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4, 2013
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322
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25
7,20,
2013
January
6February
January
20,
2012
January
-- January
2012
Hong
Lokleaders
House
expands
todiversity
house
Community
celebrate
Chinatown
meeting
roundup:
A
Culture
of
Employee
Appreciation
A
Culture
of
Employee
Appreciation
moreLuther
Chinese
seniors
at Martin
King
luncheon
CCBA,
CSC,
CRA
Adcotron
EMS, Inc.
Inc.
Adcotron
EMS,
BYLING-MEI
LING-MEIWONG
WONG
BY
By Ling-Mei Wong
Photoby
byAgnes
AgnesYoung
Young––The
Theemployees
employeesofofAdcotron
AdcotronEMS,
EMS,Inc.
Inc.
Photo
not difficult
difficult to
to understand
understand the
the unmistakable
unmistakable –– every
every employee
employee
ItIt isis not
cheerful feeling
feeling one
one gets
gets when
when enen- turning
turningto
togreet
greether
heras
asshe
shemade
madeher
her
cheerful
The Cape Cod African Drum and Dance Group performed at the MLK luncheon on Jan. 11.
teringthrough
throughthe
theglass
glassdoors
doorsof
ofAdAd- way
way around
around explaining
explaining the
the intricaintricatering
Photo by Ling-Mei Wong.
cotronEMS,
EMS,Inc.
Inc.Not
Notonly
onlyisisthe
theenvienvi- cies
ciesof
ofeach
eachmachine
machineand
andstation.
station.
cotron
Civil
rights
leader
Martin
Luther
King
Vietnamese
and
Cambodians,
the
poverty
ronment
spotless
the
pearly
white
ronment
spotless
the
pearly
white
Hong
Lok residents withCove
RuthSafety
Moy (second
frommeeting
right). (Image
courtesy
Rogerson
CommuThe Chinatown/South
Committee
took place
April of
1 at
the Doubletree
walls
visible
all
around
the
35,000
Adcotron,
a
premier
Electronics
walls
visible
all
around
the
35,000
Adcotron,
a
premier
Electronics
was
honored
with
poems,
dances
and
live
rate
is
30
percent.
Issues
like
these
affect
nities.)
Hotel. A proposed ad space on 72 Kneeland Street facing South Station was discussed.
The
square
foot
lot
the
company
occupies
Contract
Manufacturing
service
square
foot
lot
the
company
occupies
Contract
Manufacturing
service
Best
Buy
ad
was
used
as
an
example.
(Image
courtesy
of
Ling-Mei
Wong.)
music
at
the
26th
memorial
luncheon
Jan.
all
of
us.
We’re
all
in
this
fight
together.”
Hong Lok House may look old on preserved and be replaced by the new inin
South
Boston’sStatehouse.
Marine Industrial
Industrial (EMS)
(EMS)
provider
that
specializes
in
Boston’s
Marine
provider
specializes
in
11
theSouth
Massachusetts
Rep.
Gloria
Fox ofthat
the
7th
Suffolk
disbuilding.
theatin
outside,
but that’s
just its Benevofaçade. terior
succeed
as president
the
second
year,
as
The
Chinese
Consolidated
Park
but
in
a
supremely
organized
manufacturing
low
to
medium
volPark
but
in
a
supremely
organized
manufacturing
low
to
medium
volSeveral
public
officials
attended
the
trict
recognized
Boston
Councilor
at-large
“What’s
important
is being
able
to
Past
its
four
different
exteriors,
aitsnew
long
as
they
have
attended
all
six
meetlent
Association
(CCBA)
held
bimanner,
highly-automated
equipume
complex
electronic
assemblies
manner,
highly-automated
equipume
electronic
assemblies
luncheon,
including
black,ceilings,
and
Arroyo
for attending.
She
also
urged
live
in complex
Chinatown
where
the
services
steel
building
with
high
wood
ings
understand
CCBA
operations.
monthly
meeting
onLatino
March
31. Felix
ment board
place components
components
on boards
boards
andand
systems
integration
for aa broad
broad
ment
place
on
and
systems
integration
for
are,” to
said
Anne
Morton
Smith,
vice
presfloors
and large windows
overlooks
Es- Wing
Asian
representatives.
join
the
black
and
Latino
caucus.
Thewith
Chinatown/South
Cove
Safety
Comwith precision
precision and
and efficiency.
efficiency. HowHow- range
range of
of industries
industries including
including medimediident
of
development
and
community
sex
Street.
“I
love
the
diversity
in
this
room.
I
“To
Brother
Wing,
we
have
three
Asian
CSC
mittee
(CSC)
and
Chinatown
Resident
ever, neither
neither the
the sophisticated
sophisticated mama- cal,
cal, military,
military, industrial,
industrial, telecommutelecommuever,
relations
for
Rogerson
an
Located
to public
The CSC
met
at theCommunities,
DoubleTree
HoAssociation
(CRA)
their
monthly
think
it is sonext
reflective
of transportation,
what products
Coretta
in
the
House
of energy,
Representachinery
nor
the had
complex
productsAmericans
nication
and
alternative
energy, sits
sits
chinery
nor
the
complex
nication
and
alternative
elder-service
nonprofit
developer
that
restaurants
and
luxury
condos,
Hong
Lok
tel
and
heard
a
presentation
on
a
promeetings
on
April
1.
Scottare
King
wanted,”
said Leverett
Wing, tives,
nine ofRedevelopment
us are black and AuthorLatino,”
are
the
true reason
reason
of Adcotron’s
Adcotron’s
in aand
a Boston
Boston
Redevelopment
Authorthe
true
of
in
developed
the
new
Hong Lok
Houseatand
House
is exclusively
for affordable
hous- Fox
screen
signage
location
72
vice
chair
of the
AsianChief
Amerisaid.silk
“We
are
a mighty
posse.”
success,
asGovernor’s
the company’s
company’s
Chief ExEx- posed
ity-owned
building
along
Boston’s
success,
as
the
ity-owned
building
along
Boston’s
the
building.
“The number
of
ing.
A total of 74 units, including studios manages
Kneeland
Street,
an
eight-story
building
CCBA
ecutive Officer
Officer
and President
President
Agnes
beautiful
waterfront
district
and
can Commission
and and
associate
director
of
Fox encouraged
attendees
to and
live
ecutive
Agnes
beautiful
waterfront
district
spoken
at Lau
Tufts Medical
Center
and The
one-bedroom
apartments,
will at
rent
owned
by
Eddie
the
Clay
CCBA
meeting
took place
its dialects
Young
would
suggest.
