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  • Flying High! NEU’s Coco Miao Wins ATV Miss Asia Boston

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Sept. 15, 2015, — Just a couple years ago, Coco Miao worked hard at 30,000 feet above ground to bring smiles on faces of first-class passengers of China Eastern Airlines. Her beautiful smile won the hearts of the six judges and cheers and applause from 600 in the audience at John Hancock Hall Sunday night. Miss. Miao was crowned as the first ATV Miss Asia Boston winner.
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    Miss. Miao reacts as she is announced as the winner(photos by bostonese.com).
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  • New Markets and New Problems as Uber Expands

    By Shixin Li, bostonese.com

    New York City, August 28, 2015, — As Uber service expands rapidly across the nation, there are mixed reactions from local communities. Taxi drivers hate it, riders like the convenience and low fares, many Uber drivers love the business model and politicians struggle to regulate the ride-sharing service.
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    Uber driver Tony Montgomery of Bloomington, IN(file photo).
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  • Beijing Association USA Donates $24,900 to Families of Tianjin Firefighters

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Los Angles, August 22, 2015, — Chants of “Go Tianjin” erupted at Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles yesterday morning. Dozens of Beijing Association USA members donated $24,900 to families of Tianjin firefighters who passed away in the August 12 explosions.
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    Members of Beijing Association USA pose for a picture at the donation ceremony(provided by Julia Liu).
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  • Be Proud! Massachusetts Has Cut Power Plant Carbon Pollution over 30% since 2008

    Boston, August 3, 2015, — As the White House will announce The Clean Power Plan later today, we should be proud that Carbon Pollution from power plants in this state has reduced by over 30% since 2008. At the same time, the production of renewable energy increased by 46% from 2008 to 2014.
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  • Video: Dr. James Chao Talks about Keys to Business Success

    New York City, July 29, 2015, — In a recent interview with WorldJournal.com, Dr. James S.C. Chao, founder of Foremost Group, shared his thoughts on family, American and Chinese culture, and the keys to business success.
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    Dr. Chao with his four daughters at the topping off ceremony of the Mulan Center at Harvard Business School.
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  • When Did WWII Start and How Long Did It Last?

    By Eric Wu, bostonese.com

    As we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII this year, many people are wondering when WWII did start? Answers to this question many depend on which ocean you are looking at.
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    This 1942 USPS stamp commemorates the five-year anniversary of China’s resistance against Japanese invasion(file photo).
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  • American Pianist George Li Takes Moscow by Storm at Tchaikovsky Competition

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Lexington, Mass., June 26, 2015, — On Father’s Day of 2015, Mr. Jian Li and his son Andrew Li were having Zongzi for lunch, a delicacy from the Dragon Boat Festival. There eyes glued to the TV screen on which George Li was performing live in the round 2 of Tchaikovsky Competition. “Go George!” shouted Andrew Li, the little brother, whiling taking a selfie in front of the TV set with his cell phone.
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    (from left) Andrew and Jian Li cheered for George Li from their home in Lexington, Mass.
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  • BCPA Photographer Takes You to the Wild Africa

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, June 8, 2015, — Ms. Feng Chai is a member of Boston Chinese Photographers Association (BCPA). She shared her experiences and photos of traveling to Africa at the GBCCA Yiwen Club lecture in Newton in the evening of June 7.
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    National bird of Kenya: lilac-breasted roller (all photos by Feng Chai).
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  • Martial Artist Kathryn Tian Featured on CCTV International

    Boston, May 26, 2015（from cntv.cn, translated by Eric Wu) — Born and grown up in MA, Kathryn Tian, a champion in karate and tae-kwon-do, moved to Studio City in South California with his father at the end of 2013. Recently, the international channel of China Central Television(CCTV) reported her experience of winning 14 world championships at age 15.
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    Kathryn Tian was holding her cup and standing with her coach, Christine Bannon-Rodrigues(provided by Yi Qian).
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  • Brief History of 9-Man Volleyball

    By 2013 North American Chinese Invitational Volleyball Tournament(NACIVT) Organizers

    In the late 1930′s, there was not much for young Chinese laundry workers to do anything else other than work. Just about ten years earlier, the Immigration Act of 1924 had effectively shut the door on all immigration from Asia to the United States declaring that all Asians were “not eligible” for citizenship. It then went on to state that persons not eligible for citizenship were barred from entering the United States. Since Asians were not eligible for citizenship, this meant that any Asian who was not a citizen of the United States at the time the law was passed could not leave the country if he or she ever wished to return later.
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    Group photo of the Boston team arriving at an airport in Chicago for the NACIVT tournament in the 1960s (provided by Uncle Frank).
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