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  • An Interview with Conductor Chi-Sun Chan, An Innovator in Traditional Chinese Music

    By Virginia Payne (施幼菱)

    As one of the leading centers for music and culture in the US with more than its share of famous musical institutions, Boston has a plethora of talented musicians of national and international renown. Yet, it’s not every day that one encounters a musician with an unusual and diverse background as Mr. Chi-Sun Chan (陳志新).

    Chi-Sun Chan conducts at the 2012 GBCCA Chinese Music Ensemble annual concert on May 19. (John Tsou photo)
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  • Selected Poems by Tom Gee

    By Tom Gee,Translated by Nancy Lamb Fray

    羊 城 秋 思    一 九 八 五

         穆 穆 黄 花 墓,巍 巍 镇 海 楼。 云 涛 生 碧 树,船 舰 断 江 流。

         城 廓 变 今 古,人 民 有 乐 忧 , 一 轮 珠 海 月,几 度 汉 时 秋。

    Thoughts of Guangzhou in Autumn 1985

    Yellow Flower Cemetery is so peaceful; Zhen Hai tower is so majestic.
    Emerald trees emerge through billowing clouds; numerous vessels float on the river, almost blocking the flowing water.
    The city has changed a lot throughout history; the people remain, some happy, some sad.
    A bright moon shines above Pearl River and the sea.
    I wonder how many autumn seasons have passed since the Han Dynasty.

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  • Sign Up Now – 9th Annual Golf Getaway Liberty Mutual Invitational – ACDC Community Cup

    By Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC)

    The 9th Annual two-day golf getaway Liberty Mutual Invitational – ACDC Community Cup will be held on July 22 and 23, 2012 Lake Winnipesaukee Golf Club in New Durham, NH.

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    9th Annual Two Day Golf Getaway

    Liberty Mutual Invitational – ACDC Community Cup

    July 22 and 23, 2012

    Lake Winnipesaukee Golf Club, NH    

     

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    For more information about sponsorship opportunities and golfing, please visit www.asiancdc.org or contact Iris Tan at iris.tan@asiancdc.org or 617-4822380 x216.  

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    Each golfer enjoys:
    1) A round of golf on Sunday
    2) Golf tournament on Monday
    3) Dinner on Sunday
    4) Breakfast, lunch, dinner on Monday
    5) Chance to win exciting tournament prizes, raffle, silent and live auction worth $40,000!

    6) If you and your foursome win this tournament, you will earn an invitation to compete in the 72-hole Liberty Mutual Insurance Invitational National Finals to be held March 6 – 10, 2013 at Pinehurst Resort. We hope you will represent our tournament and city in this prestigious nation wide competition!

    Your participation benefits the affordable housing program of Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC). As we mark 25 years of community building this year, we will also break ground on Parcel 24 project which will benefit Boston’s downtown, community residents and businesses in many ways: 345 new homes; over 700 jobs; access to small and growing businesses through mixed-use ground space. Learn more about ACDC at www.asiancdc.org 
    Asian Community Development Corporation
    38 Oak Street, Boston, MA 02111
    Phone: (617) 482-2380 Fax: (617) 482-3056
    http://www.asiancdc.org  

    Asian Community Development Corporation | 38 Oak Street | Boston | MA | 02111
  • Quick Notes and Pictures from NECINA 2012 Annual Meeting

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    New England Chinese Information and Networking Association (NECINA)’s 2012 annual meeting was held June 2 at Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford, Mass. The year’s annual meeting featured exceptional experts in the IT field, and provided great networking opportunities for its attendees. Dr. Mingsheng Hong was elected to be the new president of NECINA at the annual meeting, succeeding current president Sean Shen.

    IEEE President Peter Staecker gave an overview of today’s IEEE, the world’s largest professional association, and its efforts to advance technology for the benefit of humanity. Serial entrepreneur and angel investor Christopher Lynch shared his life stories and reviewed some of the technology innovations shaping up the Boston high tech landscape. He especially stressed that innovations in Big Data would power the next technology revolution that would surpass the Gold Rush, Industrial Revolution and the Internet.
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  • Big Head and Small Feet, Yuanyuan’s 40-Day Pictures

    By A Proud Father

    I took most of these pictures of my daughter Yuanyuan on June 4. She was just 40-day-old, and woke up for longer duration now. The three pictures of her foot were shot in the hospital when she was just days old.

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  • Governor Patrick Announces New Big Data Initiative at MIT

    CAMBRIDGE – Wednesday, May 30, 2012 – Governor Deval Patrick today announced the creation of the Massachusetts Big Data Initiative, a number of steps and initiatives that will expand Massachusetts’ position as a world leader in the rapidly expanding Big Data sector.

    Governor Patrick announces the Massachusetts Big Data Initiative to grow the state’s innovation economy. (Photo: Jeremiah Robinson / Governor’s Office).
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  • You Are Invited to 33rd Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival

    Come celebrate the 33rd Annual Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival on Sunday, June 10, 2012, from 12:00 p.m. – 5 p.m. Spectators will be able to watch brightly colored dragon boats, piloted by paddlers from Greater Boston, Rhode Island, Vermont, New York, Philadelphia, California, and Montreal, Canada as they race down the Charles River between JFK Street and the Western Avenue Bridge. While races start in the morning, cultural programs will begin at 12 Noon. All programs are free and family friendly for visitors.


    Pictures from festivals in the past (provided by Boston Dragon Boat Festival).
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  • Xiamen Delegation Pitches Double Hundreds Talent Program at MIT

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Cambridge, Mass. – Xiamen is a beautiful city with growing economic power on the west side of the Taiwan Strait. In the evening of May 27, the Xiamen Municipal Government delegation successfully held Overseas Talents Forum and Double Hundreds Talent Program promotion conference at MIT Faculty Club.

    Chen Qiuxiong delivers the theme speech of the evening.
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  • Focal Chinese Music To Re-Open Melrose’s 116-year-old Corinthian Hall

    MELROSE, MA – Starting June 10, 2012, Focal Chinese Music Corp. (FCM), a music education and performing arts company will re-open and manage Melrose’s 116-year-old Corinthian Hall. Currently owned by Melrosian Stephen Longmuir, Corinthian Hall, with its 1900s interior preserved and restored, will serve as FCM’s headquarters.


    Photo credit: Elaine_Foley(cafechatelaine.blogspot.com), Scott Levine (thestudiosl.com).
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  • Lotus Flowers As You Have Never Seen Before

    By Mingwei Li, photographer


    Lotus flower has a special place in Chinese culture. An old Chinese saying states "it may have come from muddy water, but the lotus flower is so beautiful and pure." It's also one of the holiest symbols in Buddhism. I took these pictures in a small pond north of Boston in July 2011. I used Canon 5D II and 70-200mm and 100mm macro lens for these shots.
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