Best English reports.
January 12, 2014
Dear President Obama:
The Chinese Alliance for Equality, along with other Chinese American organizations dedicated to protecting civil rights and improving racial equality, is writing to respond to the White House’s inadequate investigation to the petition against the Jimmy Kimmel Show. We appreciate your attention but are disheartened and disappointed by your office’s stance.
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Jan. 9, 2014, — You just cannot predict how your coach would react after you won the national championship. “There are no words to express how proud I am of Iris today. US Juvenile Champion! Such a tremendous day with a wonderful girl who’s light filled the building today:)” wrote Kristen Weir, professional figure skating coach at Colonial Figure Skating Club on Facebook. She also changed her Facebook profile picture to the one below.
Iris Zhao is sandwiched by coaches Kristen Weir and Amy Allen for a picture after winning the championship (from Facebook).
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Lexington, Mass., Jan. 6, 2013, — While we are celebrating the new year with family and friends and feeling grateful for what we have, it is also time to think about the less fortunate people. With a very saddened heart, we’d like to tell you about an unspeakable tragedy involving a former Lexington resident and her relatives as we ask the community to reach out and help the families.
Miss. Cong (Lisa) Ma, a graduate of Troy University, and four others passed away in a Dec. 2013 accident.
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Boston, Jan. 6, 2014, — Boston Chinese Photographers’ Association (BCPA) wrapped up a year full of dramas and activities with a lecture at Framingham Public Library on Dec. 22, 2013. Over 20 members attended the lecture, and nine of them shared pictures they took in 2013.
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Daryl Luk (left) works with model Tian Qin during a photo shoot in Nov. 2013 (photo by David Li).
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Dear Friends,
With a very saddened heart, we’d like to tell you the tragedy happened on December 14, Saturday at around 8:10 PM, in Gainesville, Florida, mileage mark 387 on highway I-75. This fatal crash resulted in three people died on the spot and two others in critical condition. One of the victims Miss. Cong (Lisa) Ma is my God daughter who lived in Billerica, Mass.
(L to R)Youchao Xue, Tian Yujuan, Tian Yujing, and Ma Yuqi at Cong Ma’s house in Billerica, Mass. Ms. Tian and Mr. Ma held pictures of family members died from the car accident (photo by David Li).
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By David Li, bostonese.com, translated by Mei Liu
Boston, Dec. 18, 2013, — Due to the delay of Boeing 787’s delivery, the nonstop flight between Boston and Beijing that Hainan Airlines proposed a few years ago has not become reality. However, you will soon be able to get on a dream-liner on Monday, Wednesday, Friday or Saturday at Logan Airport, and be on the ground of Beijing Capital Airport in 14 hours, starting June 20, 2014.
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Dec. 6, 2013, — In two elections over three days in Boston Chinatown at beginning of this month, Mr. Hung Goon came out as a winner. In the Dec. 3 CCBA-NE election, Hung Good won 23 votes from CCBA-NE board members, edging Simon Chan’s 21 votes. The Chinatown Neighborhood Council (CNC) election on Dec. 1 was not as close. Goon, who was up for reelection, received 1151 votes from Asian residents, and got the most votes among the eight councilors elected or reelected.
Candidates like Nicholas Kang You, a youth worker at Boston Asian: Youth Essential Service (YES), may be one of the reasons of large number of young voters turning out in this year’s CNC election.
(L to R)Kenny Wong, Hung Goon, Rosemary Lam, Sherry Dong and Nicholas You celebrate their victories in CNC elections (photo by David Li).
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Dec. 9, 2013, — It’s that time of the year again. For years, you have to go to the theater district in downtown Boston to catch the holiday classic The Nutcracker. Now, Commonwealth Ballet Company (CBC) in Acton Mass. has brought a production of The Nutcracker to Metro West area. You can enjoy this wonderful production by talented young ballet dancers at Regis College in Weston, Mass. the weekend before Christmas.
The Nutcracker by Commonwealth Ballet (Photo by Mike Nyman Photography).
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By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist
Iris Hsiao-Hung Chang came from Taiwan University to be a visiting scholar in Yen-jing and Harvard for three months since Sept. and has stayed with me as a house guest. She was such a delightful person to be with. Iris Chang has a Ph.D. in English Literature from University of Michigan, and had been to Harvard before.
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Washington, D.C., Dec. 5, 2013, — It’s rare that a political figure has been admired world-wide without much argument or controversy. It’s not often that U.S. presidents look aboard for leadership and inspiration. Today, Mr. Nelson Mandela is no longer with us.
While tweeting this picture of Mandela visiting his old jail cell, Nancy Pelosi wrote: “May the life of Nelson Mandela long stand as the ultimate tribute to the triumph of hope.”
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