The COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on Asian American communities across the United States. In addition to learning loss and social-emotional challenges for children in schools, families faced a rise in racist hate crimes and economic insecurity. In the second part of a series about an organization in Boston’s Chinatown addressing the needs of immigrant families, reporter Heidi Shin profiles a young immigrant mother who learned to advocate for her family’s needs after her son receieved an autism diagnosis.
The story you just read is not locked behind a paywall because listeners and readers like you generously support our nonprofit newsroom. Now more than ever, we need your help to support our global reporting work and power the future of The World. Can we count on you?