the Sampan about BOSFilipinos and Filipino identity.