Asian Community                                                                                                                       June 19  ·  by Adam Smith/Sampan Staff
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Report Looks at Economic Impact of Mass. Asian Population

What would the health of the state's economy be like if there were no Asians in Massachusetts? For starters, there would be at least 37,000 fewer jobs. That's according to a new report showing that Asian-owned businesses in Massachusetts generated more than $5 billion in sales and receipts in 2002 alone. In addition, from 1992 to 2002, the number of Asian-owned businesses grew by 158%. The report, titled Rise of Asian-Owned Businesses in Massachusetts, was commissioned by the Immigrant Learning Center and conducted by the Institute for Asian American Studies at U-Mass Boston.

Second Graduating Class Finishes at Quincy Upper School

The Josiah Quincy Upper School recently held its second graduation. For this year's 42 graduates, the occasion was a bittersweet farewell to the school's tight-knit community. The event was also a gateway to the future. Many of the students are immigrants, or children of immigrants, and are the first in their families to go to college. The Quincy Upper School began with only a sixth-grade class in 1999. Every year, one more grade was added, till the first year with a Grade Twelve, in 2005.

Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center Marks 35th Anniversary

The Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center recently celebrated its 35 years of service to Boston's Chinese elderly residents during a banquet at China Pearl restaurant. The Golden Age Center was founded in 1972, and has since been run by director Ruth Moy.

Governor Patrick Holds Fundraiser in Boston's Chinatown

For the time being, Governor Deval Patrick's finished with campaigning, but not with fundraising. He met two weeks ago with a group of about 70 Asian Americans in a re-election fundraiser luncheon at China Pearl restaurant. The luncheon, which requested $250 per guest to attend, raised $20,000.

 

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