Providing a Full-Day Learning Hub
/BCNC Red Oak provides academic support for children full-day and in-person while they are doing remote learning.
Read MoreYouth Letter to School Leadership
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We are high school students from Boston, Malden, and Quincy, members of the Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC) Youth Center. We ask educators and superintendents to address the surge of anti-Asian racism that followed the COVID-19 outbreak. We are writing to urge you to take anti-racist action now in order to prepare for the new school year.
Read MoreExperience Chinatown Uplifts the Community
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Experience Chinatown has become a month-long event for uplifting Boston’s Chinatown neighborhood while ensuring health and safety for all.
Read More200 Ran and Walked to Show Love for Chinatown
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Virtual 5K Walk/Run presented by Bamboo Circle had 13 teams and raised over $10,000.
Read MoreTeam BCNC Runs the Virtual Boston Marathon
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Team BCNC marathon runner Alice Tran finished her Virtual Boston Marathon on September 12th!
Read MoreRemembering Eileen Heng (1946-2020)
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BCNC fondly remembers Eileen Bik-York Heng (1946 - 2020). Eileen served as accountant, finance director, party planner, mentor, and top chef at BCNC for over 30 years.
Read MoreTeen Staff Build Workforce and Leadership Skills
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Over the summer, 29 teen staff developed workforce and leadership skills through projects and creating community resources.
Read MorePao Arts Center has a New Look, New Website
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Since successfully opening in 2017 as Chinatown’s first cultural and arts center, Pao Arts Center has welcomed over 23,000 visitors, engaged 295 artists, and hosted 475 events and exhibits. Today, we are excited to launch our new brand and website, a space to create, experience, and share with one another.
Read MoreWe Love Boston Chinatown Clean-Up Day
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Over 70 volunteers came together, in masks and in a socially distant way, on a beautiful Saturday morning to show their love for Boston Chinatown through cleaning up the streets. The Clean-Up Day was organized by BCNC, Chinatown Main Street, and the City of Boston’s Love Your Block program.
Read MoreRed Oak Students' Dreams Come to Life
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Pao Arts Center artists Lily Xie and Crystal Bi Wegner create a mural at BCNC Boston site inspired by children’s dreams for Chinatown.
Read MoreStudents Get Creative
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Students are writing songs, learning calligraphy and creating posters for the community.
Read MoreEducating Families on Healthcare Access
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Thanks to Tufts Medical Center, immigrant families learn how to access healthcare during COVID-19.
Read More2020 Annual Meeting
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Watch the BCNC 2020 Annual Meeting to hear updates and to hear from our new CEO, Ben Hires.
Read MoreMeeting the Needs of Quincy Families
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Thanks to the Massachusetts COVID Relief Fund and The Boston Foundation, families in Quincy receive support groups and resources.
Read MoreChildren are Back
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We welcomed back Acorn early education and Red Oak summer childcare participants.
Read MoreEnglish Learners Graduate Virtually
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Adult Education celebrated 313 graduates with a virtual ceremony.
Read MoreThank you very much BCNC for giving us such a good learning environment for free.
Youth Graduates Celebrate Virtually
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“BCNC has helped me to become a leader … and I see it as my second home.”
Read MoreBuilding a Better Future
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On a panel hosted by Company One Theater, CEO Ben Hires, Pao Arts Center Director Cynthia Woo, and C1 PlayLab Pao Fellows Kit Yan and Melissa Li discussed the impact of the pandemic.
Read MoreComcast Donates Laptops to Adult Students
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Special thanks to Comcast for donating 30 new Chromebooks to our adult students. Many students did not own laptops and were using their phones to participate.
Read MoreEducators Teach Children in New Ways
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Staff are supporting children’s learning by using online learning tools. We transitioned from in-person to virtual and now we are preparing to reopen childcare in July.
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