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
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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
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‘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
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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,...
Christopher John Stephens
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