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  • 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 IBM employees worldwide could be notified the layoffs starting the week of January 26.
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    China Press’ report of IBM’s Centennial Celebration in June 2011(file photo).
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  • 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 – something that would stand out. I also was beginning to study Mandarin and was curious to understand exactly what I was writing. We talked about translating some of his poems to further my education. As this project progressed, I realized that I wanted to introduce his beautiful poetry to English speaking readers. We decided to proceed with this book.
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    Poet Tommy Gee with his new book The Pearl River Collection (photo by David Li).
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  • Dr. Michael Davidson — Victim of Senseless Violence

    By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist

    Medford, Mass., Jan. 21, 2015, — What kind of world that we are getting into now that the cardiac surgeon Michael Davidson, 44, from Wellesley, was shot in Brigham and Women’s Hospital by a crazy man? As a mother of a doctor, I’m horrified.
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    Dr. Michael J. Davidson (file photo).
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  • This Asian Student’s Essay Won Admission to Johns Hopkins

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    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 children to know Vietnamese and hopes his future grandchildren would also be connected to the language of their ancestors. But when I form my lips into unnatural shapes to speak these words, they come out pathetically.
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  • Video — Ballboy Helps Inspire China to Asian Cup Victory

    CANBERRA, Jan. 13 (Xinhua) — A 12-year-old ballboy from Brisbane, Australia, could prove to be China’s secret weapon at this year’s Asian Cup after he helped goalkeeper Wang Dalei save a penalty in their opening game victory over Saudi Arabia on Saturday night.
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    Wang Dalei (R) of China and ball boy Stephen White greet each other during a training of the Chinese football team for the AFC Asian Cup in Brisbane, Australia, Jan. 12, 2015. Stephen White was invited to watch the training by the Chinese team. During the Group B match against Saudi Arabia on Jan. 10, 2015, Wang talked to Stephen White before he saved the penalty shot. White advised Wang Dalei to dive left and Wang listened and save the penalty shot successfully, which helped the Chinese team to a 1-0 victory. (Xinhua/Cao Can)
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  • East Meets Words — the Longest Running AAPI Open Mic Series in N.E.

    Boston, Jan 10, 2015, — East Meets Words is the longest running Asian American / Pacific Islander open mic series in New England, hosted by Boston Progress, an API* arts and activist collective. The latest installament was held Friday evening at EMW Bookstore in Cambridge.
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    Picture from the first EMW event in 2015 on Jan. 9(from twitter)
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  • USOC Nominates Boston to Host the 2024 Olympic Games

    By Victor Chen, bostonese.com

    Boston, Jan. 8, 2014, — On the same day of Gov. Baker’s inauguration, USOC picks Boston over LA, Washington D.C. and other cities for hosting 2024 Olympic Games. Boston will compete with other cities around the world, and a final decisions by International Olympic Committee is expected in 2017.
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  • Video by Nashua Resident Goes Viral

    By Victor Chen, bostonese.com

    Nashua, N.H., Jan. 8, 2015, — A four-minute video titled “Funny Siberian Husky Puppy Scared by a Talking Toy” by local resident Mr. Wei Wang topped 400,000 views today on Youtube. The main character of the video is man’s best friend — a Siberian husky.
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  • $860 2015 Summer Deals by “World’s Top Airlines” Hainan Airlines

    By Victor Chen, bostonese.com

    Boston, Dec. 28, 2014, — Hainan Airlines was recently named as “Recipient of a five-star rating” from Skytrax – an airline review and rating website. According to Bloogberg news service, Hainan Airlines is considered to be the best airline in China. As people start to look for travel deals for summer of 2015, a number of people have reported booking round-way Hainan Airlines tickets from Boston to Guangzhou, China for under $900 with only one stop in Beijing.
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    Sample Spring 2015 Boston to Beijing deal from Hainan Airlines(file photo).
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  • Wanjia Annual Merchant Conference Builds Social Network for Businesses

    By Victor Chen, bostonese.com

    Dec. 26, 2014, — Boston Web Power held the WanJia Annual Merchant Conference recently at Harvard Pilgrim Health Care office building in Wellesley, Mass. Close to 200 members and guests of wanjiaweb.com attended the conference despite of an rainy evening.
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    (from right)Ms. Xiaoyan Huang and Mr. & Mrs. Neil Chyten pose for a picture (photo by Victor Chen).
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