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  • Harvard China Forum and Boston Marathon to Be Held in Patriots’ Day Week

    By Victor Chen, bostonese.com

    Cambridge, Mass., March 25, 2015, — Two years ago, a few of Harvard China Forum(HCF) attendees participated in the 117th Boston Marathon, traditionally held on Patriots’ Day. Some barely escaped the bombings that interrupted the world-famous race. This year, the 18th HCF will be held from April 24 to 26 during the same week as the 119th Boston Marathon, and the suspect of Marathon bombings may still be on trial.
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    Mr. Wang Shi delivered a keynote speech at 2013 Harvard China Forum, and then witnessed the bombings at the finish line in Back Bay a couple days later(file photo).
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  • Singapore — A National Prays for Lee Kuan Yew

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    Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wrote on Facebook when sharing the picture above:”Thank you all for your good wishes and prayers for my father. I am deeply touched by them. Have been looking at some old photos from our family collection. So many happy memories over a lifetime.”

    By Lim Ee Ling, Singapore

    Please recover and be the fighter like you always do. We cannot thank you enough for what you have done for the nation which has benefitted many many generations. I wish we can tell you personally how grateful we are to be Singaporean.
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  • Mass. Native Eric Lu Wins $75,000 at National Chopin Competition

    By Victor Chen, bostonese.com

    Boston, March 12, 2015, — It’s hard to imagine that two out of the top three finishers at the Ninth National Chopin Competition lived within five miles of each other west of Boston, and they even had the same teacher: Dorothy Shi. This is what happened earlier this month in Miami.
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    Eric Lu performs at the Ninth National Chopin Competition(from Chopin Foundation of the U.S. Facebook page).
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  • BBMP Hosts Book Release Party

    By Victor Chen, bostonese.com

    Boston, March 12, 2015, — Boston Bilingual Media and Publishing (BBMP) Inc. hosted a book release party for Love of Four Seasons on March 7 at Royal East restaurant in Cambridge. Over a dozen people showed up to congratulate author Ms. Shuping Yao for her new novel about four love stories of Chinese student Mo Ni.
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    (from left)Author Shuping Yao, Beatrice Lee and other attendees at the release party
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  • Brief History of 9-Man Volleyball

    By 2013 North American Chinese Invitational Volleyball Tournament(NACIVT) Organizers

    In the late 1930′s, there was not much for young Chinese laundry workers to do anything else other than work. Just about ten years earlier, the Immigration Act of 1924 had effectively shut the door on all immigration from Asia to the United States declaring that all Asians were “not eligible” for citizenship. It then went on to state that persons not eligible for citizenship were barred from entering the United States. Since Asians were not eligible for citizenship, this meant that any Asian who was not a citizen of the United States at the time the law was passed could not leave the country if he or she ever wished to return later.
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    Group photo of the Boston team arriving at an airport in Chicago for the NACIVT tournament in the 1960s (provided by Uncle Frank).
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  • RJ Grey Team Wins MathCounts State Championship

    By Victor Chen, bostonese.com

    Acton, Mass., March 11, 2015, — The RJ Grey team won the state championship over the past weekend in MathCounts. The four students were congratulated by teachers and parents for their hard work to
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    (L to R}Maxwell Wang, Allen Wang, Ari Xuan, Richard Huang and coach Mr Stameris of Team RJ Grey receive award at MathCounts state competition (provided to bostonese.com).
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  • Harvard’s George Li Wins $20,000 Prize at National Chopin Competition

    By Victor Chen, bostonese.com

    Boston, March 9, 2015, — Close to 400 of his Facebook friends liked George Li’s status update last week: “I am honored to participate in the 2015 National Chopin Piano Competition and won the Third Prize”. George Li also shared the picture below on his timeline.
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  • Pictures from ACLS Chinese New Year Celebrations

    By Victor Chen, bostonese.com

    Acton, Mass., March 5, 2015, — The Acton Chinese Language School (ACLS) hosted Chinese New Year celebration on March 1 from 3:30 to 8:30 PM at the Acton Boxborough Regional High School. Over 1,000 students, teachers, parents and guests showed up for the cultural events in the afternoon and evening gala performances that featured traditional singing, dancing and musical instruments.
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    Members of ACLS Pipa Class pose for a picture (photos by Victor Chen).
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  • Lunar New Year Gala Showcases Leadership by Women Professionals

    By Victor Chen, bostonese.com

    Boston, March 3, 2015, — The New England Chinese Professionals 2015 Lunar New Year Gala and Community Forum were held at Boston Marriott in Newton, Mass. recently. Close to 1,000 members of the 16 professional associations, guests and visitors participated in the day-long event despite snowy weather, and witnessed the confident leadership by women professionals who played leading roles in putting together this year’s event.
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    Deputy Consul General Zhang Meifang (third from left) with Dr. Tea (left), deputy director of the gala Tian Qin (third from right), violinist Li Lao (second from right) and others pose for a picture(file photo).
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  • HCSSA Hosts Harvard China Day Celebrations

    By Dr. Tea at Mylovetea Harvard Square Tea house

    Feb. 28, 2015, Cambridge, Mass., — Harvard Chinese Students and Scholars Association (HCSSA) presented an authentic Chinese cultural fest at the Science Center Plaza, the very heart of the Harvard campus On Friday, Feb. 27, between 11:00 AM and 1:30 PM. The 2015 Harvard China Day festivities included panda sculpture painting and a variety of traditional Spring Festival games. It is a great celebrating and interacting event for Harvard students to enjoy and appreciate Chinese culture.
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    Dr. Tea and other HCSSA volunteers setting up the banners and decorations for Harvard China Day.
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