WASHINGTON— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today launched its online Multilingual Resource Center, a new feature on www.uscis.gov. The center provides a central location for USCIS resources in a variety of languages, to include —Haitian Creole, Polish and Vietnamese. Offering certain immigration application information in other languages helps ensure USCIS communicates across many cultures and reaches a broader audience, while also ensuring that customers obtain information directly from USCIS, and not from unofficial—and possibly unscrupulous—sources. Materials are available in up to 22 languages, covering information on USCIS application processes as well as frequently asked questions.
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New Online Resource Provides Immigration Information in Up to 22 Different Languages
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医改法案牵动民心 专访专业人士深入浅出为您剖析
【本报特约记者李强波士顿报道】6月28日美国最高法院宣判2010美国医改法案的主要条款符合宪法，美国医改法案将在今后数年中逐渐实施。
日前，记者在波士顿西北郊的威斯福特（Westford）镇王志先生的家中，就该法案的主要条款和具体实施的时间表作了访谈。 王志目前是美国百健艾迪生物医药公司亚太区政府事务高级经理，经常往返于中美两国。 他对2010美国医改法案有深入的硏究，通读过这份长达2000页的法案。
（左起）美国卫生与人类服务部副部长格里德（Sherry Glied），百健艾迪生物医药公司总裁斯坎葛斯（George Scangos），王志在2011哈佛中美健康峰会上合影。（王志 提供）
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First Annual Acer Incredible Green Contest Calls for Contestants
Taipei, June 4, 2012 – Acer Foundation today kicked off the first annual Acer Incredible Green Contest to promote better and greener living environment. The competition is open to students at all level worldwide to create innovative and sustainable solutions. Finalist teams will be selected to compete for Grand Prize of US$60,000 and provided with complementary trip to Taipei for COMPUTEX 2013.
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Tanglewood音乐节 群星荟萃弦动心声
【侨报周末特约记者李强波士顿报道】7月14日晩，第75届Tanglewood音乐节开幕，马友友、詹姆斯·泰勒、约翰·威廉姆斯等知名音乐家和波士顿交响乐团，波士顿流行交响乐团和Tanglewood音乐中心交响乐团一同参加了当晩的开幕音乐会，为2万多名观众奉献了一场精彩纷呈的音乐会，拉开了为期一个半月的音乐节的序幕。
马友友、约翰·威廉姆斯代表音乐节给小泽征尔颁发首枚Tanglewood奖章(主办方提供，Hilary Scott 摄影)
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Massachusetts Goes Green – Over 100 Cities and Towns Are Now Green Communities
BOSTON – Tuesday, July 24, 2012 – Governor Deval Patrick today joined state and local officials to announce that Massachusetts is now home to over 100 Green Communities. At an event at the State House, the Governor announced the designation of 17 new Green Communities, bringing the total number up to 103 cities and towns. Nearly half of Massachusetts residents, or 44 percent, now live in a Green Community.
Governor Patrick offers remarks during an event to make a Green Community milestone. (Photos: Jeremiah Robinson / Governor’s Office)
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饶毅聊“回国感言” 做客哈佛医学院分享海归经验
【侨报周末特约记者李强波士顿报道】继书记朱善璐和副校长王恩哥相继到访之后，波士顿又迎来了一位北大学者。
7月13日，北京大学生命科学学院的饶毅教授在哈佛大学医学院吉米基金会礼堂同300多位听众做了以“回国感言”为题的演讲，分享他自己的海归经验，并鼓励中国留学生和访问学者回国发展。
饶毅（中）同HMS-CSSA的郭朝设（右）、胡海在会场外合影。（HMS-CSSA 提供）
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The 9th Annual Revere Beach National Sand Sculpting Festival – Cool Place Amid Heat Wave
By Jing Xia, bostonese.com
The 9th Annual Revere Beach National Sand Sculpting Festival was held from July 12 to 15, 2012, amid of a 7-day heat wave in the Boston area in Revere Beach, Mass. Over half million spectators visited the 4-day festival. Tourists enjoyed the beautiful sand sculptures by artists, new features including the interactive Kid’s Zone and Learning Center, the hearty and healthy beach-side food pavilion, and sea breezes from the Atlantic Ocean. 
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千年少林功夫亮相麻州名城
【侨报周末特约记者李强波士顿图文报道】今年9月份开始，历史名城莱克星顿镇将举办一系列活动，庆祝建镇300周年。在经历了300年的风风雨雨和独立战争的硝烟洗礼之后，莱克星顿以多种族的居民、好学区和多元化的文化而成为大波士顿地区华人专业人士购房置业的理想城镇之一。
释恒振师父带领学员表演拳术。
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昆士市長做客華美福利會 共論社區發展
【僑報周末特約記者李強波士頓報道】7月12日，昆士市市長柯奇作爲今年夏季論壇的演講嘉賓，在華美福利會（AACA）波城華埠泰勒街87號的會址作了題爲“昆士移民社區的發展：困難、機遇和市政參與”的演講。
（左起）陳秀英、柯奇、Eugene Welch、毛正行，李秋明合影。
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Michael Chang Hopes “Linsanity” to Continue in Houston
(from chinapost.com.tw)
NEWPORT BEACH, California–Former world No. 2 tennis player Michael Chang, a professional who once carried the hope of his fellow Asian Americans, expressed the hope Sunday that “Linsanity” will continue after Jeremy Lin starts playing for the Houston Rockets.
Before Jeremy Lin (林書豪), Chang (張德培) was perhaps the most famous American athlete of Chinese descent. After retiring from professional tennis, Chang has been involved in the training of several young tennis players.(CNA)
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