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  • Bingchuan Wan and Jingyi Huang Draw Rave Reviews in Operetta Countess Maritza

    By Xiaorong Yan, bostonese.com

    Cambridge, Mass., Feb, 11, 2019, — The annual opera performance of Longy School of Music of Bard College, which have long enjoyed a good reputation in the music circle, was successfully staged on Feb. 2 and Feb. 3. This year, The school elaborately selected the masterpiece of Hungarian composer Emmerich Kalman: operetta Countess Maritza. The flawless performances of leading tenor Bingchuan Wan, soprano Jingyi Huang and other performers brought laughter and tears to over 300 in the audience.

    Tenor Bingchuan Wan(right) and soprano Jingyi Huang(left) performed on Feb. 3.
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  • UMass Boston Intends to Strengthen Collaboration with Chinese Universities

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Jan. 22, 2019, — As the Spring semester starts for local colleges this week, UMass Boston has closed its Confucius Institute, which boasts of a history of 12 years. The news resonated strongly on campus and in the community. Professors, staff, students and members of the community expressed deep regret over the university’s action and some called that the closure of the Confucius Institutes was a sign of “political correctness”.

    Picture from 2018 Mid-Autumn Festival celebration at UMass Boson.
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  • Boston Choreographer Yaqi Wu’s “Fountainhead” Dance Won Multiple Awards

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Jan. 18, 2019, — In less then two years after arriving in the United States in 2017, Chinese dancer and choreographer Yaqi Wu has gained more and more recognition from dance critics and audiences in Boston and New York. Her original dance work “Fountainhead” has won three important awards, including Judge’s Choice, Outstanding Choreography Award and Platinum Award, at the 2018 Taoli World Dance Competition Final, the largest Chinese dance competition in the world.

    Yaqi Wu won several awards for her work “Fountainhead”.
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  • 2018–2019 MA Statewide Testing Schedule

                    2018–2019 Statewide Testing Schedule and Administration Deadlines
                       MCAS Tests, Retests, and Field Tests, MCAS Alternate Assessment,
    MCAS/EPP Mathematics Test, and ACCESS for ELLs

      Date/Time
    November 2018 MCAS ELA and Mathematics Retests Paper-based administration
    Before Testing Complete the pre-administration Student Registration/Personal Needs Profile (SR/PNP) process[1] September 24–October 5
    Receive test materials November 1
    Complete Principal’s Certification of Proper Test Administration (PCPA; Before Testing section) November 1–6
    Report packing discrepancies, if necessary
    Order additional materials, if necessary
    Test Administration ELA Composition Sessions A and B November 8
    ELA Reading Comprehension Sessions 1 and 2 November 9
    ELA Reading Comprehension Session 3 November 13
    Mathematics Session 1 November14
    Mathematics Session 2 November 15
    Last date for regular make-up testing November 16[2]
    After Testing Deadline for updating SR/PNP information, if necessary November 19, 3:00 p.m.
    Deadline to complete the PCPA
    Pre-scheduled UPS pickup/pickup deadline November 20, 5:00 p.m.[3]
    2019 ACCESS for ELLS Test (Grades K–12)
    Before Testing Order test materials October 22–November 9
    Receive test materials January 2
    Report packing discrepancies, if necessary January 2–31
    Order additional materials, if necessary
    Test Administration[4] ACCESS for ELLs test sessions January 3–February 8
    After Testing Deadline to schedule UPS pickup February 7
    Deadline for UPS pickup February 8
    February 2019 High School MCAS Biology Test Paper-based administration
    Before Testing Complete the pre-administrationSR/PNP process1 December 3–14
    Receive test materials January 30
    Complete PCPA (Before Testing section) January 30–February 4
    Report packing discrepancies, if necessary
    Order additional materials, if necessary
    Test Administration Biology Session 1 February 6
    Biology Session 2 February 7
    Last date for regular make-up testing February 112
    After Testing Deadline for updating SR/PNP information, if necessary February 12, 3:00 p.m.
    Deadline to complete the PCPA
    Pre-scheduled UPS pickup/pickup deadline February 13, 5:00 p.m.3