Patrolling,
boasts
astory
story
few,ififhousing
any,businesses
businesses
Young
would
suggest.
Patrolling,
boasts
a
few,
any,
the
Division
of
Community
Services
for
King’s
legacy.
the
nurses
and
doctors is significant.
for
less
$500headquarters.
a month on President
average. by
Cafe.
Theclaim.
silk-screened
sign would
90 pushing
Tylerthan
Street
pushing
buttons,
checking
compo- Pot
around
can
claim.
buttons,
checking
compoaround
can
the
Department
of Housing
and Commu“I’ve
been
detained,”
FoxHong
said.facing
“It
foodfeet
andwide
transportation
Lok
Amenities
include
a senior
center
open
to The
be
18.5
and
50 feet
tall,
Hung
Goon
reported
the
CCBA
banquet
nents,
turning
dials,
peering
through
nents,
turning
dials,
peering
through
nity
Development.
“Whether
you
are
Cauwasn’t
jail
but
I
was
chained
to
a
bench
residents
need and
are would
all right
here
in this
the
community,
a rooftop
garden,on
taichi
South
Station,
not
run
any
ads
at Empire
Garden
was
a success
Feb.
microscopes
all
throughout
thepart
facil-outside
Bornthe
outcell.
ofthe
the
closure
ofaain
previous
microscopes
all
throughout
the
facilBorn
out
of
closure
of
previous
casian
orthe
African
American,
you
are
I paid
mysuch
dues
the
’60s
community.”
deck
and
in-unit
emergency
callNew
buttons.
deemed
controversial,
as
tobacco,
20 ity,
and
Chinatown
Chinese
Year
ity,clad
cladin
inblue,
blue,anti-static
anti-staticovercoats
overcoats company,
company, Adcotron
Adcotron got
got its
its start
start in
in
Redeveloping
HongDr.
Lok
House
cost
The
original
Hong
Lok
House
used with
ofcelebration
the
great
dream
Dr.
Martin
Luther
King
a bigor
afro
to fulfill
Martin
Luther
alcohol
suggestive
content.
The
pretooksuccess:
place
without
weather
arethe
thetrue
true
success:
theemployees.
employees.
2005.When
When
Advanced
Electronics,
are
the
2005.
Advanced
Electronics,
aa
nearly
$33will
million,
with the
23 Chinatown/
sources of
todisruptions
be the Normandy
which was King’s
had.”
vision
of peace.”
sentation
go
before
on MarchLounge,
1.
company
that
had
beenaround
aroundsince
since
company
that
had
been
and private
funds. The
waiting
bought
by
theupdates
Greater
Chinese
South
Neighborhood
on
Proposed
toBoston
the
election
byWing
isemployees
the
first
Chinese
American
to public
“Our
employees
are
more
important
1978Cove
decided
to close
close its
itsCouncil
doors in
in
“Our
are
more
important
1978
decided
to
doors
list
is
seven
to
eight
years
long
due to
Golden
Age
Center.
It
opened
in
1981
April
21.
laws
were
presented
by
director
Kee
S.
speak
at
the
luncheon.
When
he
was
an
inArtistic
tributes
thananything,”
anything,”said
saidYoung,
Young,who
whoherher- October
Octoberof
of2005,
2005,Young,
Young,who
wholed
ledthe
the
than
according
Moy. Community
Phase
two’s
with
28
units
of be
affordable
for
Boston
Police
District
A-1 all
Capt.
Lee,
which
will
onhousing
at
the
next
tern
at
the
Statehouse,
the
only
person
of demand,
Students
from
thetoBoston
self
wore
blue,voted
anti-static
overcoat
management
team
inacquiring
acquiring
all
of
self
wore
aablue,
anti-static
overcoat
management
team
in
of
list is closed
until relatively
the end ofquiet
2013.on
low-income
elders. Suggested changes wait
Ken
said,
“It’s
May
26Sen.
meeting.
during
tourOwens.
of the
the facility.
facility.
Young’s
the Fong
assets
from
Advanced
Electroncolor
was
Bill
There
were
no Leadership
Academy
sang “Lift
Every
during
aa tour
of
Young’s
the
assets
from
Advanced
Electron“Before,
it how
was the
a CCBA’s
terrible place,”
crime.
Transit
police
allowed
homeless
would
change
ex-isisVoice”
connection
with officials
her employees
employees
ics, Inc.,
Inc.,
formed
Adcotron
EMS,
Inc.
connection
with
her
ics,
formed
Adcotron
EMS,
Inc.
elected
Asian
American
andfive
Wing
and
“Ain’t
Gonna
Let Nobody
Turn
said
Ruth
Moy,
executive
director
of individuals
to stay in South Station and
ecutive
positions
of president,
treasurer,
was
the
only staffer
was Asian
AmeriAround.”
the
Greater
Bostonwho
Chinese
Golden
Age Me
North Station forCONTINUED
the winter, ON
but
now the
auditor,
English
secretary
and Chinese
ONPAGE
PAGE
55
can.
The
Capethem
CodCONTINUED
Drum
Center.
“Building
Hong
Lok
House
retoAfrican
leave, so
we’lland
see
secretary are elected, with no more than T is asking
Wing
became
an
advocate
for surname
greater Dance
Group
led the crowd
in a A
rousing
ally
brought
up the
neighborhood.”
an influx
of homeless
at night.”
shelter
two
individuals
with
the same
representation
and
equal
access.
“The
povdance
with
live
percussion.
Poet
Teisha
The
39
current
residents
will
move
to
100
allowed to run for any of the five posi- is closing, so Fong estimated about
ations
newly
section
of Hong
Lok Brown
erty
rates
for
Americans,
African
readwould
a poembeabout
King’s
example
homeless
on the
streets.
forcompleted
that Asian
election.
Another
proposal
House
in aand
few
weeks, along
with
four
The his
rebuilt
Hong
Americans
areterm
higher
effect
on Lok
her House
life. at Essex Street,
is reducing
theHispanics
president’s
to athan
year and
formerly
homeless
individuals.
The
origwhich
kept
original
façades
in front
a new 5
Continued
onofpage
from
two
years.
