【侨报周末特约记者李强波士顿报道】 今年奥巴马总统第二任期开始之后，在联邦参议院两党“八人帮”的推动下，移民改革方案雏形已现。其主要条款包括增加技术移民、削减家属移民配额，同时为非法移民合法化提供途径。曾经对移民改革持消极态度的共和党人士，鉴于2012年大选中移民选票的大量流失，也开始积极面对多年悬而未决的移民法改革。
上图： 杨文 （右二）与他的助手们 唐密 (Tommy Tang ) （右一）同实习生侯雪净 （右三）和何婉淑 。（右四）在公司实验室合影。（杨文 提供）
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增技术移民符合美国利益 杨文博士、潘雅然律师谈移民法改革
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British Former PM Margaret Thatcher Dies After Stroke
(from cntv.cn)
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the combative “Iron Lady”, has died of a stroke at the age of 87.
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“舞彩东方”舞动春天的弦律和色彩
【侨报周末特约记者李强波士顿图文报道】3月24日，天使舞蹈艺术公司全力打造的一台形式新颖的剧目——大型乐舞“舞彩东方”在波士顿上演。整场演出设计采用色彩绚丽、对比鲜明的服饰、道具与高科技现 代灯光相配合，营造出光彩夺目的艺术场面，再现了中国舞从古至今的灿烂辉煌，给500多位观众带来完美的艺术享受。
演出结束后，全体演员和老师合影。（李强 摄）
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Japan’s Go Ambassador Narumi Osawa Visits Hua Xia Chinese School
By Dachun Yao and Fiona An
New York City, April 7, 2013, — This morning, two special Japanese guests, Ms. Narumi Osawa and Mr. Mozart Ishizuka, visited Hua Xia Chinese School Greater New York (HXGNY) at the invitation from Ms. Jie Tang, a well-known GO player at North America and the Go class instructor of HXGNY. Zuojun Cao of HXGNY also played a key role in organizing this event.
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美食诗社蛇年首聚 吟诗叙旧乐融融
【侨报周末特约记者李强波士顿报道】3月30日，美食诗社在Woburn市的一家餐厅举行了2013年的首次聚会。本次聚会由赵钟英老师发起，得到10多位社友的响应。大家共聚一堂分享美食、好诗，度过了一个愉快的下午。参加聚会社友包括赵钟英老师、胡世沛教授、王启华、邓光蓉、张难、超歌、陈玉泉、俞莎菲亚、邹新中、牛江河、毛婉愉等。
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Tian Qingxin Art Exhibition at UMass Boston Showcases Ancient Chinese Oracle Script Calligraphy
By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, April 7, 2013, — Tian Qingxin, a well-known Chinese traditional calligraphy artist and painter, held an art exhibition at UMass Boston today. This exhibition was sponsored by University of Massachusetts Confucius Institute. About 40 amazing art works were on display and drew rave reviews from the audience.
Mr. Tian Qingxin (left) wrote a famous four-word quotation 厚德載物 from Yi Jing in oracle script calligraphy for Eadwn Huang, president of NAAA.
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麻州佛教會觀音聖誕暨清明追思法會、慈濟蛇年新春祈福會
【僑報週末特約記者李強波士頓圖文報導】麻州佛教會和慈濟波士頓聯絡處蛇年新春以來先後舉辦了多個活動，下面是其中兩個活動的報導。
麻州佛教會觀音聖誕暨清明追思法會
3月30日是農曆2月19，是佛教中觀世音菩薩的誕辰紀念日。麻州的佛教徒舉辦了多個慶祝活動。 31日上午，麻州佛教會假萊剋星頓市普賢講堂舉辦了觀音聖誕暨清明追思法會，由莊嚴寺證承法師主法。
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Mayor Menino Hosts Roundtable for Women Entrepreneurs and Asks Bostonians to “Roll it Forward”
Mayor Menino, Senator Warren, Secretary Fields Host Roundtable for Women Entrepreneurs
Boston, April 3, 2013, — To mark National Community Development week, Mayor Thomas M. Menino today hosted a roundtable discussion with United States Senator Elizabeth Warren and Regional Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Barbara Fields. The focus of the discussion was to demonstrate the real, positive effects that Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) have had on strengthening Boston’s neighborhoods, and especially those neighborhoods’ women-owned businesses.
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华人前进会春宴 工会领袖、团体得奖
华人前进会春宴 工会领袖、团体得奖
【本报特约记者李强波士顿图文报道】 3月22日晚，华人前进会假华埠龙凤大酒楼举行了年度春宴，300多位会员和侨团代表出席。曾帮助东北大学餐饮工人成立工会的汤美莲获幕后英雄奖。在去年波士顿市议会选区重划中捍卫有色人种权益的工会和社团联盟也得到嘉奖。
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Chinese Culture Connection Celebrates Its 8th Annual Gala on April 6, 2013
The Chinese Culture Connection (CCC) is very proud to announce its Eighth Annual Gala and Fundraising Event. It will be held on Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 6:00 PM at the Hei La Moon Chinese Restaurant, 88 Beach Street, Boston, Chinatown.
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This year’s recipient of the Community Services Award will be presented to Lieutenant Kevin Molis of the Malden Police Department for his 30 plus years of dedicated service and support to the residents of Malden. The Artistic and Cultural Service Award, will be presented to Chi-Sun Chan, conductor of the Youth Chinese Music Ensemble at the Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association (GBCCA), for his commitment to promoting cultural understanding through traditional Chinese music. In memory of famous Chinatown Community Activist Reggie Wong, the Outstanding Achievement Award will be presented to the Boston Knights Chinese Athletic Club for its invaluable contributions, dedicated service, and outstanding achievement in supporting the Chinese immigrant youth community.
The evening will feature an overview of the Chinese Culture Connection’s nearly 30 years of accomplishments. It will also include live and silent auction items, live entertainment, and sumptuous authentic Chinese cuisine. Popular WROR (105.7 FM) Radio Personality Hank Morse will serve as the Auctioneer for the Evening. Hank, a Medford native, is the long-time Traffic Reporter on the Award-Winning “Loren & Wally Show” and WKLB (Country Radio 102.5 FM). Each year we take this opportunity to recognize three individuals whom have contributed and committed their talents in the arts, culture, and humanities for the betterment of our society.
Chinese Culture Connection 99 Dartmouth Street, Malden, MA 02148 Tel: 781.321.6316 , www.ChineseCultureConnection.orgThe Mission of the 501c(3) Chinese Culture Connection is to promote intercultural harmony, strengthen diverse communities, and build bridges between American and Chinese people through interactive educational programs and the arts. At this Annual Gala, we are not only celebrating 26 years of sharing Chinese culture with communities throughout New England, but also raising funds to support the organization’s Mission. Funds raised from this event will support our outreach efforts and help add new programs for the coming year. Tickets for the event function are $50 per person for members and $65 per person for non-members. For membership information, sponsorship opportunities, auction donations and tickets, please contact Mei Hung at 781-321-6316 or email mei@chinesecultureconnection.org.
