By China Education Symposium
Andrew Conning is a doctoral candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a Graduate Student Associate of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies. His research examines the structures of reasoning with which individuals across cultures make sense of international and interethnic issues. He is spending 2012-13 conducting research in China as a Fulbright scholar and Harvard Traveling Fellow.
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By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist
Medford, Mass., May 11, 2013, — I went to see this comedy right in my neighborhood last week at Regent Theatre, 7 Medford St. Arlington, Mass. and also interviewed the one-man show’s actor, Peter J. Fogel by the telephone the day after for 45 minutes.
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Photos by Sophia Yee, painter
Just twenty miles west of Boston lies an oasis for wildlife – Great Meadows National Wildlife Refuge. Roughly 85 percent of the refuge’s more than 3,800 acres is comprised of valuable freshwater wetlands stretching along 12 miles of the Concord and Sudbury Rivers.
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By Yueran Ma and David Pickerell, delivered on April 13, 2013 at Charles Hotel in Harvard Square
In the scope of China’s five-thousand-year history, one decade is all but transitory, comparable to less than two months in a typical person’s life. However, a decade in the span of our less-than-one-hundred-year journey in this world is rather significant, long enough to shape the direction of our trajectory. If you take a moment to recall where you were and what you were doing ten years ago, chances are the difference between now and then will be more than striking.
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From cntv.cn
In October 2007, Li was elected a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, as well as appointed as a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee.
In this file photo taken on Aug. 26, 2011, Li Yuanchao (2nd R) holds a local child up
during a visit in Kashi, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua)
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By Franklin A. Eneh, Clark University, Chinese teacher: Ya-chen Chen
(Franklin A. Eneh is a contestant of the Third Annual “Chinese Bridge” University Student Chinese Speech Contest in New England Area. He gave this speech in Chinese on March 23 at UMass Boston.)
Before studying abroad in China I was full of expectations. Through studying hard in China I gradually raised my Chinese level. I was once very adamant about speaking Chinese every day. My life upon arriving to China was very pleasant. In this environment very different from the U.S., I learned a lot about Chinese culture and also made many friends from different countries to the point where I felt reluctant to leave. It was the first time I ever enjoyed carefree living. In the midst of this wonderful new experience I transitioned from being rather introverted and shy to becoming very open and optimistic.
Franklin recites a Chinese poem at the talent show portion of the contest.
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Farewell
by Catherine Wang Hsu
It is snowing here in Boston
Like cotton flowers floating in the air
Quiet evening with nothing new.
One more drink
To you, my friend
From California go west
Dear old friends are near!
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By Marcus Larsen-Strecker, Tufts University, Chinese teacher: Wentao Li
(Marcus Larsen-Strecker is a contestant of the Third Annual “Chinese Bridge” University Student Chinese Speech Contest in New England Area. He gave this speech in Chinese on March 23 at UMass Boston.)
Respected teachers, ladies and gentleman! Thank you very much for finding the time to come and listen to my speech. Today I would like to share a story with the audience. I hope that through my story, the audience will be able to better understand the significant impact studying Chinese has had on my life.
In the picture above, Marcus wrote “Long live friendship between China and USA” in Chinese Calligraphy.
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天津，我中文梦起飞的地方
张炫晶, 波士顿学院，第3届新英格兰地区大学生“汉语桥”比赛参赛选手，指导老师吕芳
读完小学后我去了加拿大，在那儿完了初中和高中。高中毕业后，我被波士顿学院（Boston College) 录取了。上了大学二年级后，我去中国留学了，学了两个学期汉语。目前我是波士顿学院三年级的学生，专业是教育心理。我的第二外语是英文，第三外语是中文。
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, March 8, 2013, — I live north of Boston, and had to go to Longwood area this afternoon for an appointment. When I opened the door this morning, there was already several inches of snow. I parked my car in a way that it was against the strong wind overnight. To my surprise, my Corolla looked more like a Prius with wet snow on top of the trunk shaped by the strong wind.
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