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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Prime Auctioneers Inc. 将在波士顿尼顿镇的喜来登大酒店召开两天的公开大拍卖活动。拍卖时间为2013年6月29日和30日（周六、周日）。
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Prime Auctioneers, Inc. will hold a HUGE Auction at the SHERATON NEEDHAM HOTEL, 100 Cabot Street, Needham, MA preview at 12:00non and auction starts at 1:00pm on June 29, Saturday and June 30, Sunday!!! Hurry to the biggest auction of the year!!!!
A huge selection of rare Oriental and European Art such as a wide selection of Jadeite Carving, Ivory Tusk, Bronze sculptures, handmade silk and wool Persian and Oriental Rugs, Hundreds of GIA and EGL certified diamonds, Rubies, Emeralds, Sapphire and Brand name jewelry from Cartier, Chopard, Harry Winston, Rolex Watches and many more all at great low prices from Bankrupt Art dealers, Fine Jewelry Stores and art collectors!!!! Take advantage of this rare opportunity!!! Food and beverage will be served! Bring this ad and receive a free gift! Plus be the lucky winner of a brand new LED HDTV as the raffle prize!!!!
Boston, August 6, 2013, — More than 250 people from across the city filled the Quincy School auditorium in Chinatown as seven candidates of the “New Boston” persuasion courted votes at the Why We Can’t Wait mayoral candidate forum on housing and land issues sponsored by Right to the City VOTE and the Boston Tenant Coalition. Banners and protest signs hung on the stage with slogans like “Remain. Reclaim. Rebuild.” and “Public land for the public good.”
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Boston, August 6, 2013 — Michelle Wu, candidate for Boston City Council At-Large, visited thirteen neighborhoods in Boston yesterday, Monday, August 5, as she released “50 ideas for Boston Families: Pipelines to Opportunity” to mark 50 days remaining until the September 24th Preliminary Election.
Michelle Wu started Monday’s tour at 6:30 AM in South End.
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Boston, MA, August 5, 2013 – Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC) hosts its 8th annual Films at the Gate from Friday to Sunday, September 13-15 at Chinatown Park beside the Gate on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway. This is a free, outdoor film festival showcasing family-friendly kung fu films. Each evening begins at 7:00 PM with cultural performances and an 8pm start for the feature film.
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Amy Kao was recently selected as Miss New Jersey National US 2013. She will be competing in the 2014 Miss National US pageant in San Antonio next summer. Miss National US Incorporated (MNUS) is a national, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that focuses on community outreach and educational scholarships. It is a leadership program for young women and teens.
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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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Washington, August 1, 2013 —- As part of the Obama administration’s comprehensive plan to move the U.S. economy toward domestic clean energy sources and cut carbon pollution, Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Tommy P. Beaudreau July 31 held the nation’s first competitive lease sale for renewable energy in federal waters.
Rhode Island and Massachusetts wind energy area.
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BOSTON, July 30, 2013 –- Artists For Humanity (AFH), an organization that provides under-resourced youth with the keys to self-sufficiency through paid employment in the arts, today announced a land gift from its neighbor and partner Gillette/Procter & Gamble. This generous donation will enable AFH, currently among the largest employers of teens in Boston’s creative economy, to expand its current facility in South Boston’s Innovation District and significantly increase highly-sought positions in its youth employment programs.
Patrice Louvet, Group President of Gillette at P&G, Mayor Thomas Menino, and Susan Rodgerson, Artists for Humanity (AFH) Founding Executive, pose with the signed deed for Gillette/P&G’s land gift to AFH on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 in South Boston, Mass. (all photos by Aynsley Floyd/Invision for Gillette/AP Images)
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Boston, July 30, 2013 – Charlotte Golar Richie hosted a youth summit on Saturday, July 27, and discussed issues related to the criminal justice system and its impact on the city’s youth, particularly young men of color. The discussions centered on ways to be proactive in dealing with the myriad of issues impacting young men and women, from high unemployment and dropout rates to curtailing drugs and violence in the neighborhoods.
Boston Mayoral Candidate Charlotte Golar Richie tuned in, taking notes as more than fifty youth from across the city participated in a Listening Session for Youth Leaders at the Roxbury YMCA on Saturday. Some of the issues and concerns of attendees included violence, gangs, lack of vocational and educational opportunities. One of Richie’s proposed plans, as Mayor of Boston, is to establish an Office of Youth Affairs that will address the many issues confronting Boston’s young people.
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