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  • CCBA, CHSNE Hold Press Conference on Volleyball and Film 9-Man

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, April 15, 2014, — A press conference was held at CCBA-NE’s conference room in the afternoon of April 13 in Boston Chinatown. CCBA president Hung Goon announced a cooperation effort alongside the North American Chinese Volleyball Association-Boston chapter (NACVA-Boston) to organize volleyball tournaments this summer in Chinatown. Sherry Dong, board president of the Chinese Historical Society of New England (CHSNE), announced that a reception will be hosted by CHSNE right after the world premier of documentary film 9-man on April 27 at Somerville Theatre.
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    (L to R)Mr. Guen of Boston Knights, Dr. Robert Guen, Hung Goon and Sherry Dong at the press conference (photo by David Li).
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  • ACMA to Present Free Health Seminar at Cary Library in Lexington

    By Chinese American Association of Lexington (CAAL)

    Join us for a free health seminar this Saturday, April 19, 2014, from 10:00 to 12 noon, at Cary Library! You can also visit the historical Lexington Battle Green near the library on the 239th anniversary of the battles in Lexington and Concord between the Minutemen and British troops.
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    CAAL volunteers at a Lexington 300 event in May 2013 (file photo).
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  • Anniversary of Marathon Bombings Marked in Boston and Nationwide

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, April 15, 2014, — On a rainy and windy day in Boston, ceremonies marking one year anniversary were held in Boston and across the nation. Bombing victims Krystle Campbell, Lingzi Lu, Martin Richard, and MIT police officer Sean Collier were remembered with a moment of silence at around 2:46 PM at a ceremony near the Boston Marathon finish line in front of Boston Public Library.
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    (L to R)Mayors Menino, Walsh, Vice President Biden and Gov. Patrick observe a moment of silence near Boston Marathon finish line on April 15, 2014.
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  • FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour Stops in Washington DC

    By David Li, bostonees.com

    Washington, DC, April 14, 2013, — With the opening match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup only less than two months away, the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour makes a stop in the National’s Capital today. Vice President Biden and Secretory Kerry unveiled the trophy along with members of US National Soccer Team and distinguished guests.
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    Biden(left) and Kerry applaud the arrival of World Cup Trophy at the ceremony (from state.gov).
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  • Officials Outline Boston Marathon Public Safety Plans

    Boston, April 12, 2014, — As the City of Boston prepares for millions of visitors over the next week culminating in the 118th Boston Marathon, city officials today released detailed public safety plans for Boston’s approximately 2 miles of marathon route. Teams of leaders in government and the private sector have worked for months to develop these plans to ensure a safe and successful series of events.
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    Mayor Walsh threw out the ceremonial first pitch for the Boston Red Sox home opener at Fenway Park, on the field with former Mayor Menino (from City of Boston Facebook page).
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  • Five Graduates from Polytechnic H.S. To Attend MIT

    LOS ANGELES (April 4, 2014) -– A new wave of engineers from Polytechnic High School is welcome at the elite campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Los Angeles Unified School District proudly announced today that five students from Polytechnic High School’s Math/Science Magnet have been admitted to the prestigious program. In the past three years, 11 Poly students have been accepted at what may be the nation’s premier institution of higher learning for science and technology.
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  • Boston Housing Production and Main Streets Funding Get a Boost

    April 11, 2013, — Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced today that this spring, five million dollars will be made available to build housing in the City of Boston. The funds will come from the City’s Inclusionary Development Fund, and are being made available after a comprehensive review of that fund’s finances and fiscal controls.
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    One Greenway in Boston Chinatown broke ground in late 2013 (file photo).
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  • Tsinghua’s Shi Yigong Awarded Aminoff Prize 2014

    Beijing, April 8, 2014, — Professor Shi Yigong, Dean of School of Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, was awarded the Gregori Aminoff Prize in Crystallography 2014 at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences’ Annual Meeting on March 31. He is the first scientist from China who has won the Prize since it was established in 1979.
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    Prof. Shi Yigong (left) receives the Aminoff Prize.
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  • Frank Chin Receives Life Time Achievement Award

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, April 8, 2014, — Eighty-two years old Frank Chin, also known as Uncle Frank in Boston Chinatown, was recently awarded the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award by Tufts Medical Center(TMC). The city of Boston also declared March 26, 2014 as Frank Chin Day.
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    Mayor Menino and TMC CEO Michael Wagner present Lifetime Achievement Award to Frank Chin (provided to bostonese.com by TMC).
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  • Mayor Walsh Keeps Promise and Announces Formation of Ethics Committee

    Boston, April 10, 2014, — Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced today the formation of an Ethics Committee, which will be tasked with reviewing any relevant changes to the City’s Ethics Policy, implementing a new Statement of Financial Interest for all City employees, creating continuing education programs around ethics issues, and analyzing existing practices and procedures.
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    Boston has no majority racial group as of 2013 (chart by bostonese.com).
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