A
vice
president
will
the general population,” he said. “For subinal
wood
building
will
have
its
façade
steel
building.
(Image
by
Ling-Mei
Wong.)
groups in the Asian community, such as
SEE DIVERSITY ON PAGE 3
英文成人基礎教育項目的重要性
華美成人教育項目
Adcotron
EMS, Inc
Inc
Adcotron
EMS,
黃秋虹報導
迎來二十週年慶
尊重員工價值
儘管連邦承諾在英文學習以
黃靈美報導
及成人基礎教育上投資贊助，但
是研究顯示很多項目只能為少數
不難理解當一個人進入Adcotron EMS公司玻璃大門時所獲得的
EMS公司玻璃大門時所獲得的
不難理解當一個人進入Adcotron
的移民提供此類服務。
那種振奮之情。不僅環境一塵不染－－公司在南波士頓海洋工業園
那種振奮之情。不僅環境一塵不染－－公司在南波士頓海洋工業園
麻州州長派屈克在其FY2014
提案中提出向州立公民項目分配
所佔的35,000平方英尺中珍珠白的牆壁到處可見──而且以一個高
所佔的35,000平方英尺中珍珠白的牆壁到處可見──而且以一個高
資助100萬美金, 同比增長321%
度組織的方式呈現，複雜程度不同的芯片製造機與相映的組件與主
度組織的方式呈現，複雜程度不同的芯片製造機與相映的組件與主
。
板合併
。但是據公司的CEO幾主席Agnes
Young介紹，Adcotron
板合併
。但是據公司的CEO幾主席Agnes
Young介紹，Adcotron
華美福利會『下一步過渡英語培訓項目』師生3月26日在州政府合影。（圖片由
州長
派屈克在近期出席一
高理查攝。）
個媒體討論會中說道：「麻州，
成功的真正秘訣並不在于高技術機械或者生產衍生的綜合產品，而
成功的真正秘訣並不在于高技術機械或者生產衍生的綜合產品，而
就好像美國這個國家一樣，是因
在於穿著藍色防靜電外套的員工們：他們在公司隨處可見，有的負
在於穿著藍色防靜電外套的員工們：他們在公司隨處可見，有的負
為這些來自五湖四海的朋友才變
責控制按鈕，有的負責檢查組件，有的負責轉動錶盤，有的通過顯
責控制按鈕，有的負責檢查組件，有的負責轉動錶盤，有的通過顯
得更加富足美好。這些移民為我
微鏡觀察整套設備。
微鏡觀察整套設備。
華美福利會供稿
們的國家和社會做出了很大的貢
獻。
他們使我們更加富強，壯
“我的員工們比任何事都重要。”Young介紹說。
“我的員工們比任何事都重要。”Young介紹說。
大。因此如何對待這些移民將會
州長派屈克。圖片由州長辦事處提供。
(詳文請見反面中文第一版)
(詳文請見反面中文第一版)
決定我們的將來。」
（左到右）何思遠、凌日文、高理查（華美福利會『下一步』教育總監）、
的確， 新移民的未來由他 業，50%的學生直接入學公共大
Suzanne
Speciale（麻州初等和中等教育部）和Tam
Pham在『下一步 』的二十
們的英文程度決定。根據波士頓
學。但是項目中僅有一小部份的
週年慶。圖片有黃靈美提供。
基 金 會 的 調 查 報 告 顯 示 ， 在 麻 學生在成人基礎教育。
華 美 福 利 會 『 下 一 步 過 渡 的老師。（舢舨由華美福利會出
州，一個會說流利英語的移民平
但是人數容量的問題也暫緩
英語培訓項目』在1月17日迎來
均年收入是$38,526
。而一個 版。）
了成人教育計劃的前進。波士頓
二十週年慶。『下一步』項目新
何思遠說：「Richard是我
英 語 不 太 好 的 移 民 年 收 入 僅 是 基金會的調查表明，平均每個計
舊學員聚在一起分享他們在美國
在
美國的第一個老師，他是一
$14,221 。
劃後補名單上有接近10,000人。
的經歷，老師們為他們的成就慶
調 查 還 發 現 大 波 士 頓 地 區 名出色的教育者—耐心、熱情和
有的時候名單上面的人需要等兩
Brookline居民Evgeniia Kagramanova（左）向共和黨州議員Frank
Smizik（右）提
賀。
友善…你不僅教我英語語言，並
236,933名英語能力有限的移民
年才能被選上接受教育。還有很
議在麻州預算中增加5百萬美元用於成人基本教育。（圖片由高理查攝。）
『下一步』是第一個為成人
幫我找到自信。回首二十年前，
中，少於5%的人參加政府資助的
多移民不想申請或者根本不知道
Chinese New
New Year
Year
Issue
Chinese
Issue
英語學者開設的過度英語項目，
我的美國夢是從華美福利會開始
小學，中學教育。
這些資源的存在。
成人教育學生在3月26日成 加了這次活動，另外還有其他機
Coming
Out
on
January
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April 3, 2015
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Translators:
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Event Calendar
One Greenway
information session
Saturday, April 4
9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, April 8
6 p.m.
38 Oak Street
Boston, MA 02111
One Greenway at 66
Hudson will have 95 affordable housing units,
with applications available March 30 and due
April 27 by 5 p.m. For
more information, visit
www.onegreenwayaffordable.com.
Bread of Life Easter
Dinner
Sunday, April 5
Noon to 2 p.m.
26 Washington Street
Malden, MA 02148
Bread of Life will host
its annual Easter Dinner
at St. Paul’s Parish. The
dinner is free and open to
anyone in need or alone
for the holiday, including
families and senior citizens. For more information, please contact Bread
of Life at (781) 397-0404.
Free health care service
Every Tuesday
6 to 8 p.m.
First Church in Malden
184 Pleasant Street
Malden, MA 02148
The Sharewood Project
offers free, unscheduled
health care to the medically underserved populations of the greater Boston
area. For more information please call (781)
324-8991 or e-mail sharewood.director@gmail.
com.
The Chinatown
Coalition meeting
Thursday, April 9
9:30 a.m.
38 Ash Street
Boston, MA 02111
The Chinatown Coalition meeting will take
place at the Boston Chinatown
Neighborhood
Center, 4F. The public is
welcome to attend. For
more information, visit tccboston.org.
Race to the Finish Line
Thursday, April 9
6 p.m.
