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ASIAN COMMUNITY RESOURCES IN BOSTON:
Multicultural Health Resources – General:
Massachusetts Department of Public Health:
Massachusetts Minority Liaison:
Brunilda Torres
Director, Office of Multicultural Health
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 4th Floor
Boston, MA 02108
Telephone: (617) 624-5471
Fax: (617) 624-5075
Email: brunilda.torres@state.ma.us
Multicultural Populations Resource Directory (2007):
Organized by location (Massachusetts region) and alphabetically by organization name
Boston Public Health Commission
Neighborhood Health Clinics – By Languages Served
Mass Legal Services:
Mass Legal Services – Home Page
Search for: Mutual Assistance Associations (MAAs) in Massachusetts
(2002 Resource List)
Mayor’s Office for New Bostonians (MONB):
To learn more about English for New Bostonians:
Mayor's Office of New Bostonians: 617-635-2980
Boston Adult Literacy Fund: 617-482-3336
Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition: 617-350-5480
ENB Brochure
ENB Survey
Why Immigrants Study English
Workplace ESOL Initiative
ENB Funders and Oversight Committee
Mass Health and Human Services:
Office for Refugees and Immigrants
Richard Chacon, Director
18 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02108
Telephone: 617-727-7888
Federally funded state agency to administer the state's refugee resettlement program and promote the accessibility of public services to refugees and immigrants
Asian & Asian American:
Asian American Civic Association
200 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116
Telephone: 617-426-9492
Multi service center for Asian immigrants and refugees providing services: Adult basic education; family literacy program; office skills training; job counseling and placement; immigration and housing counseling; interpretation and translation; information and referral; and publication of “Sampan” newspaper.
Asian American Service Association
550 Hancock Street
Quincy, MA 02170
Telephone: 617-773-5482
AASA is a multi service organization to help meet the needs of Asian immigrants and refugees in Quincy and the South Shore Area. Languages: Cantonese, Mandarin, and English. Services include: Wollaston Senior Center for Asian senior people; Quincy Family Network for 0-4 years old and family; After School Care Program for grade school students; and Badminton Exercise for Adults.
Asian Community Development Corporation
38 Oak Street
Boston, MA 02111
Telephone: 617-482-2380
The ACDC is a 20-year old non-profit that serves the Asian American community of Greater Boston by developing affordable housing, promoting economic development, fostering new leadership, and building capacity within the community through education, advocacy, and action.
Youth development program: Asian Voices of Organized Youth for Community Empowerment (A-VOYCE) supports young people in projects that provide leadership development and skill building, while raising awareness of critical community issues and Asian American culture.
Linguistic Access Through New Technology: Linguistic and cultural barriers hinder non-English speaking individuals – particularly new immigrants – from gaining access to essential social services and resources. ACDC has teamed up with MIT’s Community Innovations Lab to develop Speakeasy– an integrated telephone and web service which will link limited-English proficiency individuals to multilingual “Guides.” These volunteers will offer interpretation services between individuals and city service agencies, community organizations and local businesses via cell phone.
Asian Mental Health Program
Cambridge Health Alliance
26 Central Street
Somerville, MA 02143
Telephone: 617-591-6033
The Asian Mental Health Program provides individual, family, and group psychotherapy to individuals from a variety of Asian countries. The program is staffed with bilingual and bicultural staff and advanced trainees who speak a variety of languages including Hindi, Bengali, Mandarin, and Japanese.
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence
P.O. Box 12108
Boston, MA 02112
Telephone: 617-338-2350
24-hour Hotline: 617-338-2355
Asian battered women’s program with bilingual staff and culturally appropriate programs. Advocacy services are available for Asian women and their children suffering from domestic violence. Services include: crisis call response; advocacy at courts, hospitals, housing, and social service agencies; emergency shelters; informal counseling to families; and outreach and education programs, including ESL classes and tutoring. Languages: Hindi, Vietnamese, Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin), Cambodian, Nepali, Bengali, Korean, Japanese, and Khmer.
