June 12, 2019, — An attorney for Brendt Christensen, who is charged with kidnapping and killing Chinese visiting scholar Yingying Zhang in 2017, told a federal court judge in Illinois on today that Christensen has admitted killing Zhang.
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Yingying Zhang Murder Trial: Full Transcript of Opening Statements
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AACE Urges the College Board to Halt Expansion of the SAT Adversity Score
Livingston, New Jersey, June 3, 2019, — Asian Coalition for Education (AACE) recently issued an official letter to Mr. David Coleman, CEO of College Board, urging the College Board to halt its hasty proposal of expanding the “S.A.T. Adversity Score” to 150 more colleges nationwide before conducting a thorough review with Asian American communities who has a high stake in this important change. Although AACE wholeheartedly welcomes the College Board’s benign direction of constructing a system of “Adversity Score” in place of racial preferences, we strongly believe that applying the system UNIVERSALLY with no transparency and no proven scientific evidence is imprudent and dangerous. If implemented, this practice of social engineering will result in grave harms to Asian-American children who are already punished by racial preferences in college admissions.
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China’s Position on the China-U.S. Economic and Trade Consultations
June 2019
The State Council Information Office of The People’s Republic of China
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德国总理默克尔在哈佛毕业典礼说了啥 / Merkel Speaks at Harvard Commencement
【波士顿双语网讯】哈佛大学第368届毕业典礼于2019年5月30日星期四举行。今年毕业典礼的主题是，移民创造了梦想，会让世界更美丽！德国总理安吉拉·默克尔(Angela Merkel)担任首席致辞嘉宾。默克尔曾经是量子化学家，在苏联控制的东德生活了35年。
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New York Life Names Wenping Jin Partner of Boston General Office
Waltham, Mass., — Wenping Jin, CLU has been named partner of Boston General Office of New York Life. Among many duties, Wenping is mainly responsible for recruiting and developing agents and assisting the Managing Partner with the overall operation of the office.
Wenping Jin (2nd from right), NYL Corporate Vice President Dongming Sun (middle) and others pose for a picture.
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Farewell to My Favorite Ballerina Misa Kuranaga
(Note: Misa Kuranaga, 倉永美沙, is a Japanese ballerina at the Boston Ballet. Before joining Boston Ballet in 2003 she was a member of the San Francisco Ballet. In Boston she was promoted to soloist in 2005 and to principal dancer in 2009.)
By Beatrice Lee, columnist of bostonese.com
Misa is leaving Boston Ballet after many years as the principal dancer. My friends and I never want to miss her performances.
(L to R)Misa, Beatrice and JunXiong pose for a picture.
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Yale Reaffirms Commitment to International Students and Scholars
Thursday, May 23, 2019
To the Yale Community,
In recent weeks, tensions in United States–China relations and increased scrutiny of academic exchanges have added to a sense of unease among many international students and scholars here at Yale and at universities across the country.
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Countdown to 2019 Boston Taiwan Film Festival 新銳創作人共襄盛舉
【波士頓雙語網訊】首屆波士頓台灣影展即將於本周末5月26和27兩日盛大展開。影展將於麻省理工學院（MIT）26-100播映廳，播放六部出色的台灣紀錄長片。閉幕酒會訂於27號傍晚於MIT媒體實驗室天際線廳展開，現場備有精緻的台灣食物共嘉賓享用。今年台灣影展將有四個台灣電影創作團隊共襄盛舉，包括《疾風魅影‧黑貓中隊》楊佈新導演，《後勁：王建民》陳惟揚導演，《看不見的台灣》林明謙導演，和《我們的青春在台灣》傅榆導演皆將親自參與映後座談，和波士頓觀眾對話。影展並邀請特別嘉賓曾博恩，於26號下午表演中文單口喜劇特別演出。
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刘慈欣获布兰迪斯大学名誉博士
【2019年5月19日，位于大波士顿地区的布兰迪斯大学举行第68届毕业典礼。中国科幻作家刘慈欣在典礼中获名誉博士学位，以下是他的演讲稿。】
女士们，先生们，下午好：
感谢布兰迪斯大学授予我这个荣誉学位。对于像我这样在中国从事科幻写作的人来说，这种荣誉尤为特殊。
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U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education Marcus to Speak at National Conference on Equal Education Rights
Washington, D.C., May 16, 2019, — Upon the invitation of Asian American Coalition for Education (AACE), Mr. Kenneth Marcus, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Education for Civil Rights will be giving a featured speech on “Providing Equal Protection of the Laws to All American Children” in the First National Conference on Equal Education Rights, to be held on Monday May 20, 2019 in the National Press Club in Washington DC.
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