903 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02115
Race to the Finish Line,
a fundraiser for St. Francis House marathon runners, will take place at
Lir. Buy tickets for $30 or
donate at www.stfrancishouse.org.
CRA banquet
Friday, April 10
6 p.m.
9 Tyler Street
Boston, MA 02111
The Chinatown Resident Association Chinese
New Year’s banquet will
take place at the China
Pearl. For more information, call (617) 851-1701.
Introduction to Herbalism workshop
Saturday, April 11
10 a.m. to noon
63 Melcher Street
Boston, MA 02210
Learn different ways to
prepare herbs with Ruby
Zheng at 63 Factory. Free
for Asian Women for
Health members and suggested donation of $10
for nonmembers. RSVP
by April 3 to cch@asianw o m e n f o rh e a l t h .
org.
ATASK benefit
correction
The Sampan March 20 Event Calendar item “The Chinatown Coalition meeting” was incorrectly listed for April 16,
when it should have been for April 9 or the second Thursday
of the month. The Sampan sincerely regrets the error.
Advertising:
Joe Feng
[email protected]
performance of ‘Vagina
Monologues’
April 11-12
1 p.m.
38 Ash Street
Boston, MA 02111
Actors Refuge Repertory Theatre presents “Vagina Monologues 2015
~ Out of a Cocoon.” All
proceeds benefit Asian
Task Force Against Domestic Violence. Advance
tickets are $20 and $25 at
the door. Tickets available
online at tinyurl.com/pbvgduo.
Cove
Neighborhood
Committee meeting will
take place at the Chinese
Consolidated Benevolent
Association. The public is
welcome to attend.
Clean Up Chinatown
Committee meeting
Tuesday, April 14
10:30 a.m.
87 Tyler Street
Boston, MA 02111
The Clean Up Chinatown Committee meeting will take place at the
Asian American Civic Association, 5F. The public
is welcome to attend.
Free legal clinic
Monday, April 27
6 to 8 p.m.
1509 Hancock Street,
Suite 209
Quincy, MA 02169
Quincy Asian Resources, Inc. will host a
free monthly legal clinic.
Please contact QARI at
(617) 472-2200 or e-mail
i n f o @ q u i n c y a s i a n re sources.org.
Wage action rally
Thursday, April 14
4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Forsyth Park
Stand with workers for
economic justice and join
the fight for $15 an hour in
2015. The rally will stop
at Chinatown Gate around
6 p.m. For more information, visit wageaction.org.
Chinatown/South Cove
Neighborhood
Committee meeting
Monday, April 20
6 p.m.
90 Tyler Street
Boston, MA 02111
The Chinatown/South
Harvard China Forum
April 24-26
Harvard University
The Harvard China
Forum gathers more than
60 business leaders to address 1,000 students. For
more information, please
visit www.harvardchina.
org.
South Cove Manor
breakfast seminar
Thursday, April 30
9:30 a.m.
324 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116
All are welcome
to attend at Mass
Pike Towers Community
Room.
Food and refreshments provided.
For more information, call Terry Yin
at (203) 893-7963.
AppreciASIANS
award ceremony
Thursday, April 30
Help Us Learn More About Sleep!
If you are:
•55-70 years old
•Non smoker
•Healthy and taking no medication
You may be eligible for a 37-day sleep research study at
Brigham & Women’s Hospital. There will be a 4-6 week
screening period. Must be willing to spend 37 day consecutive days and nights in our facility.
Receive up to $7,775
Call 617-525-8719 or email
[email protected]
5:30 p.m.
225 Franklin Street, 33F
Boston, MA 02110
The 2015 AppreciASIANS award ceremony
for Asian Women for
Health will take place at
the UMass Club of Boston. Tickets start at $75.
For more information,
contact Chien-Chi Huang
at
[email protected] or call (617)
767-1071.
ACDC Heart of the
Community
Friday, May 1
7:30 a.m.
9 Tyler Street
Boston MA 02111
The Asian Community
Development Corporation
will host its third annual
Heart of the Community
dim sum breakfast at China Pearl. Buy tickets at
asiancdc.org.
Boston Shines
Saturday, May 2
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Chinatown
Come out to clean up
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April 3, 2015
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By ABCD
Dr. Cheng-Chieh Chuang presented at a South Cove Manor health seminar for elders on
March 26 at Mass Pike Towers. (Image courtesy of Terry Yin.)
The March South Cove Manor breakfast seminar took place at the Mass Pike
Towers community room on at March
26. More than 40 seniors participated in
this monthly meeting. The presentation
was in Mandarin and Cantonese.
Dr. Cheng-Chieh Chuang made a presentation called “Make your life bloom:
Easy things that you can do for happiness
and health.”
He gave each participant a picture of
a blooming flower to draw their healthy
lifestyle. Each circle represented body
(exercise), connection (networking and
friends), means (money to keep healthy
and buy healthy food), spirits (traditional
holidays, beliefs). Many seniors actively engaged with Dr. Chuang and asked
questions.
Dr. Chuang advised the participants
to exercise at least 15 minutes every day
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to maintain their body muscle and joint
health. Sunlight can help the body generate vitamin D to maintain the calcium
level in their bones. He recommended
seniors to go out more often, as the
weather is getting warmer. If they did not
feel comfortable getting out too often,
Dr. Chuang said it would be beneficial
for elders to sit at the south-facing side
of their homes to absorb extra sunlight.
Dr. Chuang is a board-certified family physician at South Cove Manor
Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, who
studied at the Yale University School of
Medicine and Brown Medical School.
The breakfast seminar was organized
by South Cove Manor and funded by the
Asian Health Initiative of Tufts Medical
Center. The next seminar will take place
April 30 at 9:30 a.m. at Mass Pike Towers.
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Action for Boston Community Development hosted a Chinese New Year Party celebrating
hopes and aspirations for the New Year on March 19 at its headquarters. This year marked
the Year of the Goat, viewed as promising and auspicious in Chinese culture. The celebration
promoted the theme of a prosperous New Year and included musical numbers, lucky money,
tai chi performances, trivia, and more. The ABCD Elder Services programs are dedicated
to making sure elders live happy and fulfilled lifestyles. Along with the Chinese New Year
celebration ABCD Elder Services also runs the successful Foster Grandparents program that
celebrates its 50th year and the Food Dollars program for healthy living. (Image courtesy of
Don West for ABCD.)
