By Xinming Li, bostonese.com Boston, Sept. 2, 2016, — As the Asian American Day Festival is to take place on Sept. 10 in Boston Common, Boston City Council has declared Sept. 10, 2016 as Asian American Day in Boston. The proclamation is signed by Michelle Wu, president of Boston City Council. This is the first… Continue reading Boston City Council Declares the First Asian American Day in the Nation!
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Chong Yang Festival Offering Tables at Mt. Hope Cemetery Chinese Memorial
Boston, Sept. 1, 2016, — The Chinese Historical Society of New England (CHSNE) and Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England (CCBA) have gained cooperation from the City of Boston to have offering tables available for Chong Yang Festival this Fall.
BU Student Maggie Yu Wins 2016 Miss Earth China (Boston)
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com Manchester, Vermont, August 31, 2016 — 2016 Miss Earth China (Boston) grand final was held yesterday afternoon at beautiful Taconic Hotel in downtown Manchester. BU pre-law student Maggie Yu won this special event after talent show, speech contest and Q&A sessions. Elena Peng of Binghamton University and Tianhuizi Zheng of Columbia… Continue reading BU Student Maggie Yu Wins 2016 Miss Earth China (Boston)
Boston City Council President Wu Congratulates 2016 Miss Earth China (Boston)
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com Boston, August 30, 2016, — 2016 Miss Earth China (Boston) Grand Final will be held today at Kimpton Taconic Hotel in Manchester, VT. Michelle Wu, President of Boston City Council, congratulated the organizers and contestants. President Wu signed a Boston City Council resolution in recognition of Miss. Jing Xu for bring… Continue reading Boston City Council President Wu Congratulates 2016 Miss Earth China (Boston)
Grand Final Tickets! 2016 Miss Earth China (Boston)
Why Boston Asian American Film Festival Needs Your Sponsership
Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF) empowers Asian Americans through film by showcasing Asian American experiences and serving as a resource to filmmakers and the Greater Boston Community. BAAFF is a production of the Asian American Resource Workshop. BAAFF builds on 35-years of AARW supporting the Asian American Community through film,
2016 Miss Earth China (Boston) Calls for Sponsors
On behalf of the organizing committee of 2016 Miss Earth China (Boston), I sincerely appreciate your consideration to be a sponsor of our upcoming Miss Earth China (Boston) to be held in August, 2016. This year, the competition will upgrade its scale, and the entire process will be highly focused and tracked by multiple medias.… Continue reading 2016 Miss Earth China (Boston) Calls for Sponsors
Feng Zhang, 34, among Five Faculty Members Granted Tenure at MIT School of Science
(Original title: Five School of Science faculty members granted tenure. From MIT News) Cambridge, Mass., — The School of Science recently announced that five of its faculty members have been granted tenure by MIT. Clockwise from top left: Oliver Jagoutz, Markus Klute, Elizabeth Nolan, Philippe Rigollet, Feng Zhang.
Asian American Youth: Black Lives Matter to Us, Too
(This is a crowd-sourced letter written and edited by hundreds of Asian-Americans who felt the need to speak earnestly and honestly with their parents about race in America. Although it was created in the aftermath of the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, the letters takes aim at the long-standing and complex issues of… Continue reading Asian American Youth: Black Lives Matter to Us, Too
“Too Much Senseless Killing” — Hillary Clinton
By Hillary Clinton Friend — Like so many people across America, I have been following the news of the past few days with horror and grief.