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  • Governors Baker, Nixon Wager Friendly Bet for NFL Playoff Game

    Boston, Jan. 14, 2016, — Ahead of Saturday’s AFC Divisional Round game between the New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs, Governors Charlie Baker (R-MA) and Jay Nixon (D-MO) have staked a friendly bipartisan bet on the playoff game.
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    Gov. Baker at minority media round table meeting in March 2015(file photo).
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  • Sweet! GODIVA Launches Year of the Monkey Chocolate Collection

    Bosotn, Jan, 14, 2016, — The Lunar New Year of Monkey falls on Feb. 8 this year. You can not only collection the new Year of Monkey stamp from USPS, but also special Year of Monkey chocolate from GODIVA. This is the third time GODIVA has released a Lunar New Year collection in the U.S., which has been successful every year.
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  • Diana Hwang Announces Candidacy for State Senate

    Boston, Jan. 12, 2016, — Diana Hwang, a resident of East Boston, founder of the Asian-American Women’s Political Initiative, and former State House staffer, announced her candidacy to replace Anthony Petruccelli in the Democratic primary special election for Massachusetts’ First Suffolk and Middlesex State Senate District.
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  • 2016 New Year Notes from Acton Chinese Language School

    Dear ACLS Families and Friends,

    One of Acton Town’s Selectmen, Franny Osman had come to our school last Sunday and kindly shared some of the useful information regarding Acton Senior Center as well as VAN/Bus services Acton provided for transportation around the town. If you are over sixty, or have senior people living with you or know that someone would benefit from the senior services that Acton town has provided, please take a look at the information below regarding Senior Center and VAN services.

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    ACLS teachers celebrated Thanksgiving with a fashion show (file photo).
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  • Picture from Taiwan Benevolent Association Xmas Party

    Quincy, Mass., Dec. 24, 2015, — Taiwan Benevolent Association of Greater Boston’s Christmas Party was held at China Pearl restaurant in Quincy on Dec. 22. About 300 members and guests enjoyed a night of music and dance. Hung Goon, President of CCBA New England, handed out gifts in a Santa Clause custom.
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  • Boston Public Health Commission Announces $100,000 in grants to Community Health Centers