Boston city councilors file
paid parental leave ordinance
By the Wu Committee
Boston City Councilors Michelle Wu
(at-large), Tim McCarthy (District 5),
and Tito Jackson (District 7) introduced
an ordinance relative to paid parental
leave at the Boston City Council Meeting on March 25. This ordinance has
the full support of Mayor Martin Walsh,
who collaborated with the council on this
policy.
“The actions taken by the City of
Boston should reflect the values of our
community and our residents,” Wu said.
“As a new working mom, I am especially
proud to partner with Mayor Walsh and
my colleagues to ensure that Boston continues to lead on access to economic opportunity for working families. This ordinance will help alleviate some pressure
on working parents who have to make
tough choices every day to do the best
they can for their families. Access to parental leave will be good for the City, for
parents, and most of all, for children.”
The ordinance would require Boston
to offer six weeks of paid leave for both
mothers and fathers, with compensation
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two weeks, and 50 percent of salary for
two additional weeks. Unlike the state
law, which requires parents working for
the same employer to share one leave
period, Boston would give parents who
are both city employees individual leave
periods to take concurrently or in any
combination.
“When we work together, there aren’t
many limitations on what we can do to
make improvements in local government,” Walsh said. “It is important for
parents to be engaged in a child’s early
life.”
Approximately 178 countries worldwide offer some form of paid maternity
leave, and over 50 offer paid paternity
leave. The United States is one of only
three countries that lacks a law requiring employers to fund parental pay, with
the others being Oman and Papua New
Guinea.
Wu gave birth to her first child in December. McCarthy is the father of two
sons.
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Sampan NEWS
April 3, 2015
Dietitian Ming Cheung to run in
eighth Boston Marathon
By Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham and the
Sampan editorial team
Ming Cheung, a dietician at Beth Israel
Deaconess Hospital–Needham, will run in
the Boston Marathon on April 20. (Image
courtesy of BIDN.)
Framingham resident Ming Cheung
will run to support Beth Israel Deaconess
Hospital–Needham (BIDN) as a member
of Team BIDMC in the 119th Boston
Marathon on April 20. Cheung, a dietician at BIDN, runs as part of the larger
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s
marathon team, comprised of 60 runners.
The 2015 Boston Marathon will be the
eighth marathon Cheung has completed
and his fourth Boston Marathon.
“Asians are not seen as athletic,”
Cheung said. “I want to show people
we’re not just good at as table tennis or
kung fu, but we’re good at all sports.”
Cheung began working at BIDN in
October of 2014 after completing his
master’s degree in nutrition at Boston University’s Sargent College. The
struggle to get fit and lose weight is
one Cheung understands — as a senior
at Framingham High School and a center on the football team at 5’6”, Cheung
stopped weighing himself at 250 pounds.
The summer before his freshman year
of college, he started running and eating
healthier and quickly dropped more than
50 pounds. Now at 29, Ming has been
able to maintain his weight under 190
pounds, thanks to his healthy diet and
exercise regime.
Working at BIDN as an employee of
Sodexo, Cheung applied his real-life
weight-loss experience and offers his patients a new look at their diet and healthy
eating choices without focusing on restrictions. His influence extends to the
cuisine at his parent’s restaurant, Uncle
Cheung’s in Framingham, where he can
still be found waiting tables on the weekends. With a dietician on staff, Uncle
Cheung’s offers fresh, made-to-order
Chinese food that can be modified according to your dietary lifestyle, such as
low-sodium, vegetarian or gluten-free.
Cheung loves working at BIDN and
said, “Everyone is so nice and supportive of the community, I couldn’t think of
a better way to give back than to run to
benefit this hospital’s great work.”
Continued on page 5
The Chinese Progressive Association had its spring banquet on March 20 at China Pearl.
Chinese consulate representative Ruiming Zhong spoke, while CPA president Suzanne Lee
translated. (Image courtesy of Ling-Mei Wong.)
Chinese Progressive Association
celebrates local heroes
By Ling-Mei Wong
The Chinese Progressive Association
(CPA) held its Year of the Sheep New
Year Celebration on March 20 at the
China Pearl in Chinatown.
The Unsung Hero award was presented to De Sheng Liang. Liang is a retired
restaurant worker who first came to CPA
for help in 2006, when he was fired from
his job for no reason. Today he is one of
CPA’s most active volunteers, participating in protests, attending community
meetings and cooking for events.
The Good Neighbor Award was presented to Roche Bros. Supermarket and
Whole Foods Market for creating economic opportunities for the community
as Chinatown neighbors. Both supermarkets agreed to hire local residents from
Chinatown and the South End before
public hiring from a coalition of community organizations. Roche Bros. hired
25 applicants ahead of its opening this
spring. For Whole Foods, 26 percent of
its new hires were Asian American and
19 percent were residents of Chinatown
and the South End.
The Worker Justice Award was presented to Medical Resources Home Care
Workers. The home care workers negotiated with Medical Resources for a pay
increase of $9.75 from $9 an hour.
The Social Justice Award was presented to former Boston elections commissioner Geraldine Cuddyer for her
involvement with bilingual ballots in
Chinese and Vietnamese. Cuddyer retired this year.
Wah Lum Kung Fu and Tai Chi Academy performed the lion dance and the
Cambridge Center for Chinese Culture
Drumming Group performed. Representatives from the Chinese consulate and
local government also spoke.
CPA is a grassroots community organization which works for full equality
and empowerment of the Chinese community in the greater Boston area and
beyond.
MBTA NOTICE TO BIDDERS
· Electronic proposals for the following project
will be received through the internet using Bid
Express until the date and time stated below,
and will be posted on www.bidx.com forthwith
after the bid submission deadline.
· No paper copies of bids will be accepted.
· Bidders must have a valid digital ID issued by
the Authority in order to bid on projects.
· Bidders need to apply for a digital ID with Bid
Express at least 14 days prior to a scheduled bid
opening date.
· MBTA Contract No. C72CN03, WORCESTER
COMMUTER RAIL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, RAIL REPLACEMENT, FRAMINGHAM TO
WORCESTER, MA, (CLASS 1, GENERAL TRANSIT CONSTRUCTION, and CLASS 3, TRACK
WORK, PROJECT VALUE - $5,500,000 .
· Submitted at www.bidx.com until two o’clock (2:00
p.m.) on April 23, 2015.
