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邮寄投票选民暂获胜利 据 American Civil Liberties Union（美国公民自由联盟）马萨诸塞州分会称，联邦地区法院于9月4日发布初步禁令，阻止美国邮政署（U.S. Postal Service）执行总统 Donald Trump 于3月31日签署的、限制邮寄投票的行政命令中的主要部分。 这一举措可能会影响许多亚裔美国人和太平洋岛民（AAPI）选民。根据《2026年AAPI选民调查》（2026 AAPI Voter Survey）的结果，超过三分之一的AAPI选民表示，他们倾向于通过邮寄方式投票（见相关报道）。 据 ACLU of Massachusetts 表示，根据美国邮政署的规定，寄给某些选民的邮寄选票可能会被拒绝投递。 ACLU of Massachusetts 表示：“法院认为，这项规定很可能违反宪法及法律，而执行该规定将使选民被剥夺投票权的情况‘几乎不可避免’。” 该组织补充说，目前这项初步禁令阻止美国邮政署拒绝投递那些“不符合该规定中多项要求”的选票，不过各州仍可自愿遵守其中某些规定。美国邮政署的规定要求各州按照

How the Tokyo Tramps carry on a blues-rock American musical tradition

Amihan Matias to Head State AAPI Commission

Despite the concerns around crime, the statistics point to a safer Chinatown — and city — over recent years. According to Sampan’s analysis of BPD data, total reported crime in the Chinatown neighborhood, as defined by the Boston Planning and Development Agency’s boundaries, decreased by 15% between 2021 and 2025. The homicide count was zero in that 5-year period.

Sons of Chinese Laundrymen Speak Out on Lost Childhood

Not Even a Delayed T Can Stop Carnation Art Troupe's Big Mid-Autumn Concert

NECINA celebrates 30 years of networking for Chinese-American tech workers.

Meet Asian American Ballet Project dancer Amane Takaishi.

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

A nurse strike at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the first of its kind at the Boston hospital and the largest in Massachusetts history, is bringing Asian American nurses out, some for the first time.

Teso Life, a Japanese lifestyle store, opened its first New England location in Downtown Boston on June 26. Spanning three floors — one each for toys, snacks, and beauty products — the store’s imported goods come from numerous parts of Asia.

Quincy Public Schools will recognize Lunar New Year as a holiday starting in 2027, a decision that parents, students and community members have advocated for years.

The talented musical artist PinkPantheress brought back the early 2000s at her Boston performance on May 12 at MGM Music Hall in the Fenway.

Boston's Zoning Commission has adopted new zoning rules for Chinatown on June 17 that the Boston Planning Department says will make it "easier for people to open small businesses, protect the historical row houses in the neighborhood, and improve the climate resilience" of the historic and cultural section of Downtown.

Artist Yuke Li talks about her Chinatown mural, “Star Gatherers,” that decorates Josiah Quincy Elementary School’s lower playground.

Sampan attended opening night on May 27 and spoke with members of the creative team about the play's inspiration, creative process, and central themes. The production runs through June 13 at the Plaza Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts. For tickets and more information, visit www.chuangstage.org/my-home-on-the-moon.

As attorney Paul W. Lee receives honorary degree this month, he reflects on his pioneering career

A grassroots community effort and millions in potential funding promise to turn Reggie Wong Memorial Park into a destination where sports teams practice and Chinatown residents find refuge from heat and the bustling city.

UMass-Boston economics prof. Keren Horn talks with Sampan about the supply problem and why it's keeping prices too high.

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