Category: English

Celebrating Friendship and Olympic Gold Medals, HUST Boston Alumni Held Summer Outing

By David Li, bostonese.com Newburyport, Mass. – On August 11, the second to last day of 2012 London Olympic Games, Boston area alumni of Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST) held annual summer outing at Moseley Woods Park. Over 60 alumni and their family members showed up for the outing despite of a rainy… Continue reading Celebrating Friendship and Olympic Gold Medals, HUST Boston Alumni Held Summer Outing

USCIS Publishes Forms for Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

WASHINGTON— Today, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) submitted a Federal Register notice announcing new forms and instructions to allow individuals to request consideration of deferred action for childhood arrivals from USCIS. USCIS will begin accepting completed forms tomorrow, August 15, 2012. On June 15, Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano announced that certain people who came… Continue reading USCIS Publishes Forms for Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

Finding the Best Light, Pictures of Young Performers from China

By John Tsou, photographer I have been taking pictures of performances of local Chinese art and music groups for years. On July 27, 2012, I found myself at Lexington Town Hall Auditorium, taking pictures of talented students performers from China. They were the Chinese Culture Land – Talented Juvenile Troupe, that toured Canada and US… Continue reading Finding the Best Light, Pictures of Young Performers from China

Governor Patrick Signs Bill to Protect Temporary Workers

BOSTON – Monday, August 6, 2012 – With Labor Day less than a month away, Governor Deval Patrick today signed H. 4304, “An Act Establishing a Temporary Workers Right to Know.” The legislation strengthens the Commonwealth’s ability to regulate staffing and temporary agencies to protect vulnerable workers and level the playing field for businesses.

President Obama’s Email Response to My Review of No Look Pass

By David Li, bostonese.com In May 2012, I sent an email to President Obama at whitehouse.gov. In that email, I mentioned to him a documentary movie No Look Pass I saw at Harvard Square, and sent him link to my review article No Look Pass – A Sure Hit in Its Boston Premiere at Brattle… Continue reading President Obama’s Email Response to My Review of No Look Pass

One Hundred Days and Many Beautiful Ladies

By A Proud Father In Chinese custom, one hundred days after the baby’s birth, relatives and friends will send gifts such as clothes, pants, necklace, bracelets for wrists and ankles, tiger shoes, hats for the baby. This is an important day for the baby because one hundred days after birth celebration represents the wish that… Continue reading One Hundred Days and Many Beautiful Ladies

A Special Lesson at Cambridge Center for Chinese Culture by Melissa Ludtke

By David Li, bostonese.com, translated by George Zeng, Cambridge Center for Chinese Culture Waltham, Mass. – On the afternoon of July 17, a group of middle school students found themselves listening to an exceptionally unique lesson at Cambridge Center for Chinese Culture (CCCC) in Waltham. These 22 students from Beijing’s Experimental School Attached to Haidian… Continue reading A Special Lesson at Cambridge Center for Chinese Culture by Melissa Ludtke

Grandma Low’s Picks of 4-Words of Wisdom – An Introduction

By Julia Hsu Low, Watertown, Massachusetts One summer day in July 2011, while waiting at a traffic light on Memorial Drive along the Charles River towards Boston Mass., I noticed the car in front of me with a New Hampshire license plate bearing the state motto: Live Free or Die. Family, friends and contributors to… Continue reading Grandma Low’s Picks of 4-Words of Wisdom – An Introduction