Pawtucket, R.I. April 15, 2013, — Association of Chinese Americans or RIACA announces today that nine outstanding seniors from eight high schools in Rhode Island and Southeastern Massachusetts won 2013 RIACA scholarships.
Congresswoman Judy Chu (right) at the award ceremony.
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RIACA 2013 Scholarships for Exceptionally Promising High School Seniors
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President Obama Will Join Interfaith Service Tomorrow at Cathedral of the Holy Cross
BOSTON – Wednesday, April 17, 2013 – Governor Deval Patrick and Mayor Thomas Menino today announced that the public is invited to attend Healing Our City: An Interfaith Service, to be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston. The service is an opportunity for the community to come together in the wake of the tragic events at the Boston Marathon this week.
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“Engage the Future” — Boston Hosts 6th National Chinese Language Conference
Boston, April 10, 2013, — Featuring top-level education leaders, contemporary and traditional arts performances, school tours and more, the National Chinese Language Conference kicked off April 7 at the Boston Marriott Copley Place Hotel.
(from top left clock-wise)Hao Ping, Xu Lin, Joe Wong and Paranjpe brothers at the reception dinner.
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FBI: Metal Pressure Cooker Bombs Used Near Boston Marathon Finish Line
(from cntv.cn)
April 16, 2013, — The investigation into the Boston Marathon explosions is in full swing. FBI and Boston authorities have revealed preliminary details regarding the explosives. They have also continued to interview witnesses. The twin blasts killed three people – including an 8-year-old boy- and injured 183 others at the Boston Marathon finish line on Monday afternoon.
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2013 Sina-US Trade and Investment Summit Is to be Held at NYU on April 26
This event is aimed to build up a high-end platform for enhancing the communication between domestic Chinese elites and their oversea counterparts. Through speeches, forums and banquets, the event provides business professionals with a series of great chances to share their experience in investment and management. Further business opportunities are largely extended here.
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BU Student Lingzi Lu Still Missing after Watching 2013 Boston Marathon, Team BCNC Safe Home
By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, April 16, 2013, — A warm and breezy spring afternoon turned into nightmare for two international students from China. Both female students are from Boston University, and wanted to cheer on the runners as they crossing the finish line. One of the students was seriously injuried by one of the bombs yesterday afternoon near Boston Marathon finish line, and is currently being treated at a local hospital. Lingzi Lu (pictured below) is still missing as of 10:36 AM today.
Her friend shared this picture of Lingzi Lu on Facebook.
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Two Bombs Rock 117th Boston Marathon
By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, April 15, 2013, — Around 2:50 PM this afternoon, just near the finish line of the 2013 Boston Marathon, there were two big explosions interrupted the 117th running of the world-famous marathon race. According to preliminary reports, there were at least three people dead and over 100 people injured, many seriously.
Heavy police and military personnel at Boston Common.
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Asian Women Were Targeted in Two Robbery & Larceny Incidents in Boston Chinatown
Boston Police District A-1 Advisory
Robbery & Larceny in Chinatown (two incidents)
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On Tuesday, 04/02/2013, Boston Police District A-1 Police Officers filed a police report for the victim who is a middle aged Asian woman who speaks only Mandarin. The victim stated that she was approached by three Asian female suspects who stated that they needed money to help the victim’s sick daughter. The victim believed the suspects. She went to the bank and withdrew an undisclosed amount of money and gave the money to the suspects. The victim then became disoriented as the suspects left the area. All three Asian female suspects were described as being from early to late thirties in age, black hair, brown eyes, five feet to five feet 2 inches tall with slim builds. There was no clothing description given. -
“Music For Food” Concert on April 15 Features Menuhin International Violin Competition Winner Angelo Yu
Foundation for Chinese Performing Arts supports
Music for Food Boston
Kim Kashkashian, Artistic Director
Don’t miss Music for Food’s Season Finale
Monday, 4/15/2013, 8 pm
NEC’s Brown Hall
290 Huntington Ave. Boston
Angelo Yu performs at 2010 Menuhin International Violin Competition in Norway.
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Petition Drive Started Urging IOC Not to Select Tokyo to Host the 2020 Summer Olympics
By Don Tow
During WWII, more than 200,000 women and girls were forced into sexual slavery (so-called “comfort women”) by the Japanese Imperial Army. During approximately a six-week period starting on December 13, 1937, about 300,000 Chinese (including many women and children) were slaughtered and about 20,000 women and girls were raped in the city of Nanking alone. During WWII, thousands of chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction were deployed in more than a dozen provinces in China killing more than hundreds of thousands of Chinese, and permanently maiming many more.
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