BOSTON – Thursday, December 15, 2022 – Mayor Michelle Wu today announced a set of proposals to make substantial changes to Inclusionary Development Policy (IDP) and the commercial Linkage Policy that will enable Boston to support its growing population and ensure the city is a place where families of all income levels can afford to live. These changes will increase Boston’s supply of affordable housing while maintaining the City’s position as an attractive market for real estate development. Mayor Wu’s strategy for inclusive growth will lower barriers to development and create a more predictable development timeline. Together, the package of actions will enable development that allows the city to grow equitably and inclusively.
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Mayor Wu Announces Inclusive Growth Strategy: Increasing Funds for Affordable Housing, Speeding Development Approvals
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President Clinton’s Speech at Peking University in 1998
June 29, 1998
“Thank you. Thank you, President Chen, Chairman Ren, Vice President Chi, Vice Minister Wei.
We are delighted to be here today with a very large delegation, including the First Lady and our daughter, who is a student at Stanford, one of the schools with which Beijing University has a relationship.
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Tickets for Taiwan Film Festival of Boston On Sale Now!
BOSTON, Sept. 18, 2022 – The Fourth Taiwan Film Festival of Boston (TFFB) will take place on October 1-2 2022 at AMC Boston Common. The theme of this year’s film festival is “Crack and Light”, and it curates six long films, including “Listen Before You Sing”, “Eagle Hand” and “Let the Wind Carry Me”, and two short documentaries. Amongst the film selections, three directors will represent their films and join the festival in-person for post-screening forums.
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Congresswoman Grace Meng Delivers Powerful Speech at UCA National Convention
Washington, DC, July 15, 2022, — In the morning of July 15, Congresswoman Grace Meng delivered a keynote speech at 2022 United Chinese Americans(UCA) National Convention. She reflected her journey of becoming one of the first few Asian Congresswomen and encouraged attendees to remain united in the fight for racial justice and against anti-Asian hate crimes.
Meng also greeted attendees of UCA Youth Convention on the stairs of UC Capital during the convention. She praised UCA for providing Asian youth leaders this great opportunity for civil engagement.
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A1 International Makes Friends by Fencing in Latvia and Beyond
June 27, 2022, A1 International sports and cultural associations are located in Latvia, a member of the European Union, and Boston, a cultural and educational city in the USA, and the beautiful Macao SAR. It gathers friends with fencing, martial arts, painting & calligraphy, science & technology education, trade，music and film. A1 International’s programs enable the elite sports and art lovers from all over the world to interact with each other and form deep friendship.
Long Jie(3rd from left) and Latvian epee fencing team pose for a picture.
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Meet Logan Data at the Bio-IT World Conference 2022
Boston, May 4, 2022, — The Bio-IT World Conference is being held at Hynex Convention Center from May 3 to 5. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Bio-IT World Conference. At the exhibition hall, Krishna Kodeboyena, president of Westford MA based Logan Data Inc., talked with bostonese.com about how Logan Data is helping customers in life sciences industry meet the challenge of ever growing volumes of data.
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley Participates in Historic Hearing on Medicare for All
WASHINGTON, March 29, 2022 – Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), a member of the House Oversight Committee, participated in the committee’s hearing on universal healthcare coverage, a historic moment and momentum for the Medicare For All Movement.
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Stilwell and China: A Hundred Years of Faith and Friendship
Few Americans and Chinese today know the fame, glory and controversies of General Stilwell, who served as the Chief of Staff of Allied Forces in the China-Burma-India Theatre. As one of the most important yet controversial figures of WWII, General Stilwell left an intriguing legacy for historians to study and scrutinize. This essay, neither a judgment of General Stilwell’s military career nor a defense of him over his conflicts with other historical figures, is an honest review of his faith in and friendship with the common Chinese people.
Song Ching Ling and Stilwell.
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RSM Issues Statement on the Russian Military Invasion of Ukraine
The last few days have been horrifying and difficult for all of us. We know many of you have questions, and we wanted to make our position, and our history, very clear:
We stand with the Ukrainian people against Putin, his regime, and the Russian military invasion of Ukraine.
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The 2nd Annual Greater Boston Lunar New Year Rolling Parade on Feb 27, 2022
Feb. 25, 2022, Boston, — C.A.C.A. Boston Lodge and the Chinese American Heritage Foundation are sponsoring the 2nd Annual Greater Boston Lunar New Year Rolling Parade this coming Sunday. Vehicles will assemble along Surface Road between Beach Street and Essex Street starting at 12:00 noon. Massachusetts State Police will be on hand to direct traffic and escort the motorcade along the parade route starting at 1:00 pm.
Lunar New Year Rolling Car Parade arrives at Malden Police headquarters in 2021. (file photo)
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