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HXGNY Hosts First Go Expo Showcasing the Surrounding Game

By Dachun Yao, HXGNY

This Sunday (06/09/13) afternoon, our beloved GO teacher Ms. Jie Tang (US North East GO tournament 5D Champion) held the Greater New York GO EXPO in Huaxia Chinese School Greater New York (HXGNY) with great success.
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HXGNY students enjoy playing Go at the expo. (photos by Liang Wang and Chun Sun)
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Inaugural Ceremony of Chinese University Alumni Alliance To Be Held on June 8 in New York City

By David Li, bostonese.com

New York City, June 1, 2013, — Starting from early 1980s, tens of thousands graduates from Chinese Universities started to pursue graduate studies abroad with China’s Open Door policy. American universities were often their top choices. Many of them stayed in the US after gaining master’s and doctoral degrees, and became scientists, professors, engineers and entrepreneurs.
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Mark Your Calendar: 34th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, June 8-9

By David Li, bostonese.com

Boston, May 29, 2013, — The 34th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival will be held on June 8-9, 2013 at the banks of Charles River in Boston and in Cambridge. As usual, this year’s festival includes dragon boat races and cultural exhibitions and performances.


Pictures from festivals in the past (provided by Boston Dragon Boat Festival).
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2013 SAPA-NE Annual Conference Features Nobel Laureate and High Level Execs

By Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association New England (SAPA-NE)

SAPA-NE is very pleased to announce that the 15th SAPA-NE Annual Conference will take place in MIT Sloan School of Management and Walker Memorial Morss Hall at MIT on May 25th, 2013 (8:00 am – 5:30 pm). Dr. Bruce Beutler, the 2011 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine will join the annual conference as one of the keynote speakers.
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NAAAP Boston Announces the 2013 Future Leader Award Winners

Boston, May 10, 2013, — The National Association of Asian American Professionals Boston chapter (NAAAP Boston) is proud to announce Dan Minh Chu, Tuan Ho and Kasey Shen as the three recipients of the 2013 NAAAP Boston Future Leader Award. The three exceptional students will receive $15,000 of scholarships at the NAAAP Boston’s Scholarship Gala on May 15 at Hilton Boston Back Bay.
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2013 Sina-US Trade and Investment Summit Is to be Held at NYU on April 26

This event is aimed to build up a high-end platform for enhancing the communication between domestic Chinese elites and their oversea counterparts. Through speeches, forums and banquets, the event provides business professionals with a series of great chances to share their experience in investment and management. Further business opportunities are largely extended here.
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“Music For Food” Concert on April 15 Features Menuhin International Violin Competition Winner Angelo Yu

Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts supports

Music for Food Boston

Kim Kashkashian, Artistic Director

www.musicforfoodboston.org

 

Don’t miss Music for Food’s Season Finale

Monday, 4/15/2013, 8 pm

NEC’s Brown Hall

290 Huntington Ave. Boston

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Angelo Yu performs at 2010 Menuhin International Violin Competition in Norway.
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Save the Date — 6th Annual Westwood Chinese Cultural Night on May 11

By Kimberly Huang, Westwood Chinese Cultural Association

On May 11, 2013 at 7:30 pm, Westwood Chinese Culture Association is hosting the 6th Annual Westwood Chinese Cultural Night in the Westwood High School auditorium. As this year is our six year, and my last year in Westwood High, we have striven to present internationally distinguished performers who have mastered skills that many people have never seen before. Briefly, these acts include:
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A Celebration of History and Diversity — Pictures and Video from Dance around the World at Lexington High School

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Hats off to the volunteers!




Lexington, Mass., March 19, 2013, (bostonese.com) — As part of the Lexington 300th Incorporation Weekend activities, the one-of-a-kind Dance around the World was held on March 16, 2013 at Lexington High School from 6:00-10:30 PM. The evening was packed with exciting segments. There were Classical/Folk dance performances where people could learn and practice some new dance moves from around the world. It was then followed by a high energy, DJ led dance party. LHS students led some of the popular dances. There was also a unique fusion dance that highlights how music bridges across cultures. There were cultural booths from local diverse communities, and attendees were able to enjoy delicious ethnic food.

Please check out some pictures from Dance around the world and a video of the fusion dance by Yu Chen below, provided by Dance around the World organizing committee.
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Dance around the World Headlines More Than 30 Weekend Events in Lexington, March 16-17

Lexington, Mass., March 18, 2013, (bostonese.com) — This past weekend, Lexington celebrated the 300th anniversary of incorporation with an exciting program of over 30 events. Dance around the World(DAW) was held on Saturday evening at Lexington High School. Over 1,000 residents showed up to enjoy different styles of dance and music, and more than 100 dancers, cultural booth demonstrators and food vendors showcased their cultures during the occasion.

Melanie Lin (left) with a poster of a Chinese letter meaning dance (made by Catherine Wang), and Dori Martin holding a poster of dance in Swahili, an East Africa language. (photo by David Li)
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ASPIRE@Work Lecture Helps Asian American Women Land Dream Jobs

Boston, March 6, 2013, –It can be intimidating navigating to further your career growth. Understanding the necessary skills to gain and resources to use can make it less so. Asian Sisters Participating in Reaching Excellence (ASPIRE) held its third ASPIRE@Work event, “How to Land Your Dream Job”, on Thursday, February 28, 2013.
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As Lexington Turns 300, bostonese.com Celebrates First Anniversary

By David Li, bostonese.com

Lexington, Mass, March 6, 2013 — Today marks the first anniversary of the official launch of bostonese.com on March 6, 2012. With over 900 news reports, feature stories and interviews published online, bostonese.com has covered a wide range of issues and events in both Chinese and English. One of the goals of bostonese.com is to bridge the Chinese American communities in Greater Boston with other communities through firsthand bilingual reports.




Thanks to your help and many contributors, bostonese.com is well on its way to fulfill this goal. Some of the best reports over past year can be found at bostonese.com/best. The following is the first story published on bostonese.com about Weidong Wang’s campaign. On Super Tuesday, Weidong Wang becomes the first town-wide Chinese American candidate in Lexington

Having worked in this town for many years, I have a deep appreciation to the long and prestigious history of Lexington, and the spirit, talent and diversity of its residents. It’s really an honor getting to know many new friends over past year at various events, including the year-long celebration of the 300th Anniversary of town of Lexington, started in September 2013.

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Chinese Cultural Festival Debuts on March 9 at Newton Cultural Center

Newton, Mass. — Newton’s first citywide Chinese Cultural Festival will be held at the Newton Cultural Center at 225 Nevada Street on Saturday, March 9, 2013 from 9:30 AM to 5 PM, with interesting and exciting activities for everyone.  The richness of Chinese traditions and philosophies will be showcased through a kaleidoscope of exhibits, live performances, costumes, panel discussions and cultural presentations that all are invited to come to enjoy.

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