Best English reports.
By Luyuan Zhang, bostonese.com
New York City, September 12, 2013, — “It was almost unbelievable. We had a view, but because we were too far, there was no sound.” Christina Aguilar, a New Yorker who has been working in Manhattan since 1989, said, “So it was almost that you could not believe what you were looking at, because it was sunny. The weather was nice.”
Flowers were laid for a NYC firefighter who died 12 years ago. (Photo by Luyuan Zhang)
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By Luyuan Zhang, bostonese.com
Flushing, N.Y., August 30, 2013, –The Phoenix ballroom became bustling after the opening remarks. U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and LinaMei.com held an international business expo on the second floor of LaGuardia Sheraton East Hotel this Friday. The expo attracted exhibitors from about 30 businesses, as well as more than a dozen of non-profit organizations and government agencies.
Lina Mei holding a poster at the Expo. (photos by Luyuan Zhang)
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By David Li, bostonese.com
California has become a popular destination for couples from China to hold weddings. Recently, a celebrity from China also tied the knot at the Sunshine State. One of the top actresses in her prime, 62-year-old Liu Xiaoqing married 71-year-old Mr. William Xiaoyu Wang at Valley Presbyterian Church in San Francisco on August 20. According to her agent, Liu Xiaoqing is back to Beijing now after spending a couple weeks in San Fran area.
Liu Xiaoqing (middle), William Wang (right) at the wedding.
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By Claire Golds, student assistant at Confucius Institute of URI
Kingston, R.I., August 28, 2013, — From August 21 to 25, the Confucius Institute of the University of Rhode Island held a teacher training workshop, where 55 teachers of Chinese as a Second Language(CSL) came from all over New England and some other states, living together, eating together, attending lectures, and sharing their stories and experiences with each other. The workshop is sponsored by the Confucius Institute Headquarters, and hosted by the Confucius Institute at University of Rhode Island.
Robin Harvey demos the art of storying-telling in teaching Chinese. (photos by Chi Zhang)
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, August 27, 2013 — Ms. Xiuli Shi and Mr. Lee Libbey from Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology (IMUST) in Baotou city, China presented Commissioner Ed Davis with a Thank-you letter signed by hundreds of students at Boston Police headquarters this morning. Commissioner Davis accepted the Thank-you letter on behalf of all law enforcement personnel who were involved in the Boston Marathon bombings and its aftermath.
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By David Li, translated by Shuzhi Zhang
Recently, I had an interview with Dr. June Chang at her home in Acton, Mass. just before she was leaving for Nanjing, China. Ms. Chang founded an online event management website eventdove.com three years ago in Nanjing. Before that, Ms. Chang founded Hyzing LLC in 2009, and now has about a dozen developers in its Nanjing office.
Ms. Chang shows eventdove.com in her home office in Acton.
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, August 2, 2013, — Arthur Wong was among the first groups of American soldiers who landed on Normandy Beach on June 6, 1944, and was later seriously injured in November 1944 when the Allied Forces advanced into Germany. Sixty-five years after he returned from WWII battlegrounds, Arthur Wong finally received nine U.S. military medals, including Purple Heart, Bronze Star, with the help from Senator John Kerry in 2010.
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Lowell, Mass., July 16, 2013, — When Tzu-WeI Lin and Jing-De Jhang met at the infield grass of LeLacheur Park a couple hours before the 5:05 PM game on July 14, they couldn’t stop joking with each other. Both are second year professional baseball players from Taiwan with infectious smiles. When the Sun set over the Merrimack River behind the ballpark in the evening, Jhang walked away with a bigger smile on his face as Jamestown Jammers shut out Lowell Spinners for a 1:0 victory.
Lin(right) and Jhang poses for a picture before the game. (photos by David Li)
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BOSTON, July 17, 2013 – About 200 Chinatown residents and their supporters marched, drummed, and sang their way through Chinatown today in a protest action called “Tour R Chinatown.” Sponsored by the Chinese Progressive Association and the Right to the City Alliance, participants called for “public land for the public good” and support for community land trusts to stabilize affordable housing in working class neighborhoods.
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Lowell, Mass., July 12, 2013, — A free Tzu-Wei Lin poster will be given away at tonight’s Lowell Spinners Vs. Staten Island Yankees game at LeLacheur Park. Starting tomorrow, limited number of Tzu-Wei Lin T-shirts will also be available at the Lowell Spinners Vs. Jamestown Jammers games. Tzu-Wei Lin, a shortstop from Taiwan, is gaining popularity with Spinners fans.
Tzu-Wei Lin bats at July 3 game against Connecticut Tigers.
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