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  • Year of the Horse Letter by Principal of Century Chinese Language School

    Dear Century Chinese Language School (CCLS) Families:

    Last Sunday, we all gathered at Algonquin High to celebrate the Chinese New Year, to recognize those who have made a notable contribution to CCLS, and, most importantly, to watch our children on stage demonstrating the proficiency of their Chinese language. That moment of time seemed to pass quickly, but it will be locked away forever by the memories of our parents, teachers, and students.
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    Performance at CCLS’s Chinese New Year show on Feb. 2 (photos by Jie Yan).
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  • Camilla for the Holidays and Fish for the Year of Horse

    By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist

    Camilla is a symbol of rich and noble. A Chinese plant to keep during holidays. The full bloom flower of this kind: two inches diameter multiple petals in Chinese “red”, started out like a tiny seed on the branch, then gradually the little bud gets bigger and bigger.
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  • Hope, Home & Harmony — Happy Lunar New Year Videos

    BEIJING, Jan. 31, 2014, — Today is the Lunar New Year of the Horse, also known as Chinese New Year. For Chinese people all over the world, Chinese New Year is the most important festival of the year. Please find three videos about hope, home and harmony below.
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  • Dangerous Tribute by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe

    By Cui Tiankai, China’s Ambassador to the USA

    (from china-embassy.org)Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recent homage at the Yasukuni war shrine deeply disturbed people in China and much of Asia. The dispute surrounding his actions is about more than symbolism; it goes to the heart of his intentions for Japan’s future and his willingness to build an atmosphere of trust, respect and equality in East Asia.
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  • Not to Be Missed – The Color Purple, A Broadway Musical by SpeakEasy

    By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist

    The Color Purple is a Boston theater premiere (Jan10—Feb 8, 2014) of the acclaimed Broadway musical based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel written by Alice Walker. Since its publication in 1982, this novel has sold more than 5 million copies in 22 languages. The Warner Bros/Amblin Entertainment motion picture “The Color Purple” opened December 20, 1985, was directed by Steven Spielberg and starred Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover and Laurence Fishburne.
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    Crystin Gilmore (center) as Shug Avery with (from left) Lovely Hoffman, Taylor Washington, Carolyn Saxon, and Maurice Emmanuel Parent in a scene from the SpeakEasy Stage Company production of THE COLOR PURPLE, running now through February 8th at the Calderwood Pavilion at the Boston Center for the Arts, 527 Tremont Street in Boston’s South End (Photo credit: Glenn Perry Photography).
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  • Celebrating Lives of Fallen Trojans: Haijiao Sun

    By Emily Jackson, Troy University

    Recent graduate Haijiao Sun planned to make the trip back to China after studying at Troy University for six years.
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  • Michelle Wu Urges Support for Birthday Wishes on Her 29th Birthday

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    Jan, 14, 2014

    Today I’m celebrating my 29th birthday with family and friends. I’m so grateful for the opportunity to spend this year focusing on Boston, talking with residents, and working to make our city better for families in every neighborhood.
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  • Farewell and Moving On after 15 Years

    January 13, 2014

    Dear Friends and Colleagues,

    As you may have heard, Mayor Walsh has appointed Alejandra St. Guillen as the new Director of the Office of New Bostonians. Alejandra is a great leader with energy, commitment and a big vision. I know that the work of making sure that all New Bostonians have a voice and the opportunities to participate fully in all aspects of life in Boston is in good hands with Alejandra’s and Mayor Walsh’s leadership.

    Rev. Cheng Imm Tan (left) at 2012 New Bostonians Summit.
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  • Thirty Advices from Alibaba’s Jack Ma

    Jack Ma (马云) is Executive Chairman of Alibaba Group, a family of highly successful Internet-based businesses. He is the first mainland Chinese entrepreneur to appear on the cover of Forbes Magazine and ranks as one of the world’s billionaires. His last name Ma means horse in Chineae.

    In a recent speech, Jack Ma gave 30 advices for people. Let’s share his wisdom just before the Year of Horse arrives on Jan. 31, 2014.
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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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