Boston Asian: Youth Essential Service (YES)
199 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02111
Telephone: 617-482-4243
Boston Asian: YES provides a broad range of prevention and intervention services for Asian youth to address problems and barriers, and to build upon their strengths and interests. Services include: Individual and family counseling, GED preparation, after-school tutoring, substance abuse prevention, youth leadership, youth development programs, and court diversion programs. Languages: English, Chinese (Toisanese, Mandarin, Cantonese), and Vietnamese.
Coalition for Asian Pacific American Youth (CAPAY)
100 Morrissey Blvd
Dorchester, MA 02125
Telephone: 617-287-5658
CAPAY is a youth-led organization that believes that consciousness raising, leadership development, and understanding of systems of oppression are all an important part of becoming empowered young women and men. CAPAY's programs are all geared toward increasing awareness and understanding of important issues for Asian American youth.
Dorchester House Multi-Service Center
1084 Dorchester Avenue
Dorchester, MA 02125
Telephone: 617-282-8188
Dorchester House Multi-Service Center (DHMSC) is a full-service, state-of-the-art community health center offering primary and specialty medical services to people of all ages.
Institute for Asian American Studies
University of Massachusetts Boston
Links to Resources: http://www.iaas.umb.edu/links/
Massachusetts Asian and Pacific Islanders for Health (MAP for Health)
Massachusetts Asian AIDS Prevention Project (MAAPP)
59 Temple Place, Suite 300
Boston, MA 02111
Telephone: 617-426-6755
Toll Free: 1-800-479-7251
MAP for Health is a non-profit organization that promotes health, HIV and sexuality awareness, and access to care in Massachusetts Asian, South Asian and Pacific Islander communities through education, advocacy and technical assistance. We aim to break through the profound stigmas and the cultural, familial, social, and political barriers that silence members of the API community, placing them at high risk for HIV infection.
MAAPP targets Asian Pacific Islander MSM/GLBT through HIV prevention services, including group and individual education, counseling, and outreach, as well as education via the telephone and Internet. The outreach focuses on specific venues, and public sex environment.
South Cove Community Health Center
Locations:
South Street Center
145 South Street, Boston, MA 02111
Telephone: 617-521-6700
Washington Street Center
885 Washington St., Boston, MA 02111
Telephone: 617-482-7555
North Quincy Center
435 Hancock St., Quincy, MA 02171
Telephone: 617-745-0280
South Cove Family Life Center
Telephone: 617-521-6730
These programs provide education and prevention services related to domestic violence, HIV, and other healthcare issues to Boston’s Asian Community, immigrants and refugees. Additional services are targeted to Asian youth, and parents/adolescents interventions. The services are provided in English, Chinese and Vietnamese.
Asian Student Organizations: List
Cambodian:
Cambodian American League of Lowell
60 Middlesex Street
Lowell, MA 01852
Telephone: 978-454-3707
Cambodian Buddhist Inc.
P.O. Box 8306
Lowell, MA 01853
Cambodian Mutual Assistance Association of Lowell
120 Cross Street
Lowell, MA 01854
Telephone: 978-596-1000
International Institute of Lowell
144 Merrimack Street, Suite 202
Lowell, MA 01852
Telephone: 978-459-9031
Khmer Cultural Institute
Lowell, MA
Metta Health Center
Lowell Community Health Center
135 Jackson Street
Lowell, MA 01852
Telephone: 978-441-1700
Chinese:
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC)
885 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02111
Telephone: 617-635-5135 or 617-635-5129
The mission of the BCNC is to enrich and improve the quality of life for Boston's Asian American community and for residents of Boston's Chinatown, South End, and South Cove communities by providing bilingual education, child care, cultural, social, youth and recreational programs.
