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Published May 19, 2021, 2:38 PM
Leading pan-Asian music company, 88rising, announced an upcoming benefit concert timed to Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPIHM). Viewers can tune into the concert through 88rising’s Facebook, YouTube, Twitter & SiriusXM channel on May 26 at 7 p.m.
On the heels of their 2020 Asia Rising Forever benefit livestream in May 2020, which drew in 8.5 million viewers and trended #1 on YouTube and Twitter, 88rising continues their longstanding commitment to amplifying Asian voices with the upcoming benefit concert. On May 26, viewers are invited to join in an immersive cultural experience celebrating the Asian community to ultimately raise funds and awareness.
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On Tuesday, a multi-year campaign to get parts of Fields Corner designated as an official cultural district dubbed “Little Saigon” won final approval from the state-funded Mass Cultural Council. The vote by the council’s governing body was unanimous and followed words of support from the Boston City Council, former Mayor Walsh and current Mayor Kim Janey, along with many supporters from the Vietnamese community here in Dorchester and beyond.
The proposal got additional support on Tuesday from state Sen. Nick Collins, Rep. Dan Hunt and City Councillors Frank Baker and Michelle Wu. So, what does this approval mean? Is Fields Corner now supposed to be called Little Saigon? Not at all, say proponents of the idea.
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When the number of hate crimes against Asians in the United States began to soar during the pandemic, Bay Area nonprofit Asian Pacific Fund joined with NBC Bay Area and our parent company Comcast to do something about it. We are thrilled that because of the partnership with Comcast and NBC Bay Area and Telemundo, that we seeded with an initial $100,000 investment back in February that we have now reached an incredible milestone of over a million dollars for our solidarity fund, said Audrey Yamamoto, president and executive director of Asian Pacific Fund said.