http://www.bostonchinatown.org/ Connecting Boston's Chinatown. Copyright 2009 Tue, 20 Dec 2005 12:00:57 -0500 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Dr. Jean Wu is the Program and Education Director for the Office of Diversity Education and Development and the Senior Lecturer in American Studies Program, at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. Wu says her responsibilities as Program and Education Director... http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/jean_wu.shtml http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/jean_wu.shtml Tue, 20 Dec 2005 12:00:57 -0500 Dr Robert Guen practices general dentistry in Brookline, Massachusetts. Guen was born and raised in Boston Chinatown, and has maintained an active role in the community since his youth. He has previously worked at the South Cove Health Center, and... http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/dr_robert_guen.shtml http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/dr_robert_guen.shtml Tue, 20 Dec 2005 11:51:10 -0500 The SooHoo Family has maintained an active role in the Chinatown for years. The father, Hing SooHoo immigrated to Boston Chinatown from China, when he was approximately twenty-years-old. His wife, Mary, grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts; she often visited Chinatown... http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/the_soohoo_family.shtml http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/the_soohoo_family.shtml Tue, 20 Dec 2005 11:44:18 -0500 Sue Kim is a Senior Planner at the Boston Redevelopment Authority (BRA). The neighborhoods Kim works on developmental planning processes include Chinatown, the Leather District and Midtown Cultural District. One of the BRA’s most recent projects is the South Bay... http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/sue_kim.shtml http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/sue_kim.shtml Tue, 20 Dec 2005 11:34:45 -0500 Bak Fun Wong is the Deputy Superintendent of Schools and the Principal of the Josiah Quincy Upper School in Chinatown. He has been the principal since the school’s opening in 1999 and has lived in Chinatown for six years.... http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/bac_fun_wong.shtml http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/bac_fun_wong.shtml Tue, 20 Dec 2005 11:12:02 -0500 Victoria Yue is an up-and-coming community leader who is currently employed as a Youth Worker Assistant at the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center. The power of youth programs within the community is evident when talking to Yue. Once a participant, the... http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/victoria_yue.shtml http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/victoria_yue.shtml Tue, 20 Dec 2005 10:30:49 -0500 Jazz Kiang may only be eleven years old, but he is well already a well-known face in Chinatown. Jazz is the son of Dr. Peter Kiang, the Director of Asian-American Studies at UMass Boston. Since pre-school, he has been an... http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/jazz_kiang.shtml http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/jazz_kiang.shtml Tue, 20 Dec 2005 01:58:42 -0500 Michael Wong is the Coordinator of Chinatown’s Crime Watch program. He is an active member of the community and Chinatown resident of over thirty years. http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/michael_wong.shtml http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/michael_wong.shtml Tue, 20 Dec 2005 01:48:08 -0500 Shirley Fan is the Executive Director of the Asian Taskforce Against Domestic Violence. The Asian Taskforce Against Domestic Violence has two major components, outreach and education, and has several projects in place to help the community. http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/shirley_fan.shtml http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/shirley_fan.shtml Tue, 20 Dec 2005 01:42:15 -0500 Cydney Dang is the Learning Director in the Schlichte Learning Center in the South Cove Manor Nursing Home. A nursing home dedicated to serving the Chinese elderly. http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/cydney_dang.shtml http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/cydney_dang.shtml Tue, 20 Dec 2005 01:36:25 -0500 Liz Doles, a volunteer at the Boston Public Library, teaches English as a Second language conversation class. The class meets every Thursday at 1p.m. in room number five and is open to anyone who is interested in improving their English skills. http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/liz_doles.shtml http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/liz_doles.shtml Tue, 20 Dec 2005 01:29:32 -0500 Jacob Smith Yang is the Executive Director of Massachusetts Asians and Pacific Islanders for Health. MAP is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting health and wellness in Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities. http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/jacob_smith_yang.shtml http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/jacob_smith_yang.shtml Tue, 20 Dec 2005 01:23:20 -0500 May Lo is the Children’s Librarian in the Rey Children’s room at the Boston Public Library. For the past 20 years she has dedicated herself to helping children find excitement in reading. http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/may_lo.shtml http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/may_lo.shtml Tue, 20 Dec 2005 01:10:03 -0500 Caroline Young is an Adult Services Librarian at the Boston Public Library. She works hard to notify the Asian population about the library’s latest events. She writes advertisements and flyers and posts them in local Chinese newspapers. In addition, she holds seasonal book discussions in Mandarin. http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/caroline_young.shtml http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/caroline_young.shtml Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:52:16 -0500 Wilson Wong is the owner of several properties in Chinatown. He owns and manages the Sun Sun Company at 18-20 Oxford Street and the Vinh Sun Restaurant at 58 Beach Street. http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/wilson_wong.shtml http://www.bostonchinatown.org/archives/2005/12/wilson_wong.shtml Tue, 20 Dec 2005 00:49:33 -0500