Correction: The Summer Picnic is July 22 (not June). |
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Summer Picnic at
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What: Free community event to celebrate summer and meet your neighbors! When: Saturday, July 22 from 12 - 3 pm (Rain Date: Sunday, June 23) Where: Tufts Community Commons , 186 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02111 Who: Family-friendly event open to everyone |
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Hudson Street Stoop Updates 
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Hudson Street Stoop is ACDC’s rotating public art initiative to transform One Greenway Park into an activated and inclusive neighborhood “stoop.” We have exciting updates to share about the next Hudson Street Stoop (HSS) exhibit, on view from Summer 2023 - Fall 2025.
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Click image to play video. Video edited by Rebecca Leu |
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In this video, HSS Artists Katherine Chin & Park MacDowell share updates on the fabrication process and reveal the rendering of Dancing Dragon.
About the design: Dancing Dragon is a steel pavilion with a meandering canopy structure providing seating, shade, and the structure for community activity. It is inspired by the traditional Chinese dragon dance with exuberant geometry above and joyful gathering below.
Residents and community members provided input to select Dancing Dragon after community Visioning Sessions, with the final decision made by the HSS Committee. The committee is comprised of Chinatown residents and arts administrators.
HSS 2023-2025 is funded in part by Healthy Places by Design and their partners John Hancock, AARP Massachusetts, UMass Boston, and the City of Boston Age Strong Commission, as well as Beyer Blinder Belle Foundation, Beyond Walls, Payette, Perkins+Will, and Utile.
Special thanks to our Tufts University - School of Medicine partners who have been evaluating the impact of HSS on our residents and the community. Thank you to our site partners Bozzuto, Maloney Properties, One Greenway, and Concentric Fabrication!
Stay tuned for an Opening Celebration announcement! 
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Films at the Gate Festival
Friday, August 25 - Sunday, August 27 |
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Films at the Gate Festival is back for the 17th year! This event is organized by local high school youth and ACDC's A-VOYCE alumni. Films at the Gate has always been free for the community to enjoy live martial arts, musical and dance performances, and kung fu and contemporary films honoring Asian American artists and stories.
Mark your calendars for Friday, August 25 - Sunday, August 27.
Sponsor the event to help us cover event costs! |
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At Home in Chinatown:
A Residence Lab Retrospective  |
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Join ACDC and Pao Arts Center for the opening of At Home in Chinatown: A Residence Lab Retrospective, an exhibition highlighting four years of Residence Lab (ResLab), a community-centered artist residency that partners local artists and Chinatown residents in the co-designing of a public art project.
Facilitated in collaboration with the Pao Arts Center, the residency is now coming to a close, and we want to celebrate the end of its journey with you!
At Home in Chinatown: A Residence Lab Retrospective On view at Pao Arts Center from July 27th to October 13th Opening Reception | July 27th at 5:30 pm at Pao Arts Center
Participating artist-resident teams: (2019) Tarik Bartel, Joyce Chen, and Maggie Chen (2019) Crystal Bi, Lily Xie, Pihua Lin, and Yuyi Li (2020) Maria Fong, Sylvia Chen, and Po Chun Chow (2021) Yuko Okabe, Kathy Wu, Amy Lam, and Elaine Liang (2022) Ann Dinh, Alison M, and Winnie Yuen (2022) Amanda Beard Garcia, Yanna Chen, and Xingyao He
Curated by Lily Song, Assistant Professor of Race, Social Justice & the Built Environment at Northeastern University.
Stay tuned for more details!  |
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Support Youth Summer Programs 
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Join us in supporting local youth in being community leaders and advocates! ACDC is raising funds for another vibrant summer experience for high school youth in the Boston area. The donations will directly fund the Summer Leadership Academy (lunch for youth, field trips, etc.) and ACDC's youth-organized Films at the Gate Festival - a much-loved event that is always free to the community! The theme for this summer's program focuses on health and wellness on an individual, community, and structural level. |
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THANK YOU to everyone who attended ACDC's 2023 Annual Meeting: People, Place, Power |
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It was fantastic to see residents, community members and partners, Board Members, and staff all together again. We also loved to see A-VOYCE youth and alumni in attendance together.
A heartfelt thank you to our guest speakers Miaoyi, Jarita, and Maggie, for sharing their experiences of being involved with ACDC. Miaoyi and Jarita are two Malden A-VOYCE youth. Maggie is a ACDC resident at 66 Hudson Street and a graduate of ACDC's inaugural Resident Leadership Training Series hosted last year.
