Asian Community Development Corporation

From our Angie Liou, our ED: "ACDC is pleased to announce that @BostonPlans approved our development at Parcel R-1 in Chinatown yesterday. This project will provide 100% affordable housing units AND a permanent Chinatown branch of the Boston Public Library (@BPLBoston)! ... 1/

☀️ Join us at the first Hudson Street Stoop event of the summer! Location: Hudson Street Stoop (66-88 Hudson St) Date: June 20th (Thu) Time: 6-8pm RSVP: bit.ly/45totEq ☀️ 請參加夏季的第一個乞氏門廊 (Hudson Street Stoop) 活動！

✨ Happy AAPI Heritage Month! ❓Did you know ACDC continues to be a leader in developing affordable housing across Chinatown and Malden? 🥟 Want to support these impacts and more in 2024? Join us for our Dim Sum Breakfast on 6/7. 🔗 Buy tickets at asiancdc.org/dimsum

✨ Happy AAPI Heritage Month! ❓Did you know ACDC’s holds several financial education programs for low-income immigrant families? 🥟 Want to support these impacts and more in 2024? Join us for our 2024 Dim Sum Breakfast on June 7th. 🔗 Buy tickets at asiancdc.org/dimsum

✨ Happy AAPI Heritage Month! ❓Did you know ACDC’s placekeeping programs have resulted in tangible public arts projects across Chinatown? 🥟 Want to support these impacts and more in 2024? Join us for our Dim Sum Breakfast on 6/7. 🔗 Buy tickets at asiancdc.org/dimsum

🎉 With the assistance of the City of Malden's Office of Strategic Planning & Community Development (OSPCD), ACDC has purchased 245 Bryant St in Malden, MA.

✨ Happy AAPI Heritage Month! ❓Did you know ACDC’s A-VOYCE program helps youth become strong leaders in their communities? 🥟 Want to support these impacts and more in 2024? Join us for our 2024 Dim Sum Breakfast on June 7th. 🔗 Buy tickets at asiancdc.org/dimsum

⛹🏻 Join Chinatown HOPE and Friends of the Reggie Wong Park to celebrate Reggie Wong Park Day! 🗓️ Sunday, May 19 🕚 11 AM - 4 pm 📍 Reggie Wong Memorial Park (Lincoln St x Kneeland St) ☔️ Rain date: Sunday, June 2

⛹🏻 Join Chinatown HOPE and Friends of the Reggie Wong Park to celebrate Reggie Wong Park Day! 🗓️ Sunday, May 19 🕚 11 AM - 4 pm 📍 Reggie Wong Memorial Park (Lincoln St x Kneeland St) ☔️ Rain date: Sunday, June 2

🌸 Happy Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! 💡This May, we’re raising funds to support programming for local youth. 💖 A donation of any amount makes an impact! 🔗 Visit asiancdc.org/aapihm or the link in our bio to donate or learn more about A-VOYCE today!

📣ICYMI: check out some highlights from our Annual Meeting back in February! Thank you to the youth, residents, ACDC staff, A-VOYCE alum and other community members who came out to support ACDC and hear about our upcoming initiatives.  📸Video by Harrison Tran

🌸 Bring your kids to Chinatown for SaturPLAY on April 27th for games, activities, and crafts featuring Spring Blossoms! 🗓 Saturday, April 27th, 2024 🕒 1:00pm - 3:00pm 📍Mary Soo Hoo Park (near the Greenway) on Hudson St & Beach St, Boston, MA 02111 🌷Everyone is invited!

☀️The AAPI 5k @aapi5k is just around the corner! 🏃🏻‍♀️Join us in running towards unity and diversity. 📍Location: Carson Beach, South Boston ⏱️When: Saturday, May 18, 2024 at 9:00am Visit aapi5k.org for more details and registration! #AAPI5k #BostonAAPI5k

📣 We want to hear from YOU! Hudson Street Stoop is open to the public at 66 Hudson Street— tell us what events you’d like to see at the stoop and let us plan events that you will enjoy! 🔗 Take the survey at bit.ly/HSSeventsurvey 💕 Stay tuned for exciting events to come!

🗣️At this Donuts with Delegates, ACDC, and CCLT staff, longtime community organizer Suzanne Lee, and Chinatown residents met with Rep. Michlewitz @repmichlewitz to advocate for policies that support the Chinatown community. 📸 Photos by Reina Matsumoto (@reinaspictures)

🎉 ACDC's Parcel P12-C development with The Community Builders reached an important milestone last week by receiving Article 80 approval from the BPDA @BostonPlans!

🥟✨ Join ACDC for the 2024 Heart of the Community Dim Sum Breakfast! ✨🥟 We are happy to return to Empire Garden in Chinatown.⁠ Event Details ⁠ 🕙 Friday, June 7, 9:30 AM 📍 Empire Garden⁠ 690 Washington St⁠ Boston, MA 02111⁠

• Asian Community Development Corporation's (ACDC) Summer Leadership Academy (SLA) is a six-week-long youth leadership program that runs from July 15th through August 21st! Participants meet weekly on Monday through Wednesday from 10:30 AM to 3:30 PM in Boston Chinatown.

Join us as we celebrate the incredible AAPI community and the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! The AAPI 5K will take place on May 18th at 9:00 am in South Boston. Visit aapi5k.org for more information. #AAPI5K #BostonAAPI5K

🌳 Last month, A-VOYCE youth participated in the first Chinatown HEROS Project workshop! ☀️ A-VOYCE youth learned about heat stress and air quality in a socioecological framework, as well as hardscape and softscape design choices that address climate and heat hazards.

🍩 Malden Donuts with Delegates recap: staff and A-VOYCE youth had the chance to advocate for policies like increasing affordable housing, investing in youth leadership, and closing the racial wealth gap with elected officials, Representative Donato and Representative Ultrino!