2015 Chinese New Year Gala Features Star-studded Lineup

By Victor Chen, bostonese.com Boston, Feb. 10, 2015, — The New England Chinese Professionals 2015 Chinese New Year Gala is co-organized by 16 New England Chinese-American professional associations. It will be held on Feb 21 from 1:00 -11:00 PM at Boston Marriott in Newton, Mass. The cultural performances in the evening feature some of the… Continue reading 2015 Chinese New Year Gala Features Star-studded Lineup

Tufts Medical Center Honored at Kwong Kow Chinese School Fundraising Gala

By Menglei Han, bostonese.com Boston, Feb. 3, 2015, — Kwong Kow Chinese School(KKCS) held a fundraising dinner party at the Empire Garden Restaurant in Boston Chinatown recently. The theme of the party is “Heritage, Innovation, and Responsibility.” Nearly 500 people attended the party and donated. KKCS collected about $180,000 for their future development. Boston City… Continue reading Tufts Medical Center Honored at Kwong Kow Chinese School Fundraising Gala

Malcolm Butler’s Cinderella Story Makes Patriots Champions Again

Boston, Feb. 3, 2015, — Tom Brady took home the MVP, but it was former West Alabama All-American Malcolm Butler who made the play that clinched the New England Patriots win in Super Bowl XLIX. Brady agreed to give the Chevy truck awarded to him with the MVP prize to Butler during this morning’s interview… Continue reading Malcolm Butler’s Cinderella Story Makes Patriots Champions Again

Blackstone’s Schwarzman on Collaboration with China

By “Dr. Tea”, CEO of Mylovetea Company Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 2, 2015, — Stephen Allen Schwarzman, chairman and CEO of the Blackstone Group, visited Harvard University and gave his speech at the Science Center on his company and their collaboration with China, especially the Anbang Group. The personal fortune of Mr. Schwarzman is estimated to… Continue reading Blackstone’s Schwarzman on Collaboration with China

Edelman and Butler Go to Disney and Victory Parade on Feb. 4 in Boston

Boston, Feb. 1, 2015, — Visitors to Disneyland were treated to a victory parade of Super Bowl champions Julien Edelman and Malcolm Butler today. The New England Patriots defeated Seattle Seahawks last night at Super Bowl XILV in Glenndale, AZ. Quarterback Tom Brady threw four touchdown passes in the come-from-behind victory, and won the Super… Continue reading Edelman and Butler Go to Disney and Victory Parade on Feb. 4 in Boston

Celebrating Chinese New Year at Cary Memorial Library

By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist In the morning of Jan. 24, I was debating whether I wanted to go to Chinese American Association of Lexington’s (CAAL) Chinese New Year celebration or not. The ride decided for me as I could not change the time. I’m glad that I did. I probably was among the very… Continue reading Celebrating Chinese New Year at Cary Memorial Library

IBM May Begin Largest Layoffs in History

By Victor Chen, bostonese.com Boston, Jan. 24, 2014, –In his column Next Week’s Bloodbath At IBM Won’t Fix The Real Problem in forbes.com, long-time silicon valley journalist Robert X. Cringley said he learned about the Project Chrome, the largest “transformation” in IBM’s 103-year history around Christmas time. He suggested that over 26% of over 400,000… Continue reading IBM May Begin Largest Layoffs in History

The Pearl River Collection — Forward and Acknowledgements

By Nancy Fray, translator and calligrapher of The Pearl River Collection, Selected Poems of Tommy Gee When Tommy Gee and I first met, I had been studying Calligraphy for three years. I was being taught to copy the classic Tang poems with a brush in Li Shu style. I wanted to compose something different –… Continue reading The Pearl River Collection — Forward and Acknowledgements

This Asian Student’s Essay Won Admission to Johns Hopkins

Hometown By Quan Life without language: all the ideas, thoughts, and emotions present, but unable to be expressed. This is how I picture my grandfather when he first immigrated to America with my grandmother and their nine children. Lost, he wanders around, hoping to bump into someone who can understand him. He raises his own… Continue reading This Asian Student’s Essay Won Admission to Johns Hopkins