· Immediately thereafter, in a designated room, the
Bids will be opened and read publicly.
Work along the Worcester Line will consist of rail de-stressing operations at various locations on both Tracks 1 between Boston and
Worcester. Work shall be performed during weekdays and weekends and shall be done segmentally within signal block limits as shown
on the Contract drawings. Rail de-stressing shall include but not limited to cutting welded rail at selected intervals, removing rail anchors and/or clips, heating rail to desired neutral temperature, providing means for the rail to expand, re-anchoring or clipping the rail
at the desired temperature, and re-welding the rail.
Additional information and instructions on how to submit a bid are available at
http://www.mbta.com/business_center/bidding_solicitations/current_solicitations/
April 3, 2015
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Sampan FEATURES
Chinatown crime blotter for March
20 to April 2
By the Boston Police Department
All reports are submitted by the Boston Police Department. The time period
is from March 20 to April 2for District
A-1, which includes Chinatown.
To report a crime or suspicious activity, call 911. Interpreters are available for
Chinese speakers.
Students and Solarize Quincy volunteers answer questions at the Lunar New Year event on
March 1 at North Quincy High School. (Image courtesy of Solarize Quincy.)
Solar and lunar events kick off
Solarize Quincy program
By Solarize Quincy
“Not only haven’t I paid an electric
bill, but I’ve already received $4,000
in payments because I’m generating
clean solar electricity,” said Shelly Dein,
Quincy’s director of energy and sustainability, at the kickoff event for Solarize
Quincy, a program that offers discounted
solar panels to local residents and business owners. Dein, who has had panels
on the roof of her house for the last three
years, added that they will have paid for
themselves in about another year, after
which she will continue to pocket savings for the 20-year-plus expected life of
the panels.
The Solar 101 event, held on March
3, attracted a crowd of 50 to Atlantic
Middle School to hear Dein, Elizabeth
Youngblood of the Massachusetts Clean
Energy Center, along with the City and
the state Department of Energy Resources, and Dan Barnett, sales manager of SolarFlair, which will design and install the
solar arrays for Solarize Quincy customers. The speakers detailed incentives for
installing solar through Solarize, including discounted panels, state and federal
tax credits, a free supply of clean elec-
tricity, and renewable energy certificates
that can be sold to electric utilities.
A Q&A session at the end of the meeting drew questions on a wide range of issues, including system sizes, how to tell
if your house will work for solar, financing options and how long a solar assessment takes.
A group of eight Solarize Quincy volunteers, 10 high school students and four
SolarFlair representatives met with residents over the course of eight hours at the
Quincy Lunar New Year event, distributing more than 100 program brochures on
March 1. This event was a great success
because of the Chinese brochures and the
high school translators who shared about
the benefits of solar power for residences
and small businesses.
On April 7 at 7 p.m., the Solarize
Quincy team and Solar Flair will conduct
another session for Quincy residents to
learn about solar electricity and the Solarize Program at Clifford Marshall Elementary School, 34 Coddington Street,
Quincy. For more information or to sign
up for a free solar assessment, go to solarizequincy.weebly.com.
Marathon: Running against stereotypes
From page 4
“I really feel like this is my family
and I’m inspired every day by the patients. I’m running this marathon for all
of them. I want them to know that they
can achieve their goals, that long-term
weight loss success is possible, and even
running a marathon is achievable if you
set your mind to it,” Cheung said.
“We are excited to have Ming represent the hospital and run with our Boston Marathon team,” said John Fogarty,
BIDN president and CEO. “Ming is a
valuable member of the BIDN team and
a wonderful representation of the entire
BIDN community of committed healthcare professionals who make a difference
every day.”
In the past Cheung has raised more
than $12,000 for various marathons,
but he estimates that he personally gave
$10,000 of his own money, using tips
from waiting tables at Uncle Cheung’s.
Cheung tells people to focus on balance, rather than instant results.
“It’s finding out what you like to eat
and adjusting to make it healthy,” Cheung
said. He adds more fruits and vegetables
to his meals, getting full without too
many grains or meat. Cheung eats lighter
dinners, such as two plates of salad, and
exercises for two to four hours a day.
“Nothing is impossible,” Cheung
said. “If it’s set in your heart, you’ll get
there.”
This year, Cheung has set his goal at
$7,500 to donate to BIDN. Find out more
on his marathon page at www.crowdrise.
com/MingCheung.
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and you could win a prize!
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Warrant arrest
March 22, 3:30 a.m.: The suspect was
arrested on Edinboro Street on an outstanding warrant issued out of Quincy
District Court.
Threats
March 22, 3:59 a.m.: The victim, a
security guard working on Washington
Street, was threatened by a tenant of the
building.
Investigate person
March 23, 7:11 p.m.: The victim reports he was attempting to buy drugs
from the suspect on Essex Street. The
suspect took the victim’s money and refused to give him the drugs. The officers
did not find any drugs on the suspect.
They both were given a “field intelligence observation” (FIO’d) or frisked by
police officers. The victim’s money was
returned to him.
Warrant arrest
March 24, 3:35 p.m.: The suspect was
arrested on Hayward Place on an outstanding warrant issued out of Brockton
District Court.
Meetings: Community looks at crime
From page 1
Fong reported three robberies took
place. The first incident took place at 117
Beach Street, when the victim tried to
buy drugs and was robbed by three black
males. The other two incidents were at
banks: Santander Bank at 42 Kneeland
Street and Cathay Bank at 621 Washington Street, with police apprehending the
suspects in both cases.
Three car break-ins occurred. One
incident involved school materials being taken from a car. Another car break
resulted in a cell phone and computer being taken from a car at the Pilgrim Garage, which does not have surveillance
equipment. Finally, at 660 Washington
Street, a handbag was grabbed out of car
stopped in traffic, Fong said.
An attempted burglary took place at
17 Pine Street. Two suspects attempted
to gain entry, with the 15-year-old victim
holding the door shut, Fong said.
CRA
The CRA meeting was held at the
Josiah Quincy School. Residents were
asked to share how they used the Boston Common and Public Garden with
Friends of the Public Garden executive
director Elizabeth Vizza.
The CRA gala will take place April
10 at the China Pearl.