We are so proud of how they have grown into our community's leaders! |
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Thank you to Lee-Daniel Tran for photographing this event! You can view his photos below. |
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ACDC is restoring our Harrison Avenue mural, Tied Together by a Thousand Threads by artist Shaina Lu. |
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Completed in 2017, Tied Together by a Thousand Threads is a mural created by ACDC to use community-centered public art to combat gentrification in Chinatown. In honor of the mural's fifth anniversary, ACDC looks forward to working with Shaina Lu (mural artist), to restore the mural to its original vibrancy.
If you are looking for a way to support ACDC, help fund the mural restoration with a donation today! |
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We are pleased to announce the next Hudson Street Stoop installation. |
The 2023-24 Hudson Street Stoop installation by artists Katherine Chin & Parke MacDowell is coming later this year. Dancing Dragon was selected after community Visioning Sessions with residents & community members. The final selection was by the HSS Committee. |
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Last but not least, we thank Paul W. Lee for his service as ACDC's Board Chair from 2013-2022. |
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Paul W. Lee, a cofounder of ACDC and who grew up on Hudson Street, remains on our Board of Directors. He was recently named one of 25 Legends, Leaders, & Pioneers at GetKonnected's event honoring Boston's Most Influential Asian American Pacific Islanders. We welcome Geoff Why, who has served on ACDC's Board since 2012, as ACDC's new Board Chair. |
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Thank you. We look forward to a wonderful year ahead. |
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Interested in getting a 50% tax rebate on your donation to ACDC? |
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Thank you for your support this year. |
Dear Chutze,
2022 was a big year for ACDC. I am so grateful for your role in supporting the people we serve and the places they call home.
As we reflect on this past year, we are proud to share what we accomplished. We couldn't have done it without your help!
This Giving Season, we hope you will support ACDC by making a donation, which is 100% tax-deductible. Gifts of any size will make a lasting impact.
Your contribution helps our neighborhoods continue to expand and thrive.
Thank you, Angie Liou ACDC Executive Director |
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Highlights from this year: |
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This year's Resident Leadership Training Series cohort |
Fostering resident leadership and advocacy through programs like our Resident Leadership Training Series, a series of bilingual community organizing workshops led in partnership with Mel King Institute. |
| Hudson Street Stoop's Storytell and Sway Closing Exhibit |
Building community anchors through Hudson Street Stoop, a rotating public art exhibit on One Greenway park and development of Parcel R-1 to create affordable housing and a space for Chinatown's Boston Public Library branch. |
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Summer Leadership Academy took a field trip to Spectacle Island |
Promoting local youth leadership through our A-VOYCE School Year Program, Summer Leadership Academy, and year-round paid internship opportunities for high school and college students. |
| Juk Sing performs at the Films at the Gate festival; photo by Devin Edwards |
Supporting public arts and culture programs like Films at the Gate, a free, outdoor Chinese film festival held annually at Chin Park, and Residence Lab, a resident and artist residency program in partnership with Pao Arts Center. |
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ACDC's purchase of 64 Beach St. marked the first time a nonprofit has bought a privately owned and occupied building in Chinatown |
| Lastly, we continued our mission to preserve and increase affordable housing in the Greater Boston area by purchasing 64 Beach St. in Chinatown to preserve privately owned housing as affordable housing and a neighborhood restaurant and 213 Main St. in Malden to create new affordable housing. |
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Your donation will fund impacts like these and more! |
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Dear Friends of ACDC,
Following the recent attack that took place at the Wollaston T station in Quincy, we are committed to working with community partners and elected officials to raise awareness and share safety resources. Please read on for more information about an upcoming public meeting in Quincy.
Our thoughts are also with individuals impacted by the recent Colorado shooting, and their friends, family, and chosen family who are grieving their loved ones.
In these times, we are reminded of the many organizers, leaders, and groups dedicated to immediate and long-term solutions, and policies to protect our youth and future generations. We are thankful to work alongside wonderful community partners to address the most urgent needs faced by our constituents. We are immensely grateful to our supporters for your trust in us and for the daily impact that you are creating.
Thank you for joining ACDC in fostering welcoming and safe communities for all. |
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Wishing you and your loved ones a peaceful holiday, Angie Liou Executive Director |
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Quincy Public Safety Meeting November 28 |
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There will be an in-person public community safety meeting to provide community support and safety resources following the recent attack at the Wollaston T station in Quincy. This event is hosted by Councillor-at-Large Nina Liang, Mayor Thomas Koch, Councillor Chuck Phelan, and Councillor Ian Cain, and will be joined by fellow elected officials and community organizations. Event Details Monday, November 28 5:30 pm Quincy Housing Authority80 Clay Street, Quincy, MA 02170 Mandarin, Cantonese, and Vietnamese interpretations will be provided.
