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  • After Annual Celebration, NAAAP Boston to Present Wine Tasting on March 4

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Feb. 11, 2013, — After successfully holding its annual celebration on Jan. 18, National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) Boston brings you another fun activity on March 4.

    With 120 people in attendance at Center for Arts at the Armory in Somerville on a snowy evening in January, NAAAP Boston‘s Annual Celebration was a success. The annual celebration included a full-blown art gallery by celebrity watercolorist Misha Lenn, raffle games, and salsa dancing. Corporate sponsors Blue Cross Blue Shield, Liberty Mutual and State Street were recognized for their incredible collaboration and dedication to NAAAP.
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    Yan Yu (left) receives MVP Award at the annual celebration (photo credit: David Tran and Johnny Pham).
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  • Leland Cheung Kicked off Campaign for Lt. Governor

    By Leland Cheung, Cambridge City Councilor

    Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, I stood with family and friends and kicked off my campaign for Lt. Governor. It was humbling to have their support, but now I need yours. The first thing you can do is watch this video where I share my vision for Massachusetts.
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  • ACLS Celebrates Year of the Horse with “Essence of China”

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Acton, Mass., Feb. 10, 2014, — The Acton Chinese Language School (ACLS) hosted a day-long Chinese New Year Celebration gala on Saturday, Feb. 1 at the RJ Grey Junior High School. Close to 1,000 ACLS teachers, students, parents and local residents attended this annual event.
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    Dance performance by ACLS students (all photos by John Tsou, bostonese.com photographer)
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  • Chinese New Year Celebrations Dazzle around the World

    （from cntv.cn）Celebrations marking the Spring Festival around the world are testament to how much of an influence Chinese culture is having globally.

    From London to Vienna, to Chicago, people are being dazzled by colourful performances and celebrations. Traditional new year events and Peking Opera shows are some highlights that we find out more about next.
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    In the Austrian capital Vienna, Chinese Peking Opera masters are staging a much
    anticipated performance at the the city’s Golden Hall.
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  • Mayors Walsh, Christensen and Wong Attend Year of the Horse Lion Dance Parade in Chinatown

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Feb. 9, 2014, — It was a cold day this morning in Boston. Thousands of residents and tourists still showed up for today’s Lion Dance Parade in Boston Chinatown. They were delighted with lion dances by dozens of dancers from various teams to the loud drum beats and firecrackers.
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    Organizers of lion dance parade and elected officials pose for a picture (photo credit: Eadwn Huang for CCBA).
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  • Chinatown Activists Rally for Affordable Housing and Luxury Developer to Pay Their Fair Share

    Boston, Feb. 9, 2014, -– On Saturday, more than 50 activists gathered at the Chinatown Gate to assert the right of Chinatown residents to remain, reclaim, and rebuild their community.  “Chinatown has been here for 150 years and the residents helped build this into a vibrant neighborhood.  Now residents are being pushed out, because they can no longer afford to live here,” said Kim Situ of the Chinese Progressive Association.
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    Activists march through Boston Chinatown.
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  • Tao Dance Theatre Debuts in Boston at End of February

    By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist

    We don’t get to see too many performances here in American stages from China due to passport and visa issues. Chinese Performing Art ‘s CEO and president Catherine Chan can verify that. Last week her pianist couldn’t get visa at the last minute ,had to be substituted by a local artist, therefore  the program had to be changed in Jordan Hall.
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  • The XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi Has Opened with a Grand Show

    Sochi, Russia, Feb. 8, 2014, — The XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi in 2014 has opened with a grand show thrilling spectators at the Fisht Olympic Stadium and billions of viewers around the world. The Ceremony started at exactly 20:14 Moscow Time, which symbolizes the year of the first Winter Games in Russia’s history, and in about three hours the world was told the history of a great country – Russia. The Ceremony is set to be remembered around the world thanks to its scale, entertainment, unique scenery and innovative use of technology. In total, more than 12,000 people were involved in the realization of the Opening Ceremony of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014.
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  • Salt Lake City Public Library Holds Year of Horse Celebrations

    Salt Lake City, Feb. 6, 2014, — In the afternoon of Feb. 1, 2014, hundreds of people showed up for the Chinese New Year cultural celebration. Colorful banners and paper lanterns were hung in the Urban Room. A traditional Chinese lion dance, music, children’s activities, and other cultural events brought smiles to the faces of many kids in the audience.
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  • Angle Dance Company to Present ​Dunhuang My Dreamland

    Boston, Feb. 6, 2014, — With its new year dance show and Chinese New Year performances in the rear view mirror, Angel Dance Company is preparing a grand dance show Dunhuang My Dreamland – Tales of the Silk Road. It will be staged in early March at Casey Theater of Regis College, and bring the splendid colors from the Silk Road to the early sprint of Boston.
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