New York City, Jan. 17, 2014, — Alvin Chen’s (陳駿霖) film from Taiwan opens in Los Angeles and New York today. It has already screened elsewhere in the US, and will open in Chicago and Seattle next week.

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Taiwan Film Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow? Opens in NYC & LA
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Boston Closes Schools on Jan. 22 as Mayor Walsh Declares Snow Emergency
Boston, Jan. 21, 2013, –Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced City response plans for the impending winter storm expected to bring 8 to 10 inches of snow to Boston this evening and tomorrow. The Mayor declared a Snow Emergency and Parking Ban for the City of Boston, in effect tonight, Tuesday, January 21, at 6:00 p.m. Boston Public Schools have canceled afternoon activities today, Tuesday, January 21, and schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, January 22.

The picture above is a screen shot of the Boston City’s website on Jan. 21, 2014.
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Nonstop Flight between Beijing and Boston to Open up New Opportunities
(by Jack Freifelder, from usa.chinadaily.com.cn)It’s the largest city in New England and the sister city of Hangzhou, China, and come June it will become another direct-entry point for Chinese travelers as Hainan Airlines launches its Beijing-to-Boston service.

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Chuck Martin Publishes New Book on Mobile Influence
Boston, Jan. 20, 2013, –Chuck Martin is a New York Times business best-selling author, CEO of Mobile Future Institute and the Editor of the MediaPost mCommerce Daily, where he writes the daily MobileShopTalk column. Martin has been a leading pioneer in the digital interactive marketplace for more than a decade.

Chuck Martin (middle) answers questions from Chinese business executives at a mobile Internet conference at IBM software campus in Littleton, Mass. in December 2013 (photo provided by Cheers Publishing).
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2014 Ivy League Chinese Spring Festival Gala Showcases Diverse Cultures
By Harvard Chinese Students and Scholars Association(HCSSA)
The annual Ivy League Chinese Spring Festival Gala will be hosted again by HCSSA on Feb. 1, 2014 at John Hancock Hall in Boston. This year’s Spring Festival Gala is organized by the eight Ivy League schools to celebrate the arrival of the Lunar New Year. We are excited to present an evening where people from diverse cultural backgrounds can gather and celebrate this special occasion.

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ACLS to Host Chinese New Year Celebration on Feb. 1, 2014
The Acton Chinese Language School (ACLS) will host a Chinese New Year Celebration on Saturday Feb. 1, 2014 in the R. J. Grey Junior High School.

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ACMA to Host Boston Asian Health and Community Service at Lunar New Year Gala
Dear Friends,
Happy Lunar New Year – Year of Horse! It’s a special time to celebrate, to connect in, and to serve, this community of ours, for the harvest from the past, and the success and glory yet to come! As our proud tradition, the American Chinese Medical Association (ACMA) will present our 4th annual Boston Asian Health and Community Service (BAHA) on February 1st, 2014. In the past years, many have heard from top clinicians from local hospitals at this event, talking about important topics in healthy living and common disease areas. This year, there will be one-on-one consultations with more of these successful and experienced doctors to discuss one’s own health and concerns, with open access, at no cost, in the beautiful language of Chinese!

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Qinghua Peter Lu Is Remembered as Loving Father
By David Li, bostonese.com
Nashua, New Hampshire, Jan. 16, 2014, — Many people in the greater Nashua Chinese community were shocked to learn that 52-year-old Qinghua Peter Lu of Hollis N.H. passed away on Monday, Jan. 13 at St. Joseph Hospital in Nashua. According to the hospital, Mr. Lu had suffered from a heart attack.

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Gov. Patrick and Mayor Walsh Urge Rep. Henriquez to Resign after Conviction
By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Jan. 15, 2015, — State Representative Carlos Henriquez was convicted on two counts of assault and battery by a six-member jury today. Mr. Henriquez will serve a six-month jail sentence after the conviction. Henriquez is accused of hitting girlfriend Katherine Gonzalves in an incident in Arlington.

Profile picture of Rep. Henriquez on malegislature.gov.
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QARI to Offer Free Legal Clinics in Quincy
Quincy, Mass., Jan. 15, 2014, — Quincy Asian Resources, Inc. (QARI) recently announced a free monthly legal clinic starting on Jan. 27. The clinics will address individual concerns over immigration law, landlord/tenant law, family law, personal injury and criminal issues.

A lecture at QARI (from quincyasianresources.org)
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