American Chinese Christian Educational & Social Services (ACCESS)
220 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02111
Telephone: 617-426-1070
ACCESS is a non-profit, non-denominational Christian outreach community service agency created to serve Chinese families in and around Boston with a holistic Christian approach. Current programs include:
- ESOL: Adult English for Speakers of Other Languages Program
- ASEP: After School Enrichment Program (K2 to 5th grade)
- SEP: Summer Enrichment Program (K2 to 5th grade)
- IRIS: Information Referral and Interpretation Service
- VITA: IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Service
- College Scholar’s Award
- Family Life Education Library
- Parent-Child Consultation
- Adult Computer Literacy Classes
- Workshops and Training on Marriage and Parenting
- Workshops and Training on Chinese-American Biculturalism
Chinese Cultural Center
65 Harrison Avenue, Sixth Floor
Boston, MA 02111
Telephone: 617-482-3292
Requires registration
Chinese Cultural Connection
238 Highland Avenue
Malden, MA 02148
Telephone: 781-321-6316
Chinese Culture Connection, a nonprofit organization, was founded in 1985 to promote understanding and appreciation for Chinese culture through interactive educational programs in visual and performing arts for schools, libraries, museums and community centers.
Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association (GBCCA)
437 Cherry Street
West Newton, MA 02465
Telephone: 617-332-0377
GBCCA is a non-profit and non-political organization in the Greater Boston area to promote awareness of Chinese culture and heritage; enhance the well-being, the civic rights, and the image of Chinese Americans; and provide a multi-culture, bilingual environment for young people. GBCCA serves as a center for a variety of programs such as GBCCA Library, the Huaxin Chinese Language School, Huaxin School of Arts, Huaxin After School Program, New England Chinese Youth Summer Camp, and Chinese Cultural Outreach Program.
Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center
75 Kneeland Street, Suite 204
Boston, MA 02111
Telephone: 617-357-0226
Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center is committed to promoting the general welfare of Chinese-speaking Asian elders including their psychosocial and economic well-being. A comprehensive network of programs and services assists elders to maintain their independence and remain at home. Celebrating its 30th anniversary, the Golden Age Center offers such programs and services as Nutrition, Adult Day Health, Elder-at-Risk, Lifeline, Transportation and Congregate Housing.
Massachusetts Association for Chinese from Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos
84 Harrison Avenue
Boston, MA 02111
Telephone: 617-338-8201
Sampan -- Chinese-English online news
Japanese:
Japan Society of Boston
1 Milk Street, Suite 2
Boston, MA 02109
Telephone: 617-451-0726
Founded in 1904, we are a non-profit membership organization dedicated to strengthening communication, understanding, and enlightened relations between the people of Japan and Massachusetts.
National Association of Japan-America Societies (NAJAS)
The National Association of Japan-America Societies, Inc. (NAJAS) is a private, non-profit, non-partisan organization that offers educational, cultural and business programs about Japan and U.S.-Japan relations to the general public through its member Japan and Japan-America Societies. NAJAS is the only national non-profit network in the United States dedicated to public education about Japan.
About Japan: A Teachers Resource (Japan Society)
This site provides educators and specialists in Japan Studies a space for sharing, discussing and developing teaching ideas and resources about Japan, especially as they relate to K-12 classrooms.
Japanese Association of Greater Boston (Mainly in Japanese)
361 Massachusetts Avenue
Arlington, MA 02474
781-643-1061 telephone
The Japanese Association of Greater Boston (JAGB) was created in 1950, and has grown to be the largest Japanese run social group in the Boston area.
Korean
Korean American Citizens League of New England
160 Main Street
Stoneham, MA 02180
Telephone: 617-799-7033
Korean Association of New England
400 W Cummings Park
Woburn, MA 01801
Telephone: 781-933-8822
Korean News Sources:
The BostonKorea
161 Harvard Ave., Suite 1A
Allston MA 02134
Telephone: 617-254-4654
New England Korean News
400 West Cummings Park, Suite 1275
Woburn MA 01801
Telephone: 781-933-8822
The New England Korean Alliance Press or
The Korean American Press
486 Washington St.
Canton MA 02021
Telephone: 617.820.5128
Laos
Laotian Community Center of Rhode Island
88 Limerock Road
Smithfield, RI 02917
Telephone: 401-349-0484
The Laotian Community Center of Rhode Island (LCC) is a non-profit organization based in Smithfield whose primary mission is to promoting and strengthening Laotian life and values through its programs and services to individuals, groups, and families.
