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Laila Kassis从未听说过Skip Schiel的摄影作品，直到她被邀请在五月份的展览“持续的灾难，西岸和加沙境内流离失所的巴勒斯坦难民”的接待会上发言。 作为巴勒斯坦裔美国人，Laila Kassis说，当她看到展览中的大约14张照片时，她注意到作品的“简单”。“...

In the final month of 2021, the MBTA employees represented by the Boston Carmen’s Union (Local 589) unanimously approved their new two-year contract.

In response to these difficulties within the local AAPI community, student leaders from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine began an initiative called Cherish Chinatown.

“It's hard enough to run a restaurant,” Clark said. “Any loss through criminal activity is even more demoralizing.”

“Cost of housing is among the biggest barriers to being able to stay and thrive in our city and is the number one concern I hear from our residents, day in and day out,” said Wu. “With these actions, we’re taking our first major steps towards addressing Boston’s housing crisis."

The Comcast RISE program has recently expanded its eligibility scope to include all women-owned businesses across the country, regardless of ethnicity. Comcast RISE, a program that provides small businesses support in the form of consulting, media production, technology and financial awards, will be kicking off 2022 with a broader view of inclusion.

Attorney General Maura Healey led a coalition of 11 attorney generals, and eight attorney generals and prosecutors, from across the nation to write a letter in support of workers’ rights on November 15.

On December 8, the ongoing nurses strike at Saint Vincent Hospital hit the nine month mark. Beginning in March, this nurses strike has become the longest in Massachusetts history.

The MRC notes that the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected those with disabilities, raising more employment hurdles amongst the ones that were already there. Nicole Baumer, MD, MEd, a neurologist at the Boston Children’s Hospital, and instructor of neurology at Harvard, wrote about some of the struggles brought on by the pandemic for disabled individuals. “In times of crisis, weaknesses in our institutions and social systems, and marked health and economic dispa

On November 27, 2021, Chinatown said goodbye to Bill Chin, widely known throughout the community as “Uncle Bill”. Born locally in 1929 during the Chinese Exclusion Act, Uncle Bill was always keenly aware of the village that raised him, and lived to improve the quality of life of Chinese immigrants.

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Heang Leung Rubin, lead researcher of the report, said that one reason why interview subjects chose to gamble was due to a feeling that comes from social and cultural isolation: a very profound kind of boredom. 

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“We’re excited to launch a partnership with [MARA] and [MRA] solely to help Chinese restaurants,” said MRA vice president Steve Clark.

This winter, natural gas prices will force a nationwide uptick in utility bills, and the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has begun launching a large-scale campaign to keep residents of the Commonwealth informed.