“Bridge to Harmony,” a concert featuring the award-winning American Chinese Boston Eastern Heritage Chorus, will take place at the John Wesley Methodist Church in Falmouth on Saturday, May 4, at
Newton Pan Asian Culture festival goes virtual
COURTESY OF THE NEWTON PAN ASIAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL
The Newton Pan Asian Culture Festival was recently held virtually to celebrate the month of Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage, Asian organizations in the local communities worked to create an excellent program, including the Chinese American Association of Newton, the Newton Education Support Network, the Greater Boston Chinese Culture Association, the Newton Chinese Language School and Newton Community Pride.
The online program introduced rich and diversified Asian displays of Asian culture, including those of Chinese, Korean, Japanese and Indian peoples. The evening delivered spectacles of cooking, handcrafts, folk dances, singing, painting, instrument performances and introductions to traditional Asian holidays. It provided an opportunity to let people know more about Asian Americans, and the Asian American organizers wished to show that they love the community and are
Asian American community shows unity, resolve at relay race and rally in Newton
By Amanda Cappelli and Aaron Velasco Boston University journalists,Updated April 7, 2021, 4:02 p.m.
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Vicki Ni, GBCCA vice president, holding a sign as she cheered on runners at the Stop Hate Rally and Run on March 27.CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Newton residents showed solidarity and mourned the loss of the Atlanta shooting victims with a relay race on March 27 alongside seven other towns on the Boston Marathon route.
During the run, participants could start and stop at six stations set around Newton. The race was followed by a ceremony to display âunity, resilience, and strength of the Asian American community.â