    2018–2019 Statewide Testing Schedule and Administration Deadlines continued

      Date/Time
    March 2019 MCAS ELA and Mathematics Retests Paper-based administration
    Before Testing Complete the pre-administrationSR/PNP process[5] January 7–18
    Receive test materials February 25
    Complete PCPA (Before Testing section) February 25–28
    Report packing discrepancies, if necessary
    Order additional materials, if necessary
    Test Administration ELA Composition Sessions A and B March 4
    ELA Reading Comprehension Sessions 1 and 2 March 5
    ELA Reading Comprehension Session 3 March 6
    Mathematics Session 1 March 7
    Mathematics Session 2 March 8
    Last date for regular make-up testing March 11[6]
    After Testing Deadline for updating SR/PNP information, if necessary March 12, 3:00 p.m.
    Deadline to complete the PCPA
    Pre-scheduled UPS pickup/pickup deadline March 13, 5:00 p.m.[7]
    Spring 2019 Grade 10 MCAS ELA Test

    The grade 10 ELA test will be a next-generation, computer-based test, and schools are expected to administer it online. (Exceptions are made for students who require a PBT edition as an accommodation.) See the test design for details, and note there will be two test sessions.
    Before Testing Complete the pre-administrationSR/PNP process5, [8] January 30–February 12
    Extended pre-administrationSR/PNP window for CBT February 13–March 11
    Conduct an Infrastructure Trial and download ProctorCache software (strongly recommended) Available beginning February 11

    Recommended completion date: March 11
    Receive test administration manuals and PBT materials for accommodations March 12
    Precache operational test content for spring 2019 testing March 12–25
    Order additional manuals and PBT materials for accommodations,
    if necessary

    Report packing discrepancies for PBT shipments, if necessary

    		 March 12–22
    Test Administration Prescribed administration dates[9]

    Test the maximum number of students who can participate concurrently.

    		 ELA Session 1 March 26
    ELA Session 2 March 27
    Administration dates if needed

    Test remaining students who did not participate in the first set of dates due to technology/device limitations.

    		 ELA Session 1 March 28
    ELA Session 2 March 29
    Last date for regular make-up testing April 46
    After Testing Deadline for updating SR/PNP information, if necessary April 5, 3:00 p.m.
    Deadline to complete the PCPA
    Mark students’ tests complete, if necessary
    For PBT accommodations: Pre-scheduled UPS pickup/pickup deadline April 8, 5:00 p.m.7

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      Date/Time
    2019 MCAS Alternate Assessment (MCAS-Alt) (Grades 3–8 and high school)
    BeforeSubmission Order MCAS-Alt submission materials January 7–18
    Receive submission materials (binders, etc.) Week of February 25
    Complete PCPA (part 1) March 4–22

    Schools should complete these tasks as soon as materials are received,
    but have until March 22 to do so.
    Order additional materials, if necessary
    Submission Deadline to complete the PCPA March 18–28, 3:00 p.m.
    Deadline to schedule UPS pickup March 28, 3:00 p.m.
    Deadline for UPS pickup March 29, 5:00 p.m.
    Spring 2019 MCAS Tests for Elementary and Middle Schools

    Grades 3–8 ELA and Mathematics, and grades 5 and 8 Science and Technology/Engineering Tests

    Schools are expected to administer all the grade 3–8 tests online. (Exceptions are made for students who require a PBT edition as an accommodation.)

     

    For more information about the tests, refer to the test designs for ELA,Mathematics, and STE. Also, note that the prescribed administration sequence for the grades 3–8 tests is as follows: ELA followed by Mathematics, followed by STE (for grades 5 and 8).
    Before Testing Complete the pre-administration SR/PNP process[10] January 28–February 8
    Extended SR/PNP window for CBT February 11–March 15
    Conduct an Infrastructure Trial and download ProctorCache software (strongly recommended) February 11–March 15

    Available beginning February 11

    Recommended completion date: March 15
    Receive test administration manuals and PBT materials for accommodations March 18
    Precache operational test content for spring 2019 testing Operational test content will be available for precaching on or around March 18, but schools should not precache until two weeks prior to the start of their testing window.
    Order additional manuals and PBT materials for accommodations,
    if necessary

    Report packing discrepancies for PBT shipments, if necessary

    		 March 18–28[11]
    Test Administration

     

    		 ELA test sessions April 1–May 3[12]

    (Note: ELA testing ends earlier than Mathematics/STE.)
    Mathematics test sessions April 2–May 2412
    STE test sessions (grades 5 and 8) April 3–May 2412
    After Testing Deadline for updating SR/PNP information, if necessary ELA: May 6, 3:00 p.m.

