Boston, Nov. 5, 2015, — The annual meeting and dinner banquet of Chinese History Society of New England (CHSNE) will be held Friday (Nov. 6) evening at Empire Garden restaurant in Chinatown. The theme of this year’s annual meeting is Impact of 1965: Immigration Law and Chinese in Boston. Well-known Chinatown leader and WWII veteran Arthur Wong, 91, and Gary Libby of Maine will be honored at this event.
Arthur Wong shows the Bronze Star medal at his apartment in Chinatown(file photo).
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Arthur Wong and Gary Libby to be Honored by CHSNE
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Nina Liang Elected Quincy City Councilor-At-Large
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Quincy, Mass., Nov. 3, 2015, — Mayor Koch was reelected to fifth term defeating William Phelan as expected. One unexpected result in today’s Quincy elections was that Nina Liang’s victory in her campaign for Quincy City Council.
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Sky View — Pictures of Colorful Foliage from Vermont
Boston, Nov. 2, 2015, — Have you taken a road trip north to the green mountain state of Vermont? Do you dream of flying above the colorful landscape? You can find pictures of the beautiful foliage from 10,000 feet above ground by a reader of bostonese.com here.
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Chinatown Main Street Cleans Up Chinatown as Tony Yee Remembered
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Oct. 31, 2015, — It was a nice day for trick and treat today while teams of volunteers joined Chinatown Main Street(CMS) Fall Street Cleaning this morning. The sudden passing of Tony Yee, former president of board of CMS might have inspired many to show up in memory of Yee, who was a tireless advocate for better and more attractive business environment for Chinatown.
Volunteers pose for a group picture(provided to bostonese.com).
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Video — Wang Jianlin on Making Wanda a Leading Global Company
Oct. 31, 2015, — Mr. Wang Jianlin, Chairman of the Dalian Wanda Group, was invited to speak at Harvard Business School on Friday. The talk titled Going Global The “Wanda” Way attracted about 900 students. Mr. Wang talked about ambitious goals of making Wanda first-rate global company in real-estate, high-end hotel, entertainment and sports.
Mr. Wang speaks at HBS (file photo).
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Councilor Wu’s Reelection Campaign Kicks off GOTV Weekend
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Oct. 30, 2015, — With Election Day just four days away, Boston City Councilor “I need your help to make sure I’m reelected as a Boston City Councilor-At-Large. With low voter turnout projected next week, we need lots of help reminding people to get out and vote on election day, Nov. 3,” said Councilor Wu to supporters at a campaign event in Boston Chinatown last Sunday.
(L to R) Councilor Wu and her son, Howard Passman, David Eastmond and Hung Goon at a rally in Boston Chinatown(photos by Xinming Li).
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WHO: Processed Meat Causes Cancer
Lyon, France, Oct. 26 2015 – The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), has evaluated the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat.
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Latest Results: Only One Third US 4th and 8th-Graders Proficient in Reading
Washington, DC, Oct. 28, 2015, — nationsreportcard.gov released latest National Achievement Level Results (NALR) today. This year, students had an average score in reading of 223 points at grade 4 and 265 points at grade 8 on separate 0-500 point scales. The 2015 average score was not significantly different at grade 4 and was 2 points lower at grade 8 compared to 2013. Scores at both grades were higher in 2015 than those from the earliest reading assessments in 1992 by 6 points at grade 4 and 5 points at grade 8.
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Apple Closes Fiscal 2015 with Record Revenue of $234 Billion
iPhone, Apple Watch & App Store Drive Revenue Growth of 22%
CUPERTINO, California — October 27, 2015 — Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2015 fourth quarter ended September 26, 2015. The Company posted quarterly revenue of $51.5 billion and quarterly net profit of $11.1 billion, or $1.96 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $42.1 billion and net profit of $8.5 billion, or $1.42 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 39.9 percent compared to 38 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 62 percent of the quarter’s revenue.
iPhone 6s was released during the quarter(file photo).
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Pianist George Li Returns to NPR’s From The Top
By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist
Boston, Oct. 23, 2015, — Harmony Zhu, 9-year-old piano prodigy from New Jersey, recently visited Jordan Hall of New England Conservatory (NEC). She participated in the From The Top recording of National Public Radio (NPR) and shared the stage with George Li, who won the silver medal at the 15th Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition. This edition of From the Top will be released to NPR stations around the nation on November 30.
George Li and David Loebel wave to the audience after the performance(bostonese.com file photo).
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