RR Auction of Amherst, N.H. is planning an auction of a photo believed to be that of the huge iceberg that sunk Titanic in 1912. It estimates the value of the photo to be in range of $8,000 to $10,000. “Amazing and extremely rare original 9.75 x 8 photo of a uniquely-shaped ‘blueberg’ photographed by… Continue reading How Much Is a Photo of the Iceberg That Sunk Titanic Worth?
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David Taglieri Wins Community Award at 2012 ACDC Annual Meeting
By David Li, bostonese.com 2012 Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC)’s annual meeting and dinner was held on the evening of Nov. 27 at Hei La Moon Restaurant in Boston Chinatown. ACDC is a community-based organization that serves the Asian American community of Greater Boston and the neighborhoods in which they live and work, with an… Continue reading David Taglieri Wins Community Award at 2012 ACDC Annual Meeting
Secretary of State Clinton Awards Cai Guo-Qiang, Jeff Koons, Shahzia Sikander, Kiki Smith, Carrie Mae Weems Medal of Arts
Washington, D.C. – November 30, 2012. – As part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Department of State Art in Embassies program, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton honored five artists—Cai Guo-Qiang, Jeff Koons,, Shahzia Sikander, Kiki Smith, and Carrie Mae Weems—with the first U.S. Department of State – Medal… Continue reading Secretary of State Clinton Awards Cai Guo-Qiang, Jeff Koons, Shahzia Sikander, Kiki Smith, Carrie Mae Weems Medal of Arts
BCNC Youth YiMing Yu To Accept Youth Action Award at We Are Boston Gala
YiMing Yu （余逸銘）, a Charlestown High School student is receiving the Youth Action Award at the We Are Boston Gala. We Are Boston Gala (www.cityofboston.gov/weareboston) is hosted by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and the Office of New Bostonians. The Youth Action Award recognizes immigrant youth who translates perseverance, courage of New Bostonians into action; demonstrate… Continue reading BCNC Youth YiMing Yu To Accept Youth Action Award at We Are Boston Gala
Mass. Awarded $720,856 Grant for Export Promotion and Lt. Gov. Murray Announces Third Round of the Brownfields Support Team Initiative
Obama Administration Awards Mass. $720,856 Grant to Assist with Export Promotion BOSTON – December 3, 2012 – The Patrick-Murray Administration today announced that Massachusetts was awarded a $720,856 grant from the United States Small Business Administration, which will help enhance international trade opportunities for small businesses.
Xi Jinping Visits AIDS Patients on the Eve of World AIDS Day
(from chinadaily.com.cn) BEIJING, Nov. 30, 2012 – Vice President Xi Jinping on Friday visited a group of people living with HIV/AIDS in Beijing, urging society to abandon discrimination against such groups and “to light their life with love.” Xi shakes hands with an HIV positive patient.
2012 Acton Chinese Music Night – Beautiful Music and Dance That Will Take Your Breath Away
Please mark your calendar for Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. From 6:30-8:30 p.m., the grand “2012 Acton Chinese Music Night” will proudly be presented to you jointly by the Acton Chinese Language School (ACLS), the Angel Dance Company, the Town of Acton Recreation Department, and the Acton-Boxborough Cultural Council. It will be held at the Acton-Boxborough… Continue reading 2012 Acton Chinese Music Night – Beautiful Music and Dance That Will Take Your Breath Away
City of Malden and Asian Cultural Center Present the 2012 Music for Food Benefit Concert on Dec. 9
The City of Malden in conjunction with the Asian Cultural Center is happy to present the 2012 Music for Food Benefit Concert on Sunday, December 9 from 2:00-4:00 PM at Malden High School’s Jenkins Auditorium, 77 Salem Street featuring the Greater Boston Asian American Youth Symphony Orchestra (GBAAYSO).
GBCCA Chinese Music Ensemble Presents a Suona Seminar Given by Guo Yazhi
By GBCCA Chinese Music Ensemble Mr. Guo is a renowned suona soloist, and former principal suona of Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra. This seminar is co-sponsored by Harvard Tea Party. Saturday, December 1st 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM Science Center, Lecture Hall A, Harvard University 1 Oxford St. Cambridge, MA (Map: map.harvard.edu/?bld=04420 ) Free Admission Guo… Continue reading GBCCA Chinese Music Ensemble Presents a Suona Seminar Given by Guo Yazhi
Mascot Named “Fuleco” for 2014 World Cup Brazil
(from cntv.cn) Brazil’s 2014 FIFA World Cup mascot, a blue and yellow armadillo…now officially has a name. Following an online vote, the armadillo was baptized on Sunday as “Fuleco”, a word which organisers say transmits a message of environmental awareness.