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  • World Leaders Comment on Trump’s Victory

    Boston, Nov. 9, 2016, — World and local leaders have released statements on Donald Trump’s historical victory in yesterday’s US Presidential Election. Trump won at 278 electoral votes as of this morning, and became President-elect of the US. Gov. Baker also released a statement today expressing willingness to partner with Trump administration.
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    Trump tweeted this picture on election night.
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  • Michelle Wu: Get Out The Vote!

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    By Michelle Wu, Boston City Council President

    A reminder to make a plan to vote on Tuesday, Nov. 8!
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  • Trump Rushed off Stage as Suspected Attacker Arrested

    Nov. 5, 2016, DONALD Trump was rushed off stage by Secret Service agents at a rally in Reno after noticing an audience member coming towards him in the crowd.
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  • Report: Immigrants’ ‘Credentials Waste’ is Widespread in Massachusetts

    Boston, Nov. 1, 2016, — A report published by Massachusetts nonprofit English for New Bostonians (ENB) finds that immigrants in the Commonwealth have substantial untapped human capital. However, due to insufficient English language learning opportunities, their often highly developed skills are frequently wasted.
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  • Winning Essay of CACA Boston Essay Contest

    [Alicia Yu was selected as the winner of 2016 Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA) Boston Essay Contest. The award ceremony was recently held at CACA Boston’s annual meeting in Boston Chinatown. The essay was written after watching the documentary of Honor and Duty: Mississippi Delta Chinese.]
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    Esther Lee (2nd from right), president of CACA Boston, hands the award check to Alicia Yu.
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  • Renmin University Press Has Made China A Global Name in Publishing

    Beijing, Oct. 28, 2016, — In the recently held 23rd session of the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF), Director of the Romanian Cultural Center and experienced publisher Constantin Lupeanu received the esteemed prize for “Exceptional Literary Contribution to China” from the vice-Premier of the State Council LIU Yandong, becoming the sixth collaborative partner of the Renmin University Press to receive this prestigious award.
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  • 26-City “Aerial Campaign” for Trump Comes to Boston on Oct 29

    Boston, Oct. 28, 2016, — Don’t be surprised if you see a big banner in the sky tomorrow in the greater Boston area. On Saturday, October 29, Chinese Americans for Trump will bring their nation-wide aerial campaign to Boston. Planes towing banners stating “Chinese Americans for Trump” will symbolize the support of more than one million Chinese Americans living across America for presidential candidate Donald Trump.
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    Similar banner in the sky of Florida recently.
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  • Acupuncture Day Held at the Massachusetts State House

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Nov 26, 2016, — The Acupuncture Day event was held at Nurse’s Hall at the State House on Beacon Hill today. Dozens of govenment officials, acupuncturists, patients and members of the Massachusetts Society of Chinese Medicine (MSCM) attended this event.
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  • Why Asian Americans Should Vote, and Vote Wisely?

    (Yukong Zhao, a Chinese-American bilingual author, is the president of Asian American Coalition for Education. He recently founded yukongpost.com to promote critical thinking and balanced perspectives. bostonese.com is the only media outlet that Mr. Zhao granted permission to publish both English and Chinese versions of this important article on 2016 presidential election.)

    By Yukong Zhao, Guest Columnist, bostonese.com

    In this 2016 presidential election, many ethnic groups are featured in Hillary Clinton’s and Donald Trump’s campaign speeches and highlighted in various media analyses. Predominantly, these are white working-class voters, white educated women, Hispanic-Americans and African-Americans. Who is absent? Once again, Asian-Americans and the issues important to them are missing.
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    Mr. Zhao was interviewed for this article on Wall Street Journal in June 2015.
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  • NEACP’s 39th Annual Conference to Be Held on Oct. 29 at MIT

    Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 24, 2016, — The 39th Annual Conference of New England Association of Chinese Professionals (NEACP) will be held this Saturday, Oct. 29, at MIT. This year’s conference features four distinguished speakers, and has a them of “Technology, Literature, Past and Future.
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    Picture from NEACP’s 35th annual meeting (bostonese.com file photo).
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