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Evaluation of Multi-Source Precipitation Products in the Hinterland of the Tibetan Plateau

Jan 22, 2024 | mdpi.com | Min Sun |Aili Liu |Lin Zhao |Chong Wang

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September 2023 Service Changes On the MBTA

Sep 3, 2023 | sampan.org | Aili Liu |Sonia Cavazos

As we start a new month, go back to school, and soon welcome a new season, more changes to public transit are coming to city commuters. In an effort to keep our readers informed, Sampan will publish regular updates. September service changes will happen on the Red Line Braintree Branch for MBTA crews to perform critical rail and tie replacement work.
Letter from Mayor Wu’s Chinatown Liaison

Aug 21, 2023 | sampan.org | Carey Lin |Aili Liu

Hello Sampan readers!I hope you all are having a wonderful summer. It’s hard to believe that we’re already almost at the end of August. I’m personally looking forward to the fall, which is my favorite season in Boston. The weather is starting to cool down, the leaves are changing color, and there are always so many great things to do in the city.
DIGNIDAD Act: The First Bipartisan Immigration Reform Bill Seen in Years - Sampan

Jul 10, 2023 | sampan.org | Daniel Steinberg |Aili Liu

With the nation bogged down in partisan, polarized debate surrounding immigration, the DIGNIDAD Act provides the first bipartisan effort at reform effectively transcends party lines with seemingly practical solutions and works to address security, documentation, and humanitarian aid. The system currently faces a backlog of 1.6 million cases and unprecedented humanitarian displacement in Latin America. The situation shows no signs of slowing.
June 9, 2023 - Sampan

Jun 9, 2023 | sampan.org | Aili Liu

Editor’s Note: Eugene Welch, CEO/Executive Director of South Cove Community Health Center for 23 years until his 2022 retirement, passed away Monday May 29 at the age of 78. Sampan is re-printing our October 2022 Eugene Welch profile/interview. We asked Eric Tiberi, SCCHC’s new CEO/Executive Director, for a few words about Mr. Welch’s legacy and the future of the Center going forward. Eugene Welch was a mentor, friend, and supporter to all of us at South Cove Community Health Center. He had an […]
Asian Hate in Boston: The Struggle for Justice Continues

May 27, 2023 | sampan.org | Christopher John Stephens |Aili Liu

The problem of Asian hate crimes in Boston and surrounding neighborhoods was the topic of a May 8 forum at the Asian American Civic Association. In attendance and speaking were City Council President Ed Flynn, Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office for Immigrant Advancement Monique Tú Nguyen, Executive Director of Lawyers for Civil Rights Iván Espinoza-Madrigal, Boston Police Community Service Office Sgt. Paul Chevette, MBTA Transit Police Crime Investigation Sgt.
Chinatown Needs Green Space Now

May 27, 2023 | sampan.org | Lydia Lowe |Aili Liu

Boston’s first Urban Renewal Project, bulldozing the New York Streets neighborhood, resulted in decades of injustice for Chinatown and other working class neighborhoods, particularly communities of color and immigrants.
Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center Legal Workshop: Wills and Trusts

May 14, 2023 | sampan.org | Aili Liu

Have you ever been confused about how to properly distribute your estate to your family, or have you never thought about the distribution of property? Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age was honored to hold a legal workshop on “Wills and Trusts” on April 5th in Hong Lok House Activity Center, Boston’s Chinatown (25 Essex St., Boston, MA 02111). Senior lawyers were invited to help the elderly. The speakers were Peter Bellotti, Joe Markey and Julia Hogan from Bellotti Law Group.
Immigrants and Their Stories: A Series of Narratives

Apr 24, 2023 | sampan.org | Mary Wong |Aili Liu

America has long been known as a country of immigrants. In 1958, Senator John F. Kennedy (who became President in 1961) wrote a book about the USA titled, “A Nation of Immigrants”. Kennedy writes that immigration is important to America and points out “that every American who ever lived, with the exception of one group [Native Americans], was either an immigrant himself or a descendant of immigrants.” The immigrants of todayWho are the people who immigrate to America today?
Autism Rates Climb, Especially Among Black, Hispanic Populations, Says CDC

Apr 10, 2023 | sampan.org | Aili Liu

Autism Spectrum Disorder is for the first time more frequently diagnosed in Black and Hispanic children than in White children in the U.S., according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But the numbers may reveal better screening of those populations — and not necessarily a higher risk for the disorder, which can affect communication abilities, social skills and other areas of development.