Boston, May 30, 2013, — Angel Performing Arts will have dance and Music workshops at Wlatham, Framingham, Acton and Sharon during this year’s Summer break! The students will learn Chinese dances, Ballet, Jazz, Vocal Class, and Stage Performing Arts. We have outdoor activities after lunch break. The student must be older than 4 years old.
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2013 Angel Performing Arts Summer Dance Workshop Opens for Registration
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Mark Your Calendar: 34th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival, June 8-9
By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, May 29, 2013, — The 34th Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival will be held on June 8-9, 2013 at the banks of Charles River in Boston and in Cambridge. As usual, this year’s festival includes dragon boat races and cultural exhibitions and performances.
Pictures from festivals in the past （provided by Boston Dragon Boat Festival).
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Birth Tourists from China Not the kind of Tourism California Expects
(from chinadaily.com.cn)
The city council in Arcadia, California, is cracking down on maternity- tourism businesses that are violating the law. Six to eight boarding houses have been closed in the past several months, and an additional 12 are under investigation. Santa Ana Inn is known to house pregnant women who are to give birth in the US. The hotel hasn’t been cited for any violations.
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NAAAP Boston Awards Scholarships as Boston Marks One Month Anniversary of the Marathon Bombings
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, May 16, 2013, — The National Association of Asian American Professionals Boston chapter (NAAAP Boston) awarded Dan Minh Chu, Tuan Ho and Kasey Shen of the 2013 NAAAP Boston Future Leader Award. The three exceptional students received a total of $15,000 of scholarships at NAAAP Boston’s Scholarship Gala on May 15 at Hilton Boston Back Bay. The event was coincided with the one month anniversary of Boston bombings that happened just blocks away from the hotel. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper was broadcasting live at the nearby Boston Bombing makeshift memorial when the award ceremony took place.
(Front row L to R)Tuan Ho, Kasey Shen and Dan Chu show off their awards with staff of NAAAP Boston.
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Mayor Menino Tours District Hall of Boston Innovation District
Boston, May 22, 2013, — Mayor Thomas M. Menino today gave a full progress update on Boston’s innovation center, and revealed the name of the building under construction at 75 Northern Avenue on the South Boston Waterfront. District Hall will play a central role in the social infrastructure of the growing Innovation District and will serve as a home base for entrepreneurs to make connections, build relationships, and convene programs and events.
(L-R)Mayor Menino, Gov. Patrick, Roger Crandall and Joe Fallon at groundbreaking of Boston Innovation District on June 22, 2011 in South Boston. (photo credit: David Li, bostonese.com)
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Xiaojie Li Cleared of Trespassing Charge in Nashua Apple Store Taser Arrest Incident
By David Li, translated by Shuzhi Zhang, bostonese.com
On Dec. 11, 2012, Xiaojie Li of Newton, Mass. was arrested by policemen with the help of Taser when she tried to purchase iPhone in the Apple store at Pheasant Lane Mall in Nashua, NH. Five months later, Ms. Li appeared in the circuit court of Nashua, facing trespassing and resisting arrest charges in the afternoon of May 10. The judge heard the testimonies from various witnesses and interrogation of witnesses by the attorneys of both sides. At end of the half-day trial, the judge dismissed the trespassing charge and upheld the resisting arrest charge, but declined to issue any penalty against Ms. Li. The record of resisting arrest will be removed if Ms. Li commits no new violation in the next three years, according to the ruling.
Ms. Li shows marks on he wrists from the arrest at Apple Store in Nashua, NH.
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2013 SAPA-NE Annual Conference Features Nobel Laureate and High Level Execs
By Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association New England (SAPA-NE)
SAPA-NE is very pleased to announce that the 15th SAPA-NE Annual Conference will take place in MIT Sloan School of Management and Walker Memorial Morss Hall at MIT on May 25th, 2013 (8:00 am – 5:30 pm). Dr. Bruce Beutler, the 2011 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine will join the annual conference as one of the keynote speakers.
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Pictures from 2013 GBCCA Chinese Music Ensembles Spring Concert
By David Li, bostonese.com, photos by John Tsou
Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association (GBCCA) Chinese Music Ensembles annual concert titled Spring was held at Casey Theatre, Regis College in Weston, Mass. on May 12. More than 400 Chinese music lovers enjoyed an evening of beautiful traditional and innovative Chinese music by talented young students and their teachers.
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New Bostonians Office May 9, 2013 Announcements
May 9, 2013 Announcements
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Enclosed are this week announcements for your sharing with your networks. Please forward any of yourannouncements to mayra.canetti@cityofboston.govand we will be happy to post them on. All the best,
Reverend Cheng Imm Tan
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“Think Asia, Think Hong Kong” Campaign Comes to New York City
By Na Ma, bostonese.com
New York City, May 14, 2013, — Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) hosted a “Think Asia, Think Hong Kong” press briefing at Del Posto Restaurant in New York City today. “Think Asia, Think Hong Kong” is the biggest business promotion the HKTDC has ever put on in the United States.
HKTDC Chairman Jack So speaks at the press briefing. (photo by Eric Wong, HKTDC)
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