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  • Hung Goon, Winner of CCBA-NE and CNC Elections

    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.
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    (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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  • The Nutcracker by Commonwealth Ballet Comes to Regis College

    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.
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    The Nutcracker by Commonwealth Ballet (Photo by Mike Nyman Photography).
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  • Goodbye to Iris Chang, and Happy New Year!

    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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  • U.S. Presidents Honor Life of Nelson Mandela

    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.
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    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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  • 2013 ACDC Annual Meeting Looks Forward to One Greenway

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Nov. 20, 2013, — Over 250 guests attended Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC)’s annual meeting and dinner on Nov 12, 2013 at Hei La Moon restaurant in Chinatown. The theme of the evening was “A Hudson Street Reunion.” There were many guests with family connections to Hudson street, site of the highly anticipated One Greenway project.
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    Former Hudson street resident, Prof. Tunney Lee delivers keynote speech (all photos provided by ACDC).
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  • Presidential Innovation Fellow Jason Shen Publishes Book on Winning

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Nov. 25, 2013, — Winning NCAA championship as a member of Stanford’s gymnastic team, running a start-up high-tech company, and being selected as Presidential Innovation Fellow, Newton, Mass. native Jason Shen knows well about winning. He recently added another distinction to his resume: author of an e-book that made to amazon.com bestseller list.
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  • Acton’s Iris Zhao Qualifies for U.S. Figure Skating Championships

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Acton, Mass., Nov. 23, 2013, — Washington Figure Skating Club (WFSC), the largest U.S. Figure Skating sanctioned Club, is the host of the 2014 Eastern Sectional Figure Skating Championships, November 19-23, 2013, at Ashburn Ice House. In the Juvenile Girls completion on Nov. 20, 12-year-old Iris Zhao from Acton, Mass. finished at fourth place, and qualified for Prudential 2014 U.S. Figure Skating Championships to be held in Boston from Jan. 5 to 12, 2014.

    Iris Zhao won silver medal of the under 13 group at last year’s New England Regional Championships (photo provided by May Liu).
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  • Young Pianist Kevin Zhao Holds Recital at Longy School of Music

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Cambridge, Mass., Nov. 18, 2013, — When pianist Dr. Lin Lin moved to Boston ten years ago, 5-year-old Kevin Zhao became her first student. Ten years later, you can see how proud Dr. Lin was from the smiles on her face at Kevin Zhao’s recital at Longy School of music in the evening of Nov. 9, 2013.
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  • History of the Association of Chinese Geneticists in America

    By Andrew TL. Chen, PhD, FACMG; Huanming Yang, PhD

    The Association of Chinese Geneticists in America (ACGA) is a non-profit (501C) organization formed by a group of American geneticists of Chinese ethnicity but its membership is open to individuals of all races and ethnicity. Incorporated in the State of Georgia in 1987, ACGA is supported by membership fees and donations. The Association facilitates the interaction between the American genetics community and their colleagues in mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore.
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    Current and former presidents and board of directors in the 2012 annual meeting: left to right–Wai-Yee Chan, Chris Yun Fai Lau, Stephen TS Lam, Lydia P. Chen (Andrew’s wife), Andrew T Chen, Hongyu Zhao, Min-Xin Guan, Harold Chen, Bai-Lin Wu, and Huanming Yang.
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  • World Renowned Pianist Yin Chengzong Returns to Carnegie Hall on Nov. 23

    New York, Nov. 19, 2013, — Yin Chengzong, one of the most renowned pianists in the world, is celebrating his 30th anniversary debut at Carnegie Hall. Mr. Yin returns to the stage for a solo performance on this Saturday, Nov. 23. Invited by Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts, Mr. Yin performed at NEC’s Jordan Hall in Boston on Nov. 15.
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