Greater Boston Citizenship Initiative April Clinic
Saturday, April 21, the Fish Family Foundation and the MIRA Coalition are sponsoring a free clinic for permanent residents who want help with their citizenship applications. If you think you are...
View ArticleSenate race heats up between Brown and Warren
As the Massachusetts senate election approaches on Nov. 6, it promises to be a close race between incumbent Sen. Scott Brown (R) and his Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren. Brown promises to be an...
View ArticleEvent Calendar (Nov. 9 – Nov. 29)
Meet young working professionals on CYPN career day! Chinese Young Professionals Networking (CYPN) will hold a workshop with topics including resume, interview, networking, immigration and visa issues....
View ArticleKung fu master Pui Chan dazzles in documentary
Most 74-year-olds don’t train kung fu masters for three hours. But Pui Chan is not your average senior citizen. He stars in “Pui Chan: Kung Fu Pioneer,” a documentary directed by his daughter Mimi, and...
View ArticleHow my family came to America
YOUTH: Growing up in America while connected to Chinese roots at home
View ArticleChinese immigration experience explored in PBS documentary
From the Peabody award-winning PBS series comes the four-time Emmy-nominated documentary, “Bill Moyers: Becoming American,” debuting on DVD from Athena on Jan. 15. Through personal narratives and...
View ArticleEthnic media call for immigration reform in 2013
The White House and Congress must move quickly to enact just and humane comprehensive immigration reform.
View ArticleBoston’s Chinatown shows no sign of demise, scholar says
The fate of Chinatown is far from grim, based on affordable housing demand, community activism and immigration trends, said Tunney Lee, retired professor of Urban Studies and Planning at MIT. He...
View ArticleChinese journey to America marked by trials and triumph
Boston native Alice Kane, nee Yee, spoke at the Central Library on “They Came for the Gold and Stayed: An Introduction to Chinese-American Genealogy” on Feb. 27.
View ArticleMee Moua Testifies and Urges Senate to Fix Our Broken Family Immigration System
Mee Moua, president and executive director of the Asian American Justice Center, a member of the Asian American Center for Advancing Justice, testified in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee on...
View ArticleState treasurer Steve Grossman discusses jobs, immigration
State treasurer Steve Grossman held a town hall meeting April 23 at the Asian American Civic Association. The event was organized by Leverett Wing and the Asian American Commission.
View ArticleAsian American groups welcome Senate leadership, call on Congress to...
A group of senators, dubbed the “Gang of Eight,” released a comprehensive immigration reform bill on April 17, the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013. The...
View ArticleWhat’s in a name? An immigrant’s perspective
For generations, it has been a rite of passage for newcomers to America’s shore to change our names. We add on new sobriquets in hope for better acceptance, less discrimination, and to help ease our...
View ArticleAsian American groups applaud Sen. Hirono for work on family immigration
The Asian American Center for Advancing Justice — Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Chicago, Asian American Justice Center, Asian Law Caucus and Asian Pacific American Legal Center — applauds Sen....
View ArticleDiverse Coalition of Asian American, Civil Rights, Latino, Faith and Women’s...
A diverse group of organizations, including Asian American, civil rights, Latino, faith and women's groups endorsed the Hirono-Murray amendment to the Gang of Eight immigration bill, which would create...
View ArticleInternational students face employment hurdles
Graduating from college should be an exciting and happy moment. However, that has not been the case for me as an international student. I speak four different languages, spent tens of thousands in...
View ArticleAsian Americans Advancing Justice Calls for Immigration Relief for All...
At this critical moment in our nation's history, Asian Americans Advancing Justice (Advancing Justice), a national affiliation of civil rights organizations that serves Asian American and Pacific...
View ArticleAvoid Phone Scams
Many people offer help with immigration services. Unfortunately, not all are authorized to do so. While many of these unauthorized practitioners mean well, all too many of them are out to rip you off....
View ArticleBacklog of family immigration cases poses continuing problem
Immigration reform has lain stagnant since the legislative recess in June. While the House of Representatives will reconvene in September, the future of immigration reform remains uncertain. Fervent...
View ArticleBoston Chinatown Neighborhood Center names new executive director
Giles Li is a homegrown Bostonian and proud of it. The son of immigrants, Li’s family frequented Chinatown and Li found his first job in the neighborhood. Today, he continues to work in the area by...
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