By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Boston, Feb. 20, 2015, — Chinatown Main Street (CMS) 20th Anniversary fundraising gala was recently held in Boston Chinatown. Over $30,000 donation was raised during the banquet and about 300 guests enjoyed an evening of fine dining and performances by local dance and Kung Fu groups.
(from left)Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley, State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz and CMS President Tony Yee cut the 20th anniversary cake(photo by Victor Chen).
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Feb. 19, 2014, Boston—The famous “Dr. Tea” was invited to attend the 241st Boston Tea Party Anniversary & Annual Reenactment presented by the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum and Boston’s famed Old South Meeting House recently. He was interviewed by the famous Fox News Reporter Bill Marcus on the spot. Bill Marcus called the interview as the “Interview with the very famous Dr. Tea”!
Dr. Tea with Fox News Reporter Bill Marcus at Boston’s Famed Old South Meeting House
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Boston, Feb. 19, 2015, — Governor Charlie Baker, the Massachusetts Port Authority and Hainan Airlines today announced an expansion of China’s only certified Skytrax® five-star airline service from Logan International Airport with Boston becoming Hainan’s first US city with service to Shanghai.
Picture of crew of Hainan Airlines(provided to bostonese.com).
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By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
New York City, Feb. 19, 2015, — Today is the New Year Day on the Lunar Calendar. On the first day of the Year of Goat, many Chinese Americans are debating the recent indictment of NYPD officer Peter Liang.
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Beijing, Feb. 12, 2015, /China Daily/ — Chinese high-speed train companies are eying more contracts in overseas markets.
“The US will be the next strategic focus for us, after successfully winning the Boston contract,” Yu Weiping, vice-president of China CNR Corp, told China Daily on Wednesday.
The modern CNR trains will be a significant upgrade to MBTA’s aging fleet that has had multiple breakdowns in recent snowstorms (file photo).
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Boston, Feb. 13, 2015, — Today at the State House, Governor Charlie Baker announced that due to the unprecedented snowfall and historic winter conditions impacting the Commonwealth’s economy, next week shall be declared “Valentine’s Week” to boost business for local retailers, restaurants and small businesses. Joined by Housing and Economic Development Secretary Jay Ash and local business owners, the Governor signed an official proclamation declaring “Valentine’s Week” will be recognized statewide from February 14th-February 21st to promote patronage to stimulate the economy despite the difficult winter weather that has reduced traveling and restricted business.
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By Menglei Han, bostonese.com
Boston, Feb. 11, 2015 — The Ivy League Spring Festival Gala was held in the evening of Feb. 7 at John Hancock Hall. Days of heavy snow and cold weather could not stop the audience’s enthusiasm for celebrating Chinese New Year with more than 1,100 seats packed. The show lasted for three hours to bring the audience a visual and auditory feast.
Dance performance by Harvard Mulan Art Troupe (all photos by Menglei Han).
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Boston, Feb. 12, 2015, — Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced that the City of Boston has secured additional resources from Connecticut, New York City and the National Guard to assist Boston’s Public Works Department (PWD) in ongoing snow removal operations.
On Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, snow falls on Rt. 128 during a 3-day snowstorm (file photo). Over 80 inches of snow has piled up in Boston this winter, including 24.4 inches from blizzard Juno over Jan. 26-27.
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By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Acton, Mass., Feb. 10, 2015, — Snow keeps falling and good news keeps coming for Acton Boxborough students. Team Acton RJ Grey excelled at the Exeter Math Club Competition (EMCC) held recently in Exeter, N.H., and won the team championship.
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By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Boston, Feb. 10, 2015, — The New England Chinese Professionals 2015 Chinese New Year Gala is co-organized by 16 New England Chinese-American professional associations. It will be held on Feb 21 from 1:00 -11:00 PM at Boston Marriott in Newton, Mass. The cultural performances in the evening feature some of the best performers in music, dance and arts locally and internationally.
Boston Kongfu group led by International Kung Fu star Xiaoyi Chen.
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