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
Chinatown School Faces Changing Times - For decades, Josiah Quincy was seen as a cultural resource for Boston. Now, new city policies and demographic shifts are limiting who can access the institution
Photo credit by Adam Smith The Josiah Quincy Elementary School has been a core part of the Chinatown community since its modern iteration...
Liam Crampton
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
Nguyen’s Intense ‘To Save and to Destroy’ Essays Find Voice Within the Empire
The legendary 19th-century poet Arthur Rimbaud wrote for only five years, quit by the time he was 21, but left us with one of the more...
Japanese Temple Offers Enlightenment in Darkness - With strong influences from old China, sprawling Zentsuji temple on Shikoku island connects visitors with the past and themselves
Photo Credit by Adam Smith Grown men are not supposed to be afraid of the dark. But I suddenly felt a sense of nagging fear as I was...
Adam Smith
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
The Asian American Foundation Campaign Celebrates Pride and Combats Racism
When Jingyu Lin was growing up in the suburbs of Chicago, being an Asian American artist felt like a taboo dream. When she decided to...
Anna Hu
Aug 8
From Art to Activism, Ivy Wong uses etymology and images to craft signs of protest
Walk through Chinatown today, and you might see some colorful bilingual posters in the windows of upstairs apartments and ground-level...
Lydia Lowe
Aug 8
For Phillip Eng, Public Service Suits Him to a ‘T’
MBTA boss sits down with Sampan to talk about the past, present and future of Hub’s beleaguered transit system Everyone has their own...
Adam Smith
Jul 25
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 24
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 24
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 24
Raveena Emanates Calm, Wholeness at Boston Show
Seeing Raveena live is a special experience. Her performance at the Paradise Rock Club on May 15 not only featured her signature silky...
Virginia Sun
Jul 10
Rocking the Boat
Sampan chats with Eric Antoniou about his book ‘Rock To Baroque’ and the immigrant experience. The first face we encounter in Eric...
Queer Prom Event Relives ‘Big Dance’ – on Own Terms
When Ameera went to their high school prom, it was a lavender situation. They identified as a lesbian at the time and attended with their...
Anna Hu
Jul 10
On a Personal Note: For violinist Alyssa Wang, the Boston Festival Orchestra’s 5th anniversary concert hits close to home
When violinist Alyssa Wang lost her father to liver cancer, she was at a loss for words. So, she turned to music. “After he passed away,...
Liam Crampton
Jul 2
Rising Above: Rapper Kold Kwan turns heartbreak and living like an outcast into raps of resilience
As an Asian American rapper, Kold Kwan is aware that he’s challenging the status quo. “I know that I’m not gonna be everyone’s cup of...
Esther Wang
Jul 1
‘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