Gables University Station
Affordable Housing Lottery
Westwood, MA
Six 1BRs @ $1,251*, Eight 2BRs @ $1,387*
No Utilities included except water and sewer
Gables University Station is a 130 unit apartment building on 95 University Avenue. 14 of the units will be rented to households with annual incomes not
exceeding 80% of AMI adjusted for family size as determined by HUD. Gables
University Station shares community amenities with Gables II University Station (such as clubhouse area with a pool, lounge, conference room, and fitness
center) however only the affordable units at Gables University Station are available through this lottery. The affordable units at Gables II University Station will
be available through a separate and distinct lottery in the near future. Please see
the Info Packet for more details.
Maximum Household Income Limits are:
$48,800 (1 person), $55,800 (2 people), $62,750 (3 people), $69,700 (4 people)
A Public Information Session will be held at 6 pm on April 7th, 2015
at the Westwood Public Library Community Room (660 High St).
Completed Applications and Required Income Documentation must be delivered, not postmarked, by 2:00 PM on May 12th, 2015.
The Lottery will be held on June 2nd at 6 PM in same location as the info session above.
For Details on Applications, the Lottery, and the Apartments, or for reasonable
accommodations for persons with disabilities, call 617.782.6900 (press x1 then x
3) or go to: www.s-e-b.com/lottery
Applications and Info Packets also available at the Westwood Main Library on
660 High Street
(Hours: M-W 10-9, Th 1-9, F 10-6, Sa 10-5, Su 2-5).
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Sampan HEALTH
April 3, 2015
How to make an asthma action plan
By Dr. Yue Zhao and Dr. John Leung
symptom gets worse;
3. When to seek urgent care or call the
ambulance.
A peak flow meter. (Image courtesy of Tufts
Medical Center.)
Asthma is a chronic, remitting and
relapsing airway disease commonly affecting both adults and children alike.
Airways in asthma patients are very sensitive to environmental irritants, such
as tobacco smoke, dust mites, pet dander, and even cold air. When triggered
by these unfriendly irritants, the fragile
small airways in asthma patients can become inflamed and narrow, which manifest as wheezing, coughing, chest tightness, or as severe as respiratory failure.
Currently, there is no cure for asthma.
However, the symptoms of asthma may
be prevented or managed very effectively
if there is a consistent management strategy or “action plan.” This strategy relies
heavily on patient’s strict compliance to
medication regimen, trigger awareness
as well as symptom awareness.
What is an asthma action plan?
An asthma action plan is a written
worksheet that shows you the steps to
take at home based on the severity of
your asthma symptoms. It tells you the
following:
1. What medication to take at home
every day;
2. What medication to take if you
Simply put, it is an algorithm which
tells you step-by-step when and what
medications to take based on your symptoms. It is an individualized self-management guide that is written in simple
words and easy to use. The action plan
describes how to control asthma in the
long term and how to handle worsening
asthma symptoms, or attacks. Learning
to “feel” the early warnings of a pending
asthma attack is very important and is
not as easy as it seems, especially when
anxiety may become a confounding factor. Fortunately, we have a device called
“peak flow meter” that enables you to
recognize early warning symptoms in
a relatively objective manner. Immediate action may be taken based on the
severity, such as taking extra doses of
quick-acting medications or seeking urgent care, to abort a devastating asthma
attack.
What is a “peak flow meter” and how
do I use it?
A peak flow meter for asthma is analogous to a thermometer for fever. By
blowing hard into a mouthpiece, you
will get a reading on the meter, which
measures your ability to exhale air out
of your lungs, as known as peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR). In a pending asthma attack or during an attack, this flow
rate decreases due to narrowing of the
small airways, depending on the severity. Thus, this can be used to measure the
severity of your asthma, your response
to treatment and to detect an impending
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asthma attack even before you develop
any symptoms. By comparing the numbers with your “personal best” reading
in the past two to three weeks, your allergist will know how well your asthma
is controlled, and adjust the treatment
accordingly. The following traffic light
system in Asthma Action Plan serves as
an easy guide to interpret the readings.
Peak flow meter: A portable device
used to measure how fast you can blow
air out of the lungs. To get a reading, you
simply inhale fully and blow as fast and
hard as you can through the mouthpiece.
This process should be repeated three
times and you best reading should be recorded. You should keep a chart of these
readings and bring it to your allergist.
How are asthma action plans designed?
For convenience, asthma action plans
are often broken down into three zones:
green, yellow and red. It will give you
instruction on how to handle each situation in each zone. For example:
1. Green zone: You are symptom-free.
PEFR is 80-100 percent of your personal
best. You should continue to take your
controller medications.
2. Yellow zone: You are experiencing mild to moderate asthma symptoms.
PEFR is 50-80 percent of your personal
best. You should follow the steps on the
action plan to use quick-relief medications.
3. Red zone: You are experiencing
severe asthma symptoms or an asthma
flare-up. PEFR is below 50 percent of
your personal best. Urgent medical care
is needed if your symptoms do not im-
prove.
Who needs an asthma action plan?
There are many causes of anemia but
theEvery individual with asthma should
have an asthma action plan, especially if
asthma symptoms are frequent and severe that require prior ER visits or hospitalizations. Your doctor will discuss with
you about the medication regimen, treatment goal, how to use the action plan to
reach your goal, and make an individualized plan that works best for you. If
your child has asthma that needs closer
home monitoring and better symptom
control, then the Asthma Action Plan is
a must for you to follow. All child caregivers (for example, babysitters, daycare
center workers, etc.) should know about
every child’s asthma action plan. During
follow-up visits, your doctor will go over
the action plan with you and may refine
the plan if any part of it is confusing or
unhelpful.
Find a template of an asthma action
plan online: www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/
resources/lung/asthma-action-plan.
About the authors
Dr. John Leung is triple-board certified in internal medicine, allergy/immunology and gastroenterology and he is
the director of the Food Allergy Center
at Tufts Medical Center. He is fluent in
both English and Cantonese. Dr. Yue
Zhao is an internal medicine resident
at Tufts Medical Center. To make an appointment, please call (617) 636-5333.
Groton MA AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Three, 2 Bedroom Town homes
Price $148,950
Your Total Monthly Housing Costs* are only $1,450 (approx.)!!!
*Total Monthly Housing Costs are the estimated sum of a your mortgage payment
(30 year, fixed rate), your monthly real-estate taxes, and insurance. HOA fees are
$90/mo.
