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  • Primary Elections Eight Days Away as Californians Mark Memorial Day

    By David L, bostonese.com

    Santa Clara, May 26, 2014, — As we celebrate this memorial weekend, the primary elections in California is just around the corner. Carrying out your right and duty to vote may be one of the best ways to honor the soldiers who gave their lives to defend our freedom.

    The following is part of page one of a English-Chinese bilingual sample ballot from Santa Clara County website. Ballots for the June 3 primaries are available in Chinese, English, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese. Sample ballots can be viewed online.
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    Candidates for Governor and Lt. Governor for the primary elections.
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  • Chen Xuemei: Female Students of Life Sciences Need More Encouragement

    Beijing, China, May 22, 2014 (from pku.edu.cn) — There are ten Chinese scientists who have been elected Member of National Academy of Sciences (NAS) of the United States with higher education background in Mainland China, according to preliminary estimates in 2014. Only three of these ten are women. Professor Chen Xuemei, an outstanding Peking University alumna, is one of them.

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  • Watch Out Lang Lang, Here Comes Niu Niu!

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Arrived at Walnut Hill School of Arts four years ago from Xiamen, Fujian province, China, Niu Niu performed at his graduation recital on May 9 at the school in Natick, Mass. The room was packed by about 80 teachers, students and family friends. Niu Niu performed three challenging pieces by Chopin, Beethoven and Mussorgsky, and received long standing ovation from the audience.
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    Niu Niu(second from right) poses for a picture with his parents, sister, and Mrs. Tema Chen.
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  • Terrorist Attack in Xinjiang, China Killed at Least 31

    Beijing, China, May 22, 2014, –At least 31 people have been killed and more than 90 injured after two vehicles ploughed into a market and explosives were thrown in China’s restive Xinjiang region, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
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  • Baidu Opens Silicon Valley Lab

    SUNNYVALE, Calif., May 16, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ: BIDU), the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, today announced the appointment of pioneering Artificial Intelligence (AI) researcher Andrew Ng as Chief Scientist of Baidu. Mr. Ng will lead Baidu Research, with labs in Beijing and Silicon Valley.
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  • Hillary Clinton to Deliver Keynote at BIO International Convention

    Washington, D.C. (May 19, 2014) – Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will deliver a keynote address at the 2014 BIO International Convention® in San Diego. The Keynote Luncheon will take place on Wednesday, June 25 from 12:00 – 1:30 pm PDT. The BIO International Convention regularly draws over 15,000 attendees, offers key networking and partnering opportunities and provides insights and inspiration on major trends affecting the industry.
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    CD Cover of Hillary Rodham Clinton Living History (file photo).
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  • Kayla Harrison — How An Olympic Champion Is Busy Changing the World

    By Tong Chen, bostonese.com

    Boston, May 15, 2014, —- My first ever handshake with an Olympic Champion came after 30-minute car ride from Boston to Stoneham. Kayla Harrison was practicing judo with her coach Jimmy Pedro at the dojo. She easily carried Pedro on the back and threw him down like handling a little boy rather than a grown man.

    Harrison greeted me with a firm handshake and sat down for our scheduled interview. As the first American who won the Olympic Judo gold medal, and also a survivor of childhood sexual abuse, Harrison had a lot of stories to tell. Training for another Olympic gold, writing a book, launching a national nonprofit and an acting career, Harrison kept herself busy. Her fighting spirit made her an Olympic champion, and is making the world a better place for all of us.
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  • U.S. Census Bureau Releases Asian/Pacific American Population Data

    In 1978, a joint congressional resolution established Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week. The first 10 days of May were chosen to coincide with two important milestones in Asian/Pacific American history: the arrival in the United States of the first Japanese immigrants (May 7, 1843) and contributions of Chinese workers to the building of the transcontinental railroad, completed May 10, 1869. In 1992, Congress expanded the observance to a monthlong celebration. Per a 1997 U.S. Office of Management and Budget directive, the Asian or Pacific Islander racial category was separated into two categories: one being Asian and the other Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander. Thus, this Facts for Features contains a section for each.

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  • The Orange Club — the First Chinese American PAC in CA Launches

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Los Angeles, CA, May 17, 2014, — The Orange Club Political Action Committee held its founding meeting yesterday with about 250 people attending. Chinese American candidates George Yang, candidate for Lt. Governor, Peter Kuo, candiate for CA Senator district 10, and Ling Ling Chang, candidate for CA Assembly district 55, attended the meeting. Mr. Bob Huff, CA Senate minority leader, also attended the meeting together with his wife Mei Mei Huff.
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  • Li Na Graces Cover of Time and GQ China

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    New York City, May 16, 2014, — China’s “golden flower” Li Na will appear on the cover of the May 26 issue of TIME magazine. This year’s French Open, where Li Na won her first Grand Slam title three years ago, starts on May 25.
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