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By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist
I was so very, very proud of my theater talented friends at Fengxiang Drama Club putting out another wonderful performance play “Where Am I?” in Chestnut Hill yesterday (Aug. 6, 2016) afternoon. About 400 people showed up for the last performance before the cast members leaving for Beijing.
Cast members took a curtain call at end of the performances.
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Cambridge, MA, August 5, 2016, — World Tea Organization (WTeaO) Lecture on Tea, Nanomedicine and human health at MIT was given by: Dr. Qizhen Du (ZAFU Food Science Professor) & Dr. Xingcai Zhang （Tea & Nano-medicine researcher) earlier this week. The lecture covered the History of Tea for Human Health, Chemistry and Health Benefits of Tea, Tea and Cancer Prevention/ Drug Delivery System etc by Dr. Zhang and Improving the Bioavailability of EGCG by Nanotechnology etc by Dr. Du.
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New York City, — On July 22, 68 years old Asian male Vincent Tse, who has been a volunteer for six years at Selfhelp Benjamin Rosenthal-Prince Street Senior Center, was looking for parking spot on the way to the center to volunteer. He had a disagreement with an African-American and was severely assaulted. He is now in critical condition. This case is currently under investigation by the police. Senior Center manager, Mr. Jing Sheng Qiu, is asking for witness to step up to testify.
The beating of Mr. Tse was reported on World Journal.
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By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, July 23, 2016, — The Inaugural Chinese American Convention organized by United Chinese Americans (UCA) will be held in Washington DC from Setp. 8 to 10. The theme of the convertion is “Sharing Vision, Uniting Communities!”
Honorary Co-Chairs of the Inaugural Chinese American Convention.
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Boston, July 18, 2016, — An international cast of students will perform the influential music of Leehom Wang, the best-selling Mandarin-language musician of his generation on Nov. 13 at Boston Symphony Hall. At the concert, Leehom will receive an honorary doctor of music degree and join the Berklee musicians in performance.
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By Li Qiang, bostonese.com
Boston, July 12, 2016, — Just days before leaving for the Cooper Competition, Andrew Li gave an amazing recital at M Steinert and Sons in downtown Boston. About 80 music fans packed the small hall on the third floor of 162 Boylston St., right across Boston Common. They were treated with a night of beautiful music from one the of the rising stars in classic music in Boston.
Andrew (right) and George pose for a picture before the recital (photos by Li Qiang).
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(Original title: Five School of Science faculty members granted tenure. From MIT News)
Cambridge, Mass., — The School of Science recently announced that five of its faculty members have been granted tenure by MIT.
Clockwise from top left: Oliver Jagoutz, Markus Klute, Elizabeth Nolan, Philippe Rigollet, Feng Zhang.
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(This is a crowd-sourced letter written and edited by hundreds of Asian-Americans who felt the need to speak earnestly and honestly with their parents about race in America. Although it was created in the aftermath of the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, the letters takes aim at the long-standing and complex issues of racism, anti-Blackness and police violence in Asian-American communities and families.)
Mom, Dad, Uncle, Auntie, Grandfather, Grandmother:
We need to talk.
You may not have grown up around people who are Black, but I have. Black people are a fundamental part of my life: they are my friends, my classmates and teammates, my roommates, my family. Today, I’m scared for them.
Asian Americans demand justice for Akai Gurley.
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By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, June 27, 2016, — A friendly soccer match between Sharon-Westwood and Acton-Boxboro Chinese soccer teams was held at Westwood High School on June 25.
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Boston, June 23, 2016, — Chinese History Society of New England (CHSNE) celebrated the online launch of MIT Professor Emeritus Tunney Lee’s Boston Chinatown Atlas recently at Tufts Medical Center in Chinatown. According to Susan Chinsen, Managing Director of CHSNE, the launch of chinatownatlas.org has received $9,120 in donations as of today.
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