Letter to the Editor: Chiune Sugihara Deserves Precise Praise
From Arlette Liwer: Y our recent editorial titled, “What Would Chiune Sugihara Do?” invokes the story of the Japanese diplomat who issued transit visas to Jewish refugees in Kaunas in 1940, a history that directly affected my own family. Sugihara’s actions remain an extraordinary example of moral courage during one of history’s darkest moments. For that reason, his story deserves to be presented with care and historical accuracy. The editorial states that Sugihara issued visa
Sampan Editor
Mar 27
'Busing the Buffer Zone' Turns Chinatown Mothers' Boycott History Into Art, Theater
The exhibit “Busing the Buffer Zone” uses art and theater to explore the experience of Chinatown mothers who boycotted busing of students in Boston Public Schools in 1975. The exhibition, which includes a play by Christina R. Chan and an exhibition at the Pao Arts Center, runs through March 28. The stage readings are slated for March 28 from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Pao Arts Center. An open rehearsal is March 20.
Daria Mohan Zhang
Mar 13
Disease Expert: Keep Watch for TB, a Growing Global Concern
As World Tuberculosis Day approaches on March 24, Sampan is spreading the word about this sometimes fatal disease. We recently spoke with Dr. Tine Vindenes, chief of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases at Tufts Medical Center. Dr. Vindenes also co-directs the Tuberculosis Clinic at Tufts.
Adam Smith
Mar 13
The Fires This Time: Hughes, Baldwin, Coates, and the Uncertain Path Ahead
T hrough the smoke and gasoline of the literal fires that raged through cities like Washington, DC, and Atlanta as a result of the civil unrest in the wake of George Floyd’s May 25th 2020 murder at the literal knee of state-sanctioned legal justice, and through the similar apocalyptic scenes that have hit Minneapolis (in 2020 and 2026) and Los Angeles in the midst of an occupation by federal agents, we hear voices and see faces. The revolution is being televised. Truth is out