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  • 65-year-old Elton John Rocks Beijing

    (from cntv.cn)

    On Sunday night, Beijing welcomed a big shot from the world of pop music.

    For audiences old and young who showed up at Beijing’s Mastercard Centre, it’s never too late to love somebody. One said, “I’m quite sure that it’s gonna be a night full of great music.”

    Sir Elton John performed at the Mastercard Centre with his all-star band in Beijing on November 25, 2012.
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  • Pictures and Video from 2012 Acton Chinese Music Night

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    In the evening of Dec. 2, the “2012 Acton Chinese Music Night” bring splendid music and dances by the Angel Dance Company to the full-packed Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (ABRHS) auditorium. This event was presented jointly by the Acton Chinese Language School (ACLS), the Angel Dance Company, the Town of Acton Recreation Department, and the Acton-Boxborough Cultural Council.

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  • How Much Is a Photo of the Iceberg That Sunk Titanic Worth?

    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 the captain of the Leyland Line steamer S. S. Etonian two days before Titanic collided with it,” according to rrauction.com.

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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 emphasis on preserving and revitalizing Chinatown

    At last year’s ACDC annual meeting on Nov. 29, 2011, Prof. Paul Watanabe of UMass Boston led a panel discussion of the future of Boston Chinatown. This year’s annual meeting focused on homebuyer education. David Taglieri, Mortgage Development Officer at Sovereign Bank, was awarded the prestigious Community Award.

    Vivien Wu presents the Community Award to David Taglieri.
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  • 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 of Arts for their outstanding commitment to the AIE program and international cultural exchange.

    Artists Cai Guo-Qiang, Jeff Koons (partly visible), Shahzia Sikander, Kiki Smith and Carrie Mae Weems pose with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on November 30.
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  • 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 significant contribution to his community.

    Students in the BCNC-Charlestown High School partnership program who participated in a video contest won a visit to White House in April 2012.
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  • 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.
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  • 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.
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  • 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 Regional High School (ABRHS) auditorium at 36 Charter Road, Acton, Mass.

    Waltham group of Angels Dance Company performing “Flute language” at 2012 Chinese New Year show on Feb. 19. (John Tsou photo)
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  • 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).

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