WASHINGTON— U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) today launched its online Multilingual Resource Center, a new feature on www.uscis.gov. The center provides a central location for USCIS resources in a variety of languages, to include —Haitian Creole, Polish and Vietnamese. Offering certain immigration application information in other languages helps ensure USCIS communicates across many cultures… Continue reading New Online Resource Provides Immigration Information in Up to 22 Different Languages
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First Annual Acer Incredible Green Contest Calls for Contestants
Taipei, June 4, 2012 – Acer Foundation today kicked off the first annual Acer Incredible Green Contest to promote better and greener living environment. The competition is open to students at all level worldwide to create innovative and sustainable solutions. Finalist teams will be selected to compete for Grand Prize of US$60,000 and provided with… Continue reading First Annual Acer Incredible Green Contest Calls for Contestants
Massachusetts Goes Green – Over 100 Cities and Towns Are Now Green Communities
BOSTON – Tuesday, July 24, 2012 – Governor Deval Patrick today joined state and local officials to announce that Massachusetts is now home to over 100 Green Communities. At an event at the State House, the Governor announced the designation of 17 new Green Communities, bringing the total number up to 103 cities and towns.… Continue reading Massachusetts Goes Green – Over 100 Cities and Towns Are Now Green Communities
The 9th Annual Revere Beach National Sand Sculpting Festival – Cool Place Amid Heat Wave
By Jing Xia, bostonese.com The 9th Annual Revere Beach National Sand Sculpting Festival was held from July 12 to 15, 2012, amid of a 7-day heat wave in the Boston area in Revere Beach, Mass. Over half million spectators visited the 4-day festival. Tourists enjoyed the beautiful sand sculptures by artists, new features including the… Continue reading The 9th Annual Revere Beach National Sand Sculpting Festival – Cool Place Amid Heat Wave
Michael Chang Hopes “Linsanity” to Continue in Houston
(from chinapost.com.tw) NEWPORT BEACH, California–Former world No. 2 tennis player Michael Chang, a professional who once carried the hope of his fellow Asian Americans, expressed the hope Sunday that “Linsanity” will continue after Jeremy Lin starts playing for the Houston Rockets. Before Jeremy Lin (林書豪), Chang (張德培) was perhaps the most famous American athlete of… Continue reading Michael Chang Hopes “Linsanity” to Continue in Houston
The 33rd Annual Can-Am International Championships, Wushu and Qigong Festival
（CNC TV report from Vancouver, July 10, 2012） Those past the age of 50 are always looking for ways to maintain their mobility and to stay healthy. Ever since 64-year old Sandy Brewer was introduced to qi gong eight months ago, he has been hooked on the practice ever since.
Nightmare in Colorado, When Violence in Movies Becomes Reality at Midnight Screening
AURORA, Colorado, July 21 (Xinhua) — “I still can’t believe it. It’s still unreal. I can’t believe something just happened so close to our home,” Janelle Janrett told Xinhua, recalling the Aurora theater mass shooting that killed 12 people and injured 58 others early Friday morning. She was praying at a roadside memorial for the… Continue reading Nightmare in Colorado, When Violence in Movies Becomes Reality at Midnight Screening
Student Achievement Gains in U.S. Fail to Close International Achievement Gap
CAMBRIDGE, MA – A new study of international and U.S. state trends in student achievement growth shows that the United States is squarely in the middle of a group of 49 nations in 4th and 8th grade test score gains in math, reading, and science over the period 1995-2009. Melissa Ludtke (middle) shows a quilt… Continue reading Student Achievement Gains in U.S. Fail to Close International Achievement Gap
Elizabeth Wu from Canton Mass. Took Home Two Gold Medals in Taekwondo National Championships
By David Li, bostonese.com Boston – The American Taekwondo United(ATU) National Taekwondo Championships was held in Atlanta in June 2012. More than 800 contestants from all 50 states competed in this national tournament. Elizabeth Wu, a 13-year-old from Canton, Mass. won two championships in her age group by outperforming her peers. Behind the gold medals,… Continue reading Elizabeth Wu from Canton Mass. Took Home Two Gold Medals in Taekwondo National Championships
Tanglewood Opened 75th Season with Star-studded Gala Concert
On Saturday, July 14, at 8:30 p.m., luminaries of the classical music world and beyond—including Yo-Yo Ma, James Taylor, John Williams, Keith Lockhart, Emanuel Ax, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Peter Serkin, Andris Nelsons, and David Zinman gathered to celebrate Tanglewood’s 75th anniversary season with a gala program that also spotlighted the festivals’ three major orchestral forces—the Boston… Continue reading Tanglewood Opened 75th Season with Star-studded Gala Concert