Asian Community Development Corporation

👻 Bring your kids to a halloween-themed SaturPLAY this weekend!🍬 🗓️ Sat, October 26 🕐 1:00pm- 3:00pm 📍 Mary Soo Hoo Park at the Greenway 🧛♀️ Costumes are welcome! ✨ SaturPLAY is a series of monthly, youth-led and family-oriented events in collaboration with the Rose Kennedy Greenway @rosekennedygreenway. ⁠ 🛝 SaturPLAY activates Mary Soo Hoo Park at the Greenway by inviting Chinatown families to enjoy the park with planned activities every last Saturday of the month, from April to October.

🍂What’s better than taking a nice walk on a brisk autumn day? Taking a nice walk on a brisk autumn day with ACDC! 🗓️Saturday, October 26th 🕒 3-4 PM 📍The Chinatown Gate 🎟️ In an effort to make our tours more accessible our tickets will be priced at $12 and $25. ✨Your contributions will go towards funding our programming, so we ask that you consider what you are able to give and choose the ticket price that works best for you ❓If you have any questions or if these prices are outside your budget, feel free to reach out to us at tours@asiancdc.org to discuss alternative pricing options. We greatly appreciate your support! 🔗Visit https://lnkd.in/eyN992c8 to get your tickets!

The City of Malden Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development and ACDC @asiancdc are holding a community meeting for the proposed redevelopment of 245 Bryant St in Malden. The project will bring approximately 35 new affordable homeownership units to the neighborhood. 🗓️ Wednesday, November 6th 🕕 6:00-7:30 pm 📍 Malden City Hall, 215 Pleasant St Mandarin, Cantonese, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and Portuguese interpretations will be provided. Additional languages are available upon written request to billy.kan@asiancdc.org at least 48 hours in advance. Registration link: bit.ly/245bryantst

🎃👻Chinatown families: Join us on October 26th from 1-4 PM at the Chinatown Community Halloween Celebration! 🍬FREE event! Go trick or treating, play fun games, win prizes, and participate in field day activities! All children must be accompanied by an adult. 🧛We’ll be having a costume contest so come dressed in your costume if you’d like to enter. May the best costume win! 📍Location: 66 - 88 Hudson Street & Harvard St between Hudson St and Tyler St, Boston MA 02111 📅Saturday, October 26 🕐1:00 - 4:00 PM Hosted by the Asian Community Development Corporation, Chinese Progressive Association, Chinatown Community Land Trust, Friends of the Chinatown Library, and Friends of Reggie Wong Park. 🎃👻唐人街家庭：十月二十六日下午一點鐘到四點鐘歡迎大家一起參加唐人街社區萬聖節慶典！ 🍬免費活動！ 「不給糖就搗蛋」、玩遊戲、獲得獎品、參加戶外日活動！所有兒童須由有大人陪同。 🧛活動也包括一場萬聖節變裝比賽。歡迎大家穿着萬聖節變裝參加比賽。加油！ 📍地址：66 - 88 號乞臣街 & 哈佛街（乞臣街與泰勒街之間）麻州 波士頓 02111 📅十月二十六日，週六 🕐1:00 - 4:00 PM 活動由亞美社區發展協會、華人前進會、華埠土地信託會、華埠圖書館之友、以及黃述沾公園之友。

🚨 The City of Boston's Planning Department @BostonPlans is hosting a virtual Public Meeting for the proposed project located at 15-25 Harrison Avenue in the Chinatown neighborhood of Boston. 🏨 The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the proposal to redevelop a vacant 5-story commercial building, where ACDC has its temporary Tied Together by a Thousand Threads mural by Shaina Lu, into a 25-story hotel. 🗓️ Thurs, Oct 17 🕕 6:00 PM 📍 Zoom: bit.ly/3MWq4tK Meeting ID: 161 411 8063 Toll-Free Call-in Number: 833.568.8864 📧 Contact: Daniel Polanco dan.polanco@boston.gov 🔗 Submit your comments online: https://lnkd.in/eFfxMevR 📢 Please share widely and attend the virtual event to share your comments and concerns about the hotel proposal! 🚨 波士頓市規劃部門 @BostonPlans 正在為位於波士頓唐人街附近哈里森大道 15-25 號的擬議項目舉辦虛擬公開會議。 🏨 會議的目的是討論將一棟空置的 5 層商業樓改建為 25 層酒店的提案，ACDC 在此樓設有臨時的 Shaina Lu 的千線壁畫。 🗓️ 10 月 17 日，星期四 🕕 下午 6:00 📍 會議登記: bit.ly/3MWq4tK 會議ID：161 411 8063 免費撥入號碼：833.568.8864 📧 BPDA專案經理聯絡資訊: Daniel Polanco dan.polanco@boston.gov 🔗 在線提交您的意見: https://lnkd.in/eFfxMevR 📢 請廣泛分享並參加虛擬活動，分享您對酒店提案的意見和擔憂！

Join the Boston Planning Department to learn about the initial zoning concepts and design guidelines for Chinatown from the initial PLAN: Downtown process and Chinatown Rezoning engagement earlier this year. 🗓️ Tues, Oct 8 🕕 6:00 pm 📍Zoom meeting: bit.ly/ChinatownRZFall (this link opens the Zoom meeting, not a registration page) Meeting ID: 160 650 4078 Toll-free call-in number: 833 568 8864 Boston's Planning Department will provide an overview of proposed zoning recommendations before the official release of draft zoning. 🌐 Cantonese and Mandarin interpretations will be available.

