Best English reports.
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Oct. 5, 2015, — Newsweek recently released its list of America’s Top High Schools for 2015. Dover-Sherborn High School is the only school in New England in the top 20 list. At the 16th spot, Dover-Sherborn High has a graduation rate of 100%, and 99.3% graduates are college bound according to Newsweek.
Poet Joyce Sidman joins Ms. Mullen’s English class via Skype(from doversherborn.org).
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By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Oct. 2, 2015, — The Yellow River Cantata grand concert will be held at the Agganis Arena at Boston University on October 11, 2015 to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese Peoples War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the victory in the World Anti-Fascist War. Over 1,000 singers from cities across North America will gather in Boston, and the Agganis Arena near the bank of Charles River is expected to be packed with an audience of 6,500.
Singers practicing in Newton, Mass. (all photos by Daryl Luk)
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By Dr. Ted Lee, translated by Eric Wu, bostonese.com
Born in 1902 at the Licun Village, Yinzhuang Town in Lingbao County of Henan Province, Major General Lee Xuezheng graduated from the 5th Advanced Program of the Republic of China Military Academy. His father’s name was Lee Yingtian, and his mother’s maiden name was Lu. His family was quite prosperous. Being the only child in his family, Lee always exercised filial piety. He had three knuckles on his left pinkie instead of two, which was abnormal compared to others. His parents introduced him to some Kungfu masters, letting him learn and practice Chinese Martial Arts, so that no one could bully him.
Lee graduated from the ninth Province High School in Shanzhou. Later he worked as a lecturer at the first Lingbao County Elementary Schools. Seeing the rampant banditry and the horrible chaos that had occurred while the people in his home town were suffering from poverty, he decided to join the army in order to eliminate the bandits. In 1928, he walked to Kaifeng, the capital city of Henan Province, carrying his luggage. Then he was appointed the mayor of the Haozhen District by the province to settle the trouble of banditry in that most terrible area. In 1930, he became the commander of the self-defensive militia, during which he was nearly murdered three times. Due to his contribution to suppressing the bandits, he was promoted as the commander of bandit suppression of the New Seventh County in Yongmian, Luwen, Shanling in the western Henan Province. By the end of 1931, Lee’s militia had been reorganized into the Independent 454th Regiment by General Zhang Fang of the 20th Army in the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) at the Town of Ouchi in Mianchi County. Lee was appointed the commander of this regiment. Later he was promoted to the 227th Brigade in the 76th Division as the commander, participating in the banditry-suppressing campaigns repeatedly.
Picture above: Lee as the commander of the 67th Division (in the middle of the back row), Lin Weichou as the commander of the 62nd Army (right in the front row), taken between 1947 and 1948 in Tianjin.
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By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Cambridge, Mass., Sept. 30, 2015, — The ancient Chinese game Weiqi, also known as Go in the US, is the only board game that super-computer hasn’t defeated human yet. For the first time in history, the semi-finals of an Asian professional Go tournament: 2015 China’s Chang Qi Cup was held on U.S. in the North America at Harvard campus from Sept. 26 to 28.
Picture from the semi-final match on Sunday, Sept. 27(photos by Xinming Li).
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By Xinming Li, photos by John Tsou
Boston, Sept. 28, 2015, — The Fifth AA Day event was successfully held at Boston Marriott Burlington on Sept. 20. Many local art and cultural groups participated in this annual event to celebrate the cultural heritage of Asian Americans as the Mid-Autumn Festival is just around the corning. Over 600 guests showed up for the event presented by Asian American Association of Boston and its 12 partner orgnizations. State Senator Jason Lewis, State Rep. Donald Wong and Selectman of Town of Burlington Robert Hogan were on hand to offer citations to Asian American Association of Boston. CCBA-NE president Hung Goon and Nam Pham representing Quincy Mayor also made congratulatory speeches.
(L to R)Coco Miao, Joe Li and Jiahui Jiang hold a Chinese calligraphy, which means “beauty and health coexist”(all photos by John Tsou).
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Boston, Sept. 23, 2015, — “Stop evictions and rent inflation. Hear the call of the Renter Nation!” The chants and drums resounded as the R Visions People’s Tour wound its way through the streets of Chinatown. About a hundred residents and community activists joined a march and rally today to call for increased action by city government to protect working class neighborhoods. Stopping at different sites marked by community art installations, community members spoke to the different strategies for stabilizing Chinatown’s future.
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By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
SEATTLE, Sept. 22， 2015 — Chinese President Xi Jinping on put forward a four-point proposal on the development of a new model of major-country relationship between China and the United States today during his speech during the welcome banquet at Westin Seattle hotel in Seattle. A large number of people from the Chinese communities in Seattle turned out to welcome President Xi on the streets of Seattle.
President Xi greets Dr. Kissinger at the welcome banquet(file photo).
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By Changhong Zhang, bostonese.com
Boston, Sept. 21, 2015 — An ethnic media meeting with Governor Charlie Baker was held in the Massachusetts State House this afternoon. The topics of the meeting included community development, diversity in the workforce, energy, and MBTA improvement. More than a dozen of reporters from bostonese.com and other ethnic media outlets attended the meeting.
Gov. Baker at the ethnic media meeting (photos by Changhong Zhang).
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By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Sept. 21, 2015, — The 5th AA Day celebrations was held yesterday at Boston Marriott Burlington Hotel. Over 500 guests showed up for the event. State Senator Jason Lewis, State Rep. Donald Wong and Selectman of Town of Burlington Robert Hogan were on hand to offer citations to Asian American Association of Boston. CCBA-NE president Hung Goon and Nam Pham representing Quincy Mayor also made congratulatory speeches.
ATV Miss Asia Boston winners and president of US Qipao Association pose for a picture(all photos by Xinming Li).
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Boston, Sept. 18, 2015, — This year’s CelebrASIANS will be held on Friday, Oct. 9. This benefit fashion show is presented by Asian Women for Health (AWFH) to celebrate the strengths and resiliency of Asian cancer/trauma survivors. Please register for this event by clicking on this link.
Chien-Chi Huang of AWFH walks on the runway at 2013 CelebrASIANS (photo by Anh Phan Photography)
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