    Math/STE: May 28, 3:00 p.m.
    Deadline to complete the PCPA
    Mark students’ tests complete, if necessary
    For PBT accommodations: Pre-scheduled UPS pickup/pickup deadline ELA: May 7, 5:00 p.m.[13]

    Math/STE: May 29, 5:00 p.m.13

    2018–2019 Statewide Testing Schedule and Administration Deadlines continued

      Date/Time
    2019 MCAS/EPP Mathematics Test

    The MCAS/EPP Mathematics test is an option for students to successfully complete the mathematics assessment portion of their Education Proficiency Plan (EPP) in order to meet their Competency Determination graduation requirement. The MCAS/EPP Mathematics test has two separate sessions. Individual test sessions are designed to be completed in 60 minutes.
    Before Testing Download test materials from the Department’s Security Portal April 8–May 3
    Test Administration MCAS/EPP Mathematics test sessions April 22–May 3
    Last day for make-up testing May 3
    After Testing Score students’ answer sheets May 6–15
    Deadline to destroy test booklets May 15
    Securely transport materials to the superintendent’s office for storage May 7–24
    Spring 2019 Grade 10 MCAS Mathematics Test

    The grade 10 Mathematics test will be a next-generation, computer-based test, and schools are expected to administer it online. (Exceptions are made for students who require a PBT edition as an accommodation.) See the test design for details.
    Before Testing Complete the pre-administrationSR/PNP process[14], [15] January 30–February 12
    Extended pre-administrationSR/PNP window for CBT February 13–May 3
    Receive test administration manuals and PBT materials for accommodations May 7
    Precache operational test content for spring 2019 testing May 7–20
    Order additional manuals and PBT materials for accommodations,
    if necessary

    Report packing discrepancies for PBT shipments, if necessary

    		 May 7–17
    Test Administration Prescribed administration dates[16]

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  • Simon Ho and William Chin Received 2018 Bishop Cheverus Award

    By Peter Chan, Boston Chinese Catholic Community

    Boston, Dec. 31, 2018, — Two familiar names were on the list of the 2018 Bishop Cheverus Award. Congratulations to Simon Ho, and we at St. James the Greater Church and Boston Chinese Catholic Community(BCCC) are very proud of him.

    Simon Ho(left) receives the award from Cardinal O’malley.
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  • My Personal Journey of Overcoming Discrimination

    By Zhirui Xiong, International School of the Sacred Heart of Tokyo

    In Japan, I’m “despicable Chinese.” In China, my home country, I’m “little Japanese.” I’ve faced different kinds of discrimination.

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  • Meet Christina Yu Yu, Matsutaro Shoriki Chair, Art of Asia @MFA

    Boston, Dec. 24, 2018, — Earlier this year, Matthew Teitelbaum, Ann and Graham Gund Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (MFA), announced that Christina Yu Yu has been appointed as the Matsutaro Shoriki Chair, Art of Asia. An alumna of Wellesley College and Boston University, Ms. Yu (pictured below) returned to Boston and assumed her new role at the MFA.

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  • Boston Nonprofit CAHF to Sponsor 2019 Rose Parade Float “Harmony Through Union”

    Boston, Oct. 28, 2018, — The Chinese American Heritage Foundation (CAHF), a community-driven organization in Boston Chinatown that promotes the recognition and appreciation of the historical contributions made by Chinese-Americans to the United States, is fielding a “Harmony Through Union” float for the 2019 Rose Parade in Pasadena.

    Wilson Lee and Esther Lee are also members of Chinese American Citizen’s Alliance (CACA).
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  • US Senate Candidate Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai Visits Boston Chinatown

    By Victor Chen, bostonese.com

    Boston, Oct. 22, 2018, In less than three weeks before the mid-tern election, Independent candidate for US Senate Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai and United Nations strategist Shaoyu Yuan came to Boston Chinatown. They spoke with Asian community leaders. The attendees included the President of Empire Auction House Nick Pan, board member of Asian American Association of Boston Fei Pan, President of World Art Centre and Artist Molly Mao.

    Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai (in the middle), and Mr. Shaoyu Yuan on the right.
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  • Dr. Leana Wen — The Incoming President of Planned Parenthood

    Washington, DC, Sept. 12, 2018, — For the first time in nearly 50 years, a doctor will lead Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Along with Planned Parenthood’s 12 million supporters, Dr. Wen will lead the fight to protect access to reproductive health care.

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