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  • Anthony Soto Draws Support at Chinatown Campaign Event

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, August 31, 2015, — After attending the August Moon Festival, Mr. Anthony Soto, candidate for Mayor of Holyoke was back in Chinatown on August 25. Mr. Soto and his wife Lisa Wong, Mayor of Fitchburg, greeted dozens of supporters at Empire Garden Restaurant, including State Treasurer Goldberg, Vice Mayor of Cambridge Dennis Benzan, and CCBA-NE president Hung Goog.
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    Soto and Wong hold a copy of Sampan newspaper with their picture on the front page(photos by Xinming Li).
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  • New Markets and New Problems as Uber Expands

    By Shixin Li, bostonese.com

    New York City, August 28, 2015, — As Uber service expands rapidly across the nation, there are mixed reactions from local communities. Taxi drivers hate it, riders like the convenience and low fares, many Uber drivers love the business model and politicians struggle to regulate the ride-sharing service.
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    Uber driver Tony Montgomery of Bloomington, IN(file photo).
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  • Across the Lonely Garden — Poem Collection of Painter Sophia Yee to be Published

    Boston, August 25, 2015, — Boston Bilingual Media & Publishing (BBMP) Inc. announced today that Across the Lonely Garden — Poem Collection of Painter Sophia Yee will be published early next month. Ms. Sophia Yee is a renowned oil painter who came to Boston in the 1980s from Hangzhou China.
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    Spring, oil on canvas, by Sophia Yee.
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  • Happy 88th Birthday to Madeline Wong!

    Boston, August 22, 2015, — The evening banquet of the 25th national convention of Wong Family association was held at Empire Garden restaurant in Boston Chinatown this evening. Mrs. Madeline C. Wong，a well-known working woman pioneer in the state, attended the banquet along with over 500 members and guests of the Wong Family Association. Today is also Mrs. Wong’s birthday.
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    Madeline Wong with her son, State Rep. Donald Wong and her daughter Linda (photo by David Li).
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  • 2015 Chinese Music & Dance Night Returns on August 27

    Acton, Mass., August 24, 2015, — A couple weeks after Essence of India was held successfully at Nara Park, the same stage will be filled with beautiful performances of traditional Chinese instruments and dances this Thursday evening. Performers from Acton Chinese Language School, Angle Dance Company and local art groups will celebrate the end of summer with hundreds residents like they did last year.
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  • Beijing Association USA Donates $24,900 to Families of Tianjin Firefighters

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Los Angles, August 22, 2015, — Chants of “Go Tianjin” erupted at Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles yesterday morning. Dozens of Beijing Association USA members donated $24,900 to families of Tianjin firefighters who passed away in the August 12 explosions.
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    Members of Beijing Association USA pose for a picture at the donation ceremony(provided by Julia Liu).
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  • Shocking Pictures from 2015 Tianjin Explosions

    Photos by He Xiaoxin

    Tianjin, August 17, 2015, — The 2015 Tianjin explosions were a series of explosions that occurred at a container storage station at the Port of Tianjin starting on Wednesday, August 12, 2015. At lease 112 people, including 39 firefighters, were killed and 721 of others were injured. There are still dozens of people missing as of today.
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    Hundred of new cars were burned near the explosions(Photos by He Xiaoxin).
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  • The Fifth AA Day Meets ATV Miss Asia at August Moon Festival

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, August 10, 2015, — Boston Chinatown was filled with food vendors, exhibition booths, lovely souvenirs, and exciting performances at yesterday’s annual August Moon Festival. Ten of thousands visitors and residents showed up for the festivities, organized by CCBA New England, on a perfect summer day. Besides the traditional lion dances and Cantonese opera, the Chinese calligraphy and music performances by ATV Miss Asia contestants at the Asian American Association of Boston (AAAB) booth drew cheers and applause from the audience.
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    Mr. Hung Gong(first from right) poses with three contestants of ATV Miss Asia for a picture as Hongwei Gao plays saxphone(photos by Xinming Li).
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  • Biography of WWII Hero Arthur Wong Donated to Firefighters in Hangzhou, China

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Hangzhou, China, August 6, 2015, — To commemorate 70th anniversary of the victory of Chinese People’s Anti-Japanese War and the World Anti-Fascist War, remember history, cherish the memory of martyrs and peace, a book donation ceremony was held at the Gongshu District Fire Department meeting room in the afternoon of of July 30. One hundred books of Chinese American WWII hero Arthur Wong’s biography were donated to firefighters of the department.
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    Firefighters receive the book donation(file photo).
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  • Fox News Fires Bob Beckel, Co-host of The Five

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    San Jose, August 5, 2015, — As Fox News Channel hosts the first major debate of 10 Republican candidates of the 2016 Presidential election this week, Bob Beckel, the controversial co-host of The Five, will not be on air to share the spotlight. Fox News channel fired Bob Beckel back in late June 2015 after repeated protests by Chinese American groups for the “Chinaman” racial slur Beckel unleashed on air in July last year. Beckel hasn’t been on air since February 2015 due to health reasons.
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