This is a lottery for the 14 affordable Homes being built at Northfield Commons. These
14 homes will be sold at affordable prices to households with incomes at or below 80%
of the area median income. The first affordable homes will be ready in early 2015. All
affordable homes are at least 1,900 sqft and have 3 bedrooms, two bathrooms. Homes
have 9’ ceilings, and a first floor that features a kitchen with generous cabinet space and a
center island with breakfast bar, a formal dining room flows to an expansive living room
with large windows & first-floor laundry. The second floor features two bedrooms, a
second bathroom, and a spacious loft area.
The Maximum Income Limits for Households are as follows:
$46,100 (1 person), $52,650 (2 people), $59,250 (3 people), $65,800 (4 people), $71,100
(5 people), $76,350 (6 people)
Academy Hill
Groton MA
Public Information Meeting
Town Hall 173 Main St Groton MA
Tues, April 14 at 6:30pm
Lottery (same location)
Tues, May 5 at 6:30pm
Application deadline
April 28, 2015
MAX INCOME
1—$46,100 2— $52,650
3—$59,250 4—$65,800
Persons per household
Assets to $75,000
Homes sold by lottery
Households cannot have more than $75,000 in assets.
For more information on the Development, the Units or the Lottery and Application
Process or for reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities, please visit:
www.s-e-b.com/lottery or call 617.782.6900.
For Info and Application:
Applications and Required Income Documentation must be recieved, not postmarked,
by 2 pm on May 26th, 2015
Email: [email protected]
Call: Karen Morand @978 235-5595
A Public Info Session will be held on April 22nd, 2015 at 6:00 pm at the Activity Room in
Andover’s Memorial Hall Library (2 North Main St). The lottery will be on June 9th at 6
pm the same location.
Applications and Information also available at the Memorial Hall Library in Andover
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Application available at Groton Town Hall
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Sampan HEALTH
April 3, 2015
Suffering in silence: Mental health and
older Asian American immigrants
By Jenny Chen, New America Media
In 1976, So Ying Chan and her husband came to the United States to help
take care of their grandchildren. Her son,
Michael Man, worked as the accounting
manager at the National Education Association. Everything was going well.
Then, in 1992, Chan’s husband passed
away and her own health began deteriorating.
When Chan hit 83, she developed Alzheimer’s disease. During the day, when
both Man and his wife were at work,
Chan would wander onto the streets and
get lost. Man would have to call the police to find her and bring her back home.
Other days, Chan would be cooking and
wander off forgetting that she had left the
stove on.
Whether developing a brain disease
like Alzheimer’s or emotional decline
like depression, older Asians in the United States, many who immigrated here
later in life, face a range of barriers to
getting help. But programs are emerging
around the country to address their need
for culturally appropriate care.
New language, culture isolate Asian
elders
According to a Washington Post analysis of the 2010 U.S. Census, the Washington, D.C. region’s Asian population
rose 60 percent since 2000, making
the region a hub for Asians on the East
Coast. Unlike West Coast Asians, many
in the East are first or second generation
immigrants.
It has also become customary for many
of Asian Americans to bring their parents
Asian American seniors are at high risk for
emotional health issues, due to language
and culture barriers. (Image courtesy of
Flickr user Kevin Schoenmakers.)
from abroad to take care of their grandchildren. Often these grandparents don’t
speak English and don’t easily adapt to
a new language and culture. Most can’t
drive and become confined to their adult
child’s house. According to the State Department, 30,602 immigrants from Asia
in 2014 were parent of current Asian
American U.S. citizens over the age of
21.
Researchers have shown that loneliness and social isolation are key predictors of depression and other mental
health issues in elders. Social isolation
intensifies for many seniors as they experience more limited mobility and their
friends begin to die.
“Because of their recent arrival, unfamiliar social environment, poverty, poor
health and communication problems,
it is difficult for them to participate effectively in the economic, social, politi-
cal and cultural life,” said Abul Hossen
of Shahjalal University of Science and
Technology in Bangladesh.
He added, “As a result, they become
alienated and isolated from the mainstream society.”
A 2011 University of California (UC)
study of 20,712 Asian American elders
in the Journal of General Internal Medicine found that Filipino, Korean and
Vietnamese elders in the U.S. were more
likely to report symptoms of mental distress compared to non-Hispanic whites,
yet they were less likely to have seen a
primary care provider.
The UC researchers found that about
one in five older Filipinos in this country reported such signs, as well as one in
six Koreans and one in seven Vietnamese Americans, compared to the less than
one in 10 older non-Hispanic whites.
They found that among six Asian subpopulations, older Asians at greater risk
for mental distress are also those more
likely to have immigrated to the U.S. and
have low levels of English-language proficiency.
They also interviewed a sample of 647
seniors ages 55-plus in five languages
and English. Among them, 90-100 percent in each Asian subgroup were born
outside the U.S., except for the Japanese
survey participants, two-thirds of whom
were U.S. born. Groups with the lowest
levels of English proficiency included 84
percent of Vietnamese elders, 70 percent
of Koreans, and over half of Chinese seniors.
‘A danger to herself’
Alarmed that his mother “was becoming a danger to herself,” Man later said in
an interview, “We couldn’t afford to take
any risks.” Eventually, he and his wife
decided that his mother would be safer in
a nursing home and brought Chan to a facility that was covered under the Medicaid program for those with low-incomes.
Man said that Chan was not used to
the food and didn’t eat very much. When
Susan Wong visited her six months later,
Chan had fallen into a deep depression.
She kept saying that her son had abandoned her. She had tried to escape the
nursing home several times.
Wong owns an assisted living home
for Chinese elders in Gaithersburg, Md.,
called Lin’s House, named for her son,
who died in childhood. Every day Wong
and her staff help bathe, clothe and feed
the home’s seven residents, and serve
them home-cooked Asian meals. The
staff talks to residents in Mandarin or
Cantonese.
After a couple months at Lin’s House,
Chan settled into a comfortable rhythm.
She isn’t ecstatic to be in a facility, but
she now jokes with the staff and sits
down at her meals. And she doesn’t try
to run away.
This article is adapted from Jenny
Chen’s story written partly through a fellowship from New America Media and
the Gerontological Society, sponsored by
AARP. The original piece for Asian Fortune includes two videos.
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April 3, 2015
Senior Chinese New Year party
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Avenue Community Center on March 21. (Left to right): Chris Byner of BCYF, second place
Emily Sun, winner Christy Jestin and third place Isabella Baez-Giangreco. (Image courtesy of
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