Chinatown
87 Tyler St
Btwn Oak & Harvard Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
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Description
In the early 1970s, AACA became a major social planning and cultural advocacy agency in Boston’s Chinatown. Out of it evolved the South Cove Community Health Center and the Chinese Golden Age Center. In 1972, AACA began publishing Sampan, a bilingual English-Chinese newspaper to help build bridges between the Chinese community, other Asian groups and the larger community in greater Boston. In 1979, in the aftermath of the Vietnam War, AACA extended its reach to a new influx of immigrants and refugees from Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. In 1984, in response to an increasing demand for job and vocational training, AACA implemented its first workforce development program. In 2000, the agency expanded its client base to include after-school youth programs for Boston’s children and teens. AACA now serves immigrant families from over 80 countries.