South Asian
Indian Association of Greater Boston (IAGB)
Saheli Friendship for South Asian Women
P. O. Box 1345
Burlington, MA 01803
Telephone: 888-836-2727
IAGB is one of the oldest Indian organizations in New England, and over the years has encouraged participation of children and young adults to keep in touch with their cultural heritage, encourage friendship and cooperation in the community.
Saheli is a registered 501(C)(3) organization serving the South Asian community of Greater Boston and Massachusetts. Saheli was founded in 1996 as an affiliate of the IAGB. It provides an emergency fund for survivors of domestic violence, a wide array of support and resources, guidance in areas of career and health, visa and immigration issues, classes towards career and economic independence and social and cultural volunteer opportunities.
Massachusetts Area South Asian Lambda Association (MASALA)
MASALA is a social group based in Boston that provides a safe and supportive environment to New England based Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning South Asians (people from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Tibet; and from the global South Asian Diaspora). MASALA also takes pride in its cross alliance with organizations in the Boston area which strive against social taboos, ignorance, phobia and help foster general awareness in the realm of public health, HIV awareness, and domestic violence prevention.
Network of South Asian Professionals Boston
The Network of South Asian Professionals of Boston (NetSAP-Boston) is a professional, not-for-profit organization dedicated to serving the professional, political, cultural and civic needs of the Indian and South Asian community in the Greater Boston area.
Pakistan Association of Greater Boston
19 Pipers Glen
Andover, MA 01810
email: secretary@pagb.org
South Asian Women for Action (SAWA)
SAWA is a Boston-based, non-hierarchical collective of women of South Asian descent committed to acting on, advocating and continually revising our agenda along with other progressive groups in our fight for social and economic justice.
South Asian Media:
Apna Show
Apna Show is a community show for, of and by the South Asian Community in the USA. The show is telecast on multiple TV channels in the New England area. Apna Show portrays content with a mixture of arts, culture, culinary, business, politics and self learning.
Vietnamese:
Vietnamese American Civic Association (VACA)
1452 Dorchester Ave., 3rd Floor
Dorchester, MA 02122
Telephone: 617-288-7344
VACA is a multi-service Mutual Assistance Association which was founded in 1984 by Vietnamese refugees interested in assisting other refugees with the resettlement process here in Boston. Its mission is to promote family self-sufficiency and well being, and to facilitate community empowerment among the Vietnamese population of Greater Boston. Located in Fields Corner, Dorchester, the heart of Boston’s Vietnamese community, VACA meets this mission by providing a wide array of services. These include: English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes, citizenship classes and assistance, health awareness and outreach activities, social services counseling, youth programming, elderly services, and employment services.
Vietnamese-American Initiative for Development (VIET-AID)
1452 Dorchester Ave., 3rd Floor
Dorchester, MA 02122
Telephone: 617-822-3717
The Vietnamese American Initiative for Development (Viet-AID), a community development corporation, was founded in 1994 by a group of community activists seeking to develop a strong Vietnamese American community in Boston through a holistic approach to foster civic participation and to reduce poverty. To accomplish this mission, Viet-AID engages the community in strategies that promote (1) neighborhood and community development; (2) economic development; (3) affordable housing; and
(4) youth leadership development.
Vietnamese Youth and Family Center (VYFC)
1590 Dorchester Avenue
Dorchester, MA 02122
Telephone: 617-825-1861
VYFC provides a wide range of bilingual/bicultural mental health, child welfare, educational support, and social services to Vietnamese youth and their families.
Services include: Diagnostic evaluation; individual and family therapy; after-school and summer programs for youth; Vietnamese Girls Club; Intensive Family Intervention; Intensive Adolescent Intervention; Mental Retardation/ Developmental Disabilities (MR/DD) Services.
Recommended Health References
Asian Americans:
Sources for List:
City of Boston HIV/AIDS Prevention & Education Program Summaries for FY2005
Girls Coalition of Greater Boston: Resource List
Pocket Guide to Mental Health Resources: Culturally Specific Mental Health Resources
Boston Public Health Commission
Disclaimer: Links to organizations found at this site are provided solely as a service to our users. These links do not constitute an endorsement of these organizations or their programs by BHLP or BUSM, and none should be inferred. BHLP is not responsible for the content of the individual organization Web pages found at these links.
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