By David Li, bostonese.com
In the evening of Dec. 2, the “2012 Acton Chinese Music Night” bring splendid music and dances by the Angel Dance Company to the full-packed Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (ABRHS) auditorium. This event was presented jointly by the Acton Chinese Language School (ACLS), the Angel Dance Company, the Town of Acton Recreation Department, and the Acton-Boxborough Cultural Council.
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The 9th annual Chinese North America Sports Association (CNASA) badminton tournament took place Sunday, November 11 at Rockwell Cage, MIT. As in previous years, there were two simultaneous tournaments: a mixed team tournament and a men’s team tournament.
Award ceremony for mixed A champions. (all photos by Yankai Zhang)
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RR Auction of Amherst, N.H. is planning an auction of a photo believed to be that of the huge iceberg that sunk Titanic in 1912. It estimates the value of the photo to be in range of $8,000 to $10,000.
“Amazing and extremely rare original 9.75 x 8 photo of a uniquely-shaped ‘blueberg’ photographed by the captain of the Leyland Line steamer S. S. Etonian two days before Titanic collided with it,” according to rrauction.com.
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By David Li, bostonese.com
2012 Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC)’s annual meeting and dinner was held on the evening of Nov. 27 at Hei La Moon Restaurant in Boston Chinatown. ACDC is a community-based organization that serves the Asian American community of Greater Boston and the neighborhoods in which they live and work, with an emphasis on preserving and revitalizing Chinatown
At last year’s ACDC annual meeting on Nov. 29, 2011, Prof. Paul Watanabe of UMass Boston led a panel discussion of the future of Boston Chinatown. This year’s annual meeting focused on homebuyer education. David Taglieri, Mortgage Development Officer at Sovereign Bank, was awarded the prestigious Community Award.
Vivien Wu presents the Community Award to David Taglieri.
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Washington, D.C. – November 30, 2012. – As part of the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Department of State Art in Embassies program, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton honored five artists—Cai Guo-Qiang, Jeff Koons,, Shahzia Sikander, Kiki Smith, and Carrie Mae Weems—with the first U.S. Department of State – Medal of Arts for their outstanding commitment to the AIE program and international cultural exchange.
Artists Cai Guo-Qiang, Jeff Koons (partly visible), Shahzia Sikander, Kiki Smith and Carrie Mae Weems pose with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on November 30.
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YiMing Yu （余逸銘）, a Charlestown High School student is receiving the Youth Action Award at the We Are Boston Gala. We Are Boston Gala (www.cityofboston.gov/weareboston) is hosted by Boston Mayor Thomas Menino and the Office of New Bostonians. The Youth Action Award recognizes immigrant youth who translates perseverance, courage of New Bostonians into action; demonstrate significant contribution to his community.
Students in the BCNC-Charlestown High School partnership program who participated in a video contest won a visit to White House in April 2012.
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Obama Administration Awards Mass. $720,856 Grant to Assist with Export Promotion
BOSTON – December 3, 2012 – The Patrick-Murray Administration today announced that Massachusetts was awarded a $720,856 grant from the United States Small Business Administration, which will help enhance international trade opportunities for small businesses.
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(from chinadaily.com.cn)
BEIJING, Nov. 30, 2012 – Vice President Xi Jinping on Friday visited a group of people living with HIV/AIDS in Beijing, urging society to abandon discrimination against such groups and “to light their life with love.”
Xi shakes hands with an HIV positive patient.
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Please mark your calendar for Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012. From 6:30-8:30 p.m., the grand “2012 Acton Chinese Music Night” will proudly be presented to you jointly by the Acton Chinese Language School (ACLS), the Angel Dance Company, the Town of Acton Recreation Department, and the Acton-Boxborough Cultural Council. It will be held at the Acton-Boxborough Regional High School (ABRHS) auditorium at 36 Charter Road, Acton, Mass.
Waltham group of Angels Dance Company performing “Flute language” at 2012 Chinese New Year show on Feb. 19. (John Tsou photo)
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By Rui Li, Founder and Co-President of MIT-CHIEF, on Nov. 16, 2012
Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear friends,
A very good evening. On behalf of the organizing committee, I’m very excited and delighted to welcome you to the second annual MIT-CHIEF conference, to share the exciting moments with us.
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