Boston, Nov. 19, 2015, — On Friday, the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center’s newest exhibition, We Are One: Mapping America’s Road from Revolution to Independence welcomed its 100,000th visitor since opening in May at the Boston Public Library. The exhibition is the most successful in the Map Center’s history, and has been visited by individuals from 46 states and 51 countries. We Are One closes its doors on November 29 before moving to Colonial Williamsburg in 2016.
A drawing from 1778 in the exhibit(from bpl.org).
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BPL’s American Revolution Exhibition Crosses the 100,000 Visitor Mark
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2015 Open Doors Report Shows 10% Increase of US International Students
November 16, 2015 – The 2015 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, released today, finds the number of international students at U.S. colleges and universities had the highest rate of growth in 35 years, increasing by ten percent to a record high of 974,926 students in the 2014/15 academic year. This strong growth confirms that the United States remains the destination of choice in higher education. The United States hosts more of the world’s 4.5 million globally mobile college and university students than any other country in the world, almost double the number hosted by the United Kingdom, the second leading host country.
Graduation ceremony at Harvard University(file photo).
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Harvard University Uses Facebook to Notify Students during Bomb Threat
Boston, Nov. 17, 2015, — Just three days after the Paris attacks that killed over 120 people, a bomb thread to four Harvard buildings was received yesterday afternoon. After hours of searches, the four buildings have been reopened and no bomb was found.
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Obama: Paris Attack is an Attack on All of Humanity
Washington, DC, Nov. 13, 2015, –President Obama just delivered a statement on today’s attacks in Paris. “Once again we’ve seen an outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians. This is an attack not just on Paris, it’s an attack not just on the people of France, but this is an attack on all of humanity and the universal values that we share.”
President Barack Obama delivers a statement to the press regarding the Paris terrorist attacks, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Nov. 13, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon)
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Boston Chinese Community Marks 149th Birthday of Sun Yat-sen
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Nov. 12, 2015, — Today is the birthday of Sun Yat-sen (Nov. 12, 1866 – March 12, 1925), first president and founding father of the Republic of China. The painting below was created by artist Minghuang Zhang to honor Mr. Sun’s birthday. The photo was taken recently at Empire Auction Inc. office in Boston Chinatown.
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TV Documentary Survival in Shanghai to Premiere in NYC
New York City, Nov. 11, 2015, — On November 16, the Premiere of TV documentary Survival in Shanghai will be held in Park East Synagogue in New York. This event is also part of the Exhibition on Jewish Refugees and Shanghai Global Tour.
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CHSNE Annual Meeting Reflects on Impact of the 1965 Immigration Law
By Menlei Han, bostonese.com
Boston, Nov. 10, 2015, — Chinese History Society of New England(CHSNE) held it annual meeting and dinner banquet at Empire Garden restaurant Friday evening. The theme of this year’s annual meeting is Impact of 1965: Immigration Law and Chinese in Boston. About 200 CHSNE members and guests attended the annual meeting.
Sherry Dong hands the Sojourner Award to Arthur Wong and Gary Libby with CHSNE board members(photos by Menglei Han).
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Gov. Baker’s Opioid Legislation Wins Endorsement from County Sheriffs
Boston, Nov. 9, 2015, -– As support for his opioid bill rapidly gains momentum, Governor Charlie Baker today received another endorsement from a group of county sheriffs, citing the urgency for more tools to combat the opioid crisis on a statewide basis.
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Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou Hold Historical Talk in Singapore
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Singapore, Nov. 7, 2015, — At 3 PM local time, Xi jinping and Ma Ying-jeou formally met each other and shaked hands in front of more than 500 reporters for 90 seconds. It is the first handshake between leaders of the two sides of Taiwan Straight in 66 years, and will open a new era of peaceful cross-strait exchanges.
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Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline ahead of World Climate Summit
This morning, speaking from the Roosevelt Room, the President announced that the State Department determined that the Keystone XL Pipeline would not serve the national interest of the United States.
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