✅ Register now to join Tufts CTSI and the Addressing Disparities in Asian Populations through Translational Research (ADAPT) coalition for the 8th Annual Asian Health Symposium - "Equity-Centered Data: Making Communities Visible." 📆This half-day, in-person event will be held on Tuesday, October 8 from 8:30 AM-1:30 PM EST at Tufts University School of Medicine. (Breakfast and Registration: 8:30 AM-9:15 AM; Lunch and Networking: 12:30 PM-1:30 PM.) 📈Asian American and Pacific Islander (AA&PI) populations are the fastest-growing racial group in the U.S., comprising over 50 ethnicities speaking more than 100 languages. Despite their diverse lived experiences and health needs, AA&PI communities are often misrepresented as a homogenous “model minority” in health data and research. ⭐In August 2023, Massachusetts passed the Data Equity Bill, a landmark legislation mandating state agencies to collect data on major ethnic groups, not just race. This disaggregation of data provides a more accurate and nuanced understanding of diverse communities across the state. While this bill is a significant step towards improving data equity, further efforts are needed across government and health sectors to ensure that all communities are fairly represented in data and decision-making. 🤗Join us to explore the importance of data equity, the vital role of community voices and intersectionality, and cross-sectoral and cross-racial strategies to promote data equity in Massachusetts. 🤩Our keynote speaker will be Akil Vohra, JD. As Director of Policy for AAPI Data, Mr. Vohra oversees federal and state strategies to ensure the collection, analysis, publication, and utilization of data to advance the understanding and support of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities. Our panel will feature multidisciplinary experts in data equity, including representatives from community-based organizations, government, research institutions, and healthcare systems. 🗣️Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese) language interpretation will also be available for attendees. ❗Space is limited! Please register by October 1 via at https://lnkd.in/dkdM4uiG

🤔 Are you a MA voter? Are you confused by the many ballot amendments that will be on the ballot this fall? Join APIs CAN for a virtual training with Mass Voter Table and ballot initiative campaign for an in-depth conversation about the 2024 Massachusetts Ballot Amendments. 🗳️ Learn about the four ballot initiatives and have the opportunity to ask questions directly to the groups championing initiatives related to worker equity, supporting unions, expanding medical treatment for mental healthcare, and education justice. 💻 This virtual call will be on Wednesday, October 9 at 6:30 p.m. ET via Zoom. 🌐 Interpretation for AAPI languages will be provided. ✍️ Register here: bit.ly/apis-ballot-gotv 🔗 Request interpretation here: https://lnkd.in/dMUeJ6QW

📚Bring your kids to SaturPLAY, September 28 for games, activities, and crafts! 📅 Saturday, September 28, 2024 🕐 1:00 pm -3:00 pm 📍 Mary Soo Hoo park at The Greenway (by Hudson St. & Beach St., Boston MA 02111) 🖍️ September's theme is "Back to School!" With school starting back in season, ACDC's A-VOYCE youth will run activities for children and families to make school-themed arts & crafts! 📕 Everyone is invited to drop by to participate or say hi! ⭐️ SaturPLAY is a series of monthly, youth-led and family-oriented events in collaboration with the Rose Kennedy Greenway @rosekennedygreenway. 🛝SaturPLAY activates Mary Soo Hoo Park at the Greenway by inviting Chinatown families to enjoy the park with planned activities every last Saturday of the month, from April to October (except for August).

🫵What is your place in your community? 🤔This question leads to more questions. What is my community? How can I know what my place is in it and how to make an impact? 💭If you've been pondering some of these questions, join A-VOYCE, a program in both Chinatown and Malden that transforms high school-aged youth into community advocates who design spaces for collective dreams, joy, and power. 🤝A-VOYCE youth will build storytelling, public speaking, and leadership skills while learning more about Chinatown and Malden history. By the end of the program, all A-VOYCE members will have the skills to talk about their community, share their role in it, and how they're creating a more equitable, sustainable, and joyful community for all. 🧧Plus, youth who complete the program will earn a $500 stipend! 🔎 Visit asiancdc.org/avoyce to apply to either the Malden or Boston Chinatown program by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, September 23! You don't have to be a resident of either, but you must be able to commit to attending the weekly program workshops. 📸 Photos: Reina Matsumoto @reinaspictures 🎥 Video: Harrison Tran⁠ 🎵Song: Show Me How - Men I Trust (Instrumental)