    BOSTON – January 6, 2016 – The Boston Public Health Commission today announced $100,000 in grant awards to four Boston community health centers.  The funds will support health centers in implementing improvements to their systems and services that will enable them to better serve residents of Boston Housing Authority (BHA) developments.
    “The people of Boston deserve the right to access affordable, quality healthcare,” said Mayor Martin J. Walsh.  “The community health centers provide those vital services to Boston residents, and these funds will enable them to stay ahead of the curve and continue developing innovative solutions to today’s pressing health challenges. I look forward to seeing the results of their efforts in bringing positive change to the community.”
    The four health centers, Whittier Street Health Center in Roxbury, the South End Community Health Center in the South End, Upham’s Corner Health Center in Dorchester, and Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center in Jamaica Plain, are anticipated to reach up to 27,000 public housing residents through the project.
    “I am pleased to have another opportunity to support the innovative work that our city’s community health centers are doing to address the social factors that affect health,” said Huy Nguyen, MD, Interim Executive Director and Medical Director of the Boston Public Health Commission. “If these strategies prove successful in improving outcomes around healthy eating and hunger, we will have a stronger argument to take them to scale.”
    “These grants enable us to address some key factors that make our patients unhealthy,” said Tom Kieffer, Director of the Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center. “Living in poverty and not having access to healthy foods are some of the top challenges that they face.”
    Each of the four community health centers has a record of collaboration with BHA and BHA tenant organizations. Through this project, they will continue their partnerships by targeting 23 developments, including family and elderly/disabled developments, with innovative strategies to address healthy eating and food insecurity.  Each health center will choose among a set of strategies that could include:
    • Improving clinical systems to identify patients experiencing food insecurity.
    • Increasing access to healthy food through on-site community gardens, fresh food vendors, and other resources and referrals.
    • Incorporating culturally specific healthy eating education and demonstration with food resources.
    • Developing a video in which BHA residents share their strategies for healthy eating on limited budgets and with limited transportation options.
    • Promoting leadership development for BHA residents at the health centers, including having BHA residents on Community and Youth Advisory Boards.
    “Our goal is to empower our residents to make healthy choices,” said Bill McGonagle BHA Administrator. “We applaud the work of BPHC and our REACH partners who promote health and wellness to all of our residents.”
    Residents of Boston Housing Authority have prioritized access to healthy and affordable food as an area for action. Public housing residents in Boston are 3.5 times more likely to be affected by obesity and related health conditions than non-public housing residents.
    “I’m excited to see that community health centers including mine are addressing food disparities among public housing residents and others” said Julieta Lopez, president of the Lenox Camden Tenant Association and Community Outreach Advocate for the South End Community Health Center.  “This effort will increase the availability of affordable, healthy groceries in neighborhoods such as the South End and Lower Roxbury and will engage health centers in helping patients to access these resources.”
    About Boston REACH
    Boston REACH (Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health): Partners in Health & Housingis a 3-year initiative (2014-2017) funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to improve the health of Boston residents, especially Black and Latino residents, living in Boston Housing Authority (BHA) developments and BHA-Administered Rental Assisted/Section 8 Housing.  Through the Partnership in Health and Housing (PHH), comprised of the Boston Public Health Commission, the Boston Housing Authority, Boston University’s School of Public Health and the PHH Community Committee , Boston REACH: Partners in Health & Housing is working to:
    • Improve access to and consumption of healthy food and beverages.
    • Increase linkages between health care and community resources.
    • Enhance the quality of and access to smoke-free housing.
    For more information, visit our website atwww.bphc.org/REACHPHH.
    About the Boston Public Health Commission 
    The Boston Public Health Commission, the country’s oldest health department, is an independent public agency providing a wide range of health services and programs. It is governed by a seven-member board of health appointed by the Mayor of Boston.  Public service and access to quality health care are the cornerstones of our mission – to protect, preserve, and promote the health and well-being of all Boston residents, particularly those who are most vulnerable. The Commission’s more than 40 programs are grouped into six bureaus: Child, Adolescent & Family Health; Community Health Initiatives; Homeless Services; Infectious Disease; Addictions Prevention, Treatment & Recovery Support Services; and Emergency Medical Services.

  • QARI Lunar New Year Market and Food Festival on Jan. 30

    By Quincy Asian Resources

    Quincy Asian Resourses (QARI) is hosting their first Lunar New Year Market and Food Festival on Saturday, January 30, 2016! This new event takes place before the Lunar New Year when families are shopping and preparing for the holiday.
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  • Inauguration Speech by Boston City Council President Michelle Wu

    Thank you fellow Boston City Councilors. Thank you for putting your trust in me to support your work and to lead the meetings of this council over the next two years.

    I am proud to be a member of the Boston City Council and grateful to work with colleagues who are strong advocates and good people. Thank you, Councilor Linehan, for your leadership over the last two years.
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    Fellow councilors congratulate Wu’s election as Boston City Council President(file photo).
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  • Presidential Memo on Promoting Smart Gun Technology

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    Obama spoke after one of the mass shootings in 2015(file photo).

    January 4, 2016

    MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
    THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
    THE SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY

    SUBJECT: Promoting Smart Gun Technology
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  • Giant Dragon Shines at the 127th Rose Parade

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    Log Angels, Jan. 1, 2016, — A giant purple dragon drew a lot of attention at today’s Rose Parade in Pasadena, California. This magnificent design(pictured above) draws inspiration from Marco Polo’s travels from Venice, Italy to China. A costumed rider portrays Marco Polo riding on the moon bridge at the front of the float. The Venetian flag, featuring St. Mark’s winged lion waves overhead.
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