Asian Community Development Corporation

🛝 Bring your kids to Chinatown for our youth-organized SaturPLAY event and enjoy games, activities, and crafts!

🐠 June's theme is “Aquarium” and our volunteers will help kids create seashell headbands, starfish wands, and more.

🗓️ Saturday, June 27
🕒 1:00pm-3:00pm
📍 Chin Park on the Greenway
☀️ Open to anyone to drop by or participate in!

🌷SaturPLAY is a series of 6 youth-led interventions in collaboration with the Rose Kennedy Greenway to activate Mary Soo Hoo Park by having events on every last Saturday of the month, from April-October.

Meet Angela Lei, Community Design & Planning's Graduate Intern, who spearheaded the planning and facilitation of Resident Leadership Academy in Quincy! ✨

➡️ Swipe to hear from Angela on why she wanted to join ACDC and to take a peek at her work from the recent RLA! Through these workshops, Angela equipped Quincy residents with fundamentals of good urban planning, housing and the power of community advocacy.

🏙️ Angela Lei is a Boston native and an urban planner. She recently received her Master of City Planning from MIT, where her coursework focused on space activation, human-scale mobility planning, and understanding neighborhood changes. Her passion in urban planning is rooted in social equity and a mission of building healthy and vibrant neighborhoods for the city she loves!

🔗 Read the full interview at asiancdc.org/blog!

🎉 Congratulations to our graduates of Resident Leadership Academy Chinatown! For this year's "Advocacy through Art" theme, residents created advocacy posters about topics of their own choosing, including the environment, safety, and political voice. 🪧✨

👀Starting in July 16th, the posters will be displayed in an upcoming exhibit, Tracing Our Footprints/Carving Chinatown's Future, at the Pao Arts Center!

Resident Leadership Academy (RLA) is a 10-week program that equips residents with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to design and advocate for their neighborhood. The 2026 cohort was made up of RLA alumni who returned to the program to deepen their leadership and engagement with ACDC and advocacy in Chinatown.

Thank you to ACDC staff Angela Soo Hoo and teaching artist Shaina Lu for leading the class! 💗

📸 Photography by Enzo Nguyen.

🎬 Save the date for ACDC's 20th Anniversary Films at the Gate from Friday August 14th to Sunday, August 16th! ☀️
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📽️ Films at the Gate (FATG) is ACDC's annual 3-day film festival, planned and executed by the A-VOYCE youth for community. Join us outdoors at the Chinatown gate to watch films under the stars, enjoy live performances, and participate in fun activities. This event is open to the public and enjoyable for all age groups.

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🗓️ Fri, Aug 14 to Sun, Aug 16
🕔5:30-10:00pm each night⁠
📍Auntie Kay & Uncle Frank Chin Park at the Greenway

👀 Keep an eye out for special activities to celebrate 20 years of bringing the Chinatown community together to enjoy kung fu films!
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🔗 Sponsor this year's 20th Anniversary Films at the Gate by visiting asiancdc.org/fatg! Each year, we bring in over 600 attendees over the course of the three days.

💌 A heartfelt thank you to our sponsors, supporters, and attendees for investing in Asian American and low-income communities. Your generous support and time help create and preserve affordable and vibrant neighborhoods in Chinatown and Greater Boston! ✨

We hope to see you again throughout the summer and next year's Dim Sum Breakfast to join us in celebrating 40 years of ACDC! ❤️‍🔥

🔗 Visit asiancdc.org to learn how ACDC invests in Asian American and low-income communities!

🥟 Thank you to all who made it to our 2026 Heart of the Community Dim Sum Breakfast! Swipe to see photos of our speakers. 💗

🎉 Congratulations again to our honorees:⁠
- Caroline Chang Inspiration Award: Cyndi Mark, Chief of Public Protection and Advocacy Bureau
- Neil Y. Chin Community Service Award: Jean Lukitsh, Films at the Gate Festival co-founder and film curator

We also want to extend our appreciation to this year's Keynote Speaker, Attorney General of MA Andrea Joy Campbell, for her passionate remarks on breaking cycles of poverty and investing in community! 👏

We also want to thank the following elected officials and city officials for joining us: ⁠
- Senator Nick Collins
- Representative Erika Uyterhoeven
- Malden Councilor Stephen Winslow
- Malden Councilor Amanda Linehan

🔗 If you are interested in supporting ACDC's mission to invest in people and the places we call home, please visit asiancdc.org/donate.

Your support fuels our work, and we hope to see you again next year for our 2027 Heart of the Community Dim Sum Breakfast, where we will be celebrating 40 years of ACDC! ❤️‍🔥

📸 Photography by Lee-Daniel Tran.

Access to safe, stable housing is the foundation of strong communities.⁠
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Last week during NeighborWorks Week, America and its network partners, including , highlighted the power of investment in housing and community development. ⁠
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Visit asiancdc.org and learn how we invest in Asian American and low-income communities by creating and preserving affordable and vibrant neighborhoods in Chinatown and Greater Boston.

🔔 Are you a strategic, relationship-driven leader with strong communication skills, sound judgment, and the ability to inspire confidence among constituents? ACDC is hiring for the Director of Development & Communications, who will play a pivotal role in our organization's mission and growth! ✨

🏠🌱 Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC) invests in Asian American and low-income communities by creating and preserving affordable and vibrant neighborhoods in Chinatown and Greater Boston.
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📝 The Director of Development & Communications leads and manages all aspects of the organization’s fundraising and communications strategies that support the organization’s mission, programs, and long-term sustainability. The role oversees multiple revenue streams, which include individual giving, major gifts, foundations, corporations, events, and campaigns. They provide leadership to development staff and partners, work closely with executive leadership and the board of directors, and ensure that fundraising system processes, and metrics are in place to support growth.
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🔗 Read the full job descriptions & benefits and apply today at asiancdc.org/careers!