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  • An open letter to Parents of Chinese Students in the United States

    Dear parents,

    My kid has been studying in the United States for three years at Boston University. Ever since she went there, I’ve been hearing from her all the bad things that happened to Chinese students in high schools and universities of America, which haunts me endlessly. I feel fidgety, a lot. So I’m writing to make you aware of the situation, since you also have children abroad or soon-to-be abroad. This way, we can do something to protect our darlings. (Note: Parents with toddlers wearing T-shirts with Harvard Class of 2034 across the chest, this applies to you, too.)
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    China is by far the largest source of international students coming to the United States (source: OPEN DOORS 2014/INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION).
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  • The Pearl River Collection — Forward and Acknowledgements

    By Nancy Fray, translator and calligrapher of The Pearl River Collection, Selected Poems of Tommy Gee

    When Tommy Gee and I first met, I had been studying Calligraphy for three years. I was being taught to copy the classic Tang poems with a brush in Li Shu style. I wanted to compose something different – something that would stand out. I also was beginning to study Mandarin and was curious to understand exactly what I was writing. We talked about translating some of his poems to further my education. As this project progressed, I realized that I wanted to introduce his beautiful poetry to English speaking readers. We decided to proceed with this book.
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    Poet Tommy Gee with his new book The Pearl River Collection (photo by David Li).
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  • This Asian Student’s Essay Won Admission to Johns Hopkins

    Hometown
    By Quan

    Life without language: all the ideas, thoughts, and emotions present, but unable to be expressed. This is how I picture my grandfather when he first immigrated to America with my grandmother and their nine children. Lost, he wanders around, hoping to bump into someone who can understand him. He raises his own children to know Vietnamese and hopes his future grandchildren would also be connected to the language of their ancestors. But when I form my lips into unnatural shapes to speak these words, they come out pathetically.
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  • Journey — A Chinese Zither Concert Presented by Boston Guzheng Ensemble

    By Shin-Yi Yang, Director of Boston Guzheng Ensemble

    Join our Winter Concert presented at the Maxwell Auditorium at National Heritage Museum on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 7:30 PM. Our concert theme “Journey” features music of China from different regions which takes you travel from the northeast to southwest of China. The program also includes the music from Taiwan. Here are some program selections:
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  • Meet Me in St. Louis — An American Classic at Stoneham Theatre

    By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist

    I feel very comfortable staying home New Year’s eve. Looks wicked cold outside 16 degrees, no wind, even though the sunshine was great. I went to the last performance of Meet Me in St. Louis in Stoneham Theatre. I am so glad that I didn’t miss this show. It’s perfect fit for this time of the year.
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    Cast members of Meet Me in St. Louis (photo credit: Mark S. Howard).
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  • 双语诗：寒冬暖栽 / Poem — Warm Plantation in Cold Winter

    茶博士作于哈佛心茶室 / By Mylovetea “Dr. Tea” at Harvard Tea House
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  • Eight Structural Changes Coming to The New SAT in 2016

    By Chyten Center

    The new SAT will debut in 2016. There are some structural changes in the new SAT test. Analyzing these changes gives students in the class of 2017 a head start on SAT preparation.

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  • Meeting Friends at the 37th NEACP Annual Conference

    By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com

    Nov. 2, 2014, — Yesterday, we had our 37th New England Association of Chinese Professionals (NEACP) Annual Conference in Harvard University Yenching Library. All the speakers were great. Some topics were out of reach for me and you learn something new every day. We had about 80 to 100 people for the day at the competence and about 40 people for dinner.
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    with the keynote speakers ,Shih-Su Ching of Taiwan and Shih-Fen S. Chen of Canada and others in charge Chang-Sun-Mei, Chang-Chun-Hwa and Shih-Wei Wang at the dinner in Changsu restaurant in Cambridge.
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  • The First Chinese American Oscar Winner — James Wong Howe

    James Wong Howe, (Aug. 28, 1899 – July 12, 1976), one of the greatest cinematographers of the American film industry, was born in Guangzhou, China, and brought by his parents to the United States at the age of five. In his legendary Hallywood career as cinematographer, Mr. Howe worked on over 130 films, and was nominated for Oscar Award in Cinematography for ten time, winning two of them in 1956 and 1963.
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    Howe(right) working on the set of 1924 film The Alaskan (from wikipedia.com).
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  • TEA — Poem by a Dancer

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    Nuo An is a renowned choreographer and dancer based in New York City (photos provided to bostonese.com).
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