The event is free and open to all community members. |
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ACDC's Parcel R-1 Project Progressing |
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Rendering courtesy of Stantec. |
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We held a second Impact Advisory Group and public meting on November 16 to update the community on the design process of the Parcel R-1 development. Parcel R-1 is located on Hudson Street, across from our One Greenway building, and will create over 100 income-restricted rentals and condos and bring back a Chinatown Boston Public Library branch. As the only Boston neighborhood without its own BPL branch, this is a major milestone for the community. We are excited to make this possible following decades of organizing by community leaders and the Friends of the Chinatown Library. |
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ACDC Will Be Closed December 25 - January 1 |
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From December 25 to January 1, the team at ACDC will take an organizational break to spend time with loved ones, rest, and return recharged in our commitment to building equitable communities we can all call home.
If you are planning a year-end gift, please donate online to avoid mail delays. We hope you will consider ACDC for Giving Tuesday on November 29th! |
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Double Your Impact on Giving Tuesday! |
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Your donation of $1,000 or more is eligible for a 50% tax rebate! CITC donors have been the lifeline of our pandemic relief programs and services and supported the expansion of ACDC's youth leadership and public art programming. Donations must be received by December 31 to be eligible for 2022 tax credits. Make an extra special Giving Tuesday donation with a CITC contribution.
If you plan to mail or drop off a check, please note our office holiday closure from December 25 to January 1, and plan accordingly. Email citc@asiancdc.org for any questions or click on the button below to learn more. |
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Hudson Street Stoop Update |
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After a successful inaugural exhibit featuring Gianna Stewart's Storytell & Sway, ACDC is excited to announce that the artist group for the 2023 - 2024 Hudson Street Stoop installation has been selected!
Dancing Dragon by Katherine Chin & Parke MacDowell will come to One Greenway Park in Spring 2023! Stay tuned for further details on the design and future Hudson Street Stoop events. Thank you to all the incredibly talented and collaborative artists who have been a part of this process. We thank all of the residents and community members who shared their insightful feedback and ideas. |
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Special thanks to our Hudson Street Stoop Committee: Janiqwa Johnson, Chinatown resident Angela Soo Hoo, Chinatown resident Dianyvet Serrano, Chinatown resident Ada Wu, Chinatown resident & A-VOYCE youth Cherry Yang, Utile Sheila Novak, The Greenway Conservancy
And thank you to our partners at Tufts University who have been evaluating the project, its process, and its resulting impact: Dr. Alice Tang, Dr. Kim Dong, Corey Mullins, Zihan Yu, and Ann Nguyen. |
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A-VOYCE Youth Learn About Climate Resilience |
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Recently, our Chinatown and Malden A-VOYCE cohorts partnered with incredible community organizations to learn about climate resiliency work in their neighborhoods!
Malden youth explored the Malden River and learned about the intentional community-based process of building a climate-resilient park along the river. They used temperature gauges to spot the temperature difference between a cement lot and land by the river. Youth enjoyed meeting with Diana Jeong, co-founder and board member of GMAACC, who gave a tour of downtown Malden. Diana shared her family's immigration history and involvement in the community.
Our Chinatown program youth went on a Chinatown History tour led by ACDC staff and explored the Greenway from Chin Park to Rowes Wharf Plaza, learning about the importance of green space for communities in Boston.
These tours ground our youth in their neighborhood's history and community initiatives, informing the projects our youth will design and implement in the spring. Thank you to the Mystic River Watershed Association, Greater Malden Asian American Community Coalition, and The Greenway for sharing your knowledge and time! |
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Save the Date - ACDC's Annual Meeting |
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Board Member Mai Du and her son and A-VOYCE Alum Thomas at a past annual meeting; photo by Black Dog Pictures. |
Tuesday, January 31 at 6:00 pm More details to come! |
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“The problem with Chinatown has been, it’s very, very difficult to find sites to put affordable housing,” said Liou. “You don’t often get opportunities to do bigger developments. When you can add even 50 or 60 units, that’s a significant add to the inventory.” |
| Angie shares her thoughts in a radio interview on the PLAN: Downtown initiative to revitalize downtown Boston, "We want to make sure that we can protect the [affordable] housing...to protect the residents who have been very vulnerable to evictions." |
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