Category: English

New England Got Talent, Notes from the Chinese Bridge College Student Talent Competition

By David Li, bostonese.com, photo and video provided by Yi Sun of UMass Boston The second annual New England Chinese Bridge college student talent competition was held at UMass Boston on March 10. Sixteen finalists from colleges across New England participated in the competition. Due to increasing popularity of this event, University of Massachusetts Confucius… Continue reading New England Got Talent, Notes from the Chinese Bridge College Student Talent Competition

From Mobile Technology Conference to Online Gaming Webinar, NECINA Focuses on the Cutting Edge

By David Li, bostonese.com In the morning of March 31, there was a dusting of snow north of Boston. New England Chinese Information & Network Association (NECINA) held a tech conference titled Mobile Technology for Enterprise and Consumer Markets at Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford. Over 100 NECINA members attended the conference, with a dozen or… Continue reading From Mobile Technology Conference to Online Gaming Webinar, NECINA Focuses on the Cutting Edge

Chinese Lion Dance Came to Metrowest, I-495

By David Li, bostonese.com For many years, Chinese lion dance has been performed in Boston Chinatown around Chinese New Year, which is also known as Spring Festival. 2012 is the Year of Dragon according to Chinese calendar, and celebration of the Spring Festival made its way westward to I-495 belt this year. Lion dancers from… Continue reading Chinese Lion Dance Came to Metrowest, I-495

Bridging Industry and Academia – An Interview with MIT Industrial Liaison Expert Dr. Graham Rong

By David Li, translation by Li Tan Graham Rong is the chairman of the MIT Sloan CIO Symposium. Under his leadership, the CIO Symposium has become one of the most influential forums for the IT industry, attracting CIOs and other top executives from numerous major international corporations to this annual conference. On December 9, 2011,… Continue reading Bridging Industry and Academia – An Interview with MIT Industrial Liaison Expert Dr. Graham Rong

Winners of White House Video Contest, Local High School Students Prepare a Trip of a Lifetime

By David Li, bostonese.com On April 5, twelve teen students from Charlestown High School, most of them immigrated to Boston area with their families from China less than three years ago, will participate in a White House meeting as winners of a video contest. Started as a joint project between Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center(BCNC) and… Continue reading Winners of White House Video Contest, Local High School Students Prepare a Trip of a Lifetime

Boston BioForum 2012 To Be Held on April 7 at MIT

Boston BioForum 2012 – Meeting the Challenges Through Innovation CABA(Chinese-American BioMedical Association) Annual Conference Date: Saturday, April 7, 2012; 8:30 AM – 9:00 PM Venue: MIT Faculty Club, 50 Memorial Drive, Bldg E52, 6th Floor; Cambridge, MA CABA Website: http://www.cabaweb.org/

Ying Wu’s Vocal Classes Celebrated Year of Dragon with Beautiful Songs

By David Li, translation by Jun Yang On the afternoon and evening of January 28, Ying Wu’s vocal classes held a Chinese New Year’s concert in Hancock United Church of Christ in Lexington, Mass. As a special guest, Kristy Lee, New England’s only 24-hour news TV station NECN’s morning news anchor, hosted the concert. The… Continue reading Ying Wu’s Vocal Classes Celebrated Year of Dragon with Beautiful Songs

“Spring, its softness is disarming and its light comforting” – A Painter’s Note In Spring and Selected Paintings

By Sophia Yee, painter and poet Spring allows me to express myself fully and freely in a dynamic movement of colors,shapes, lines, light and shadows and to capture the essence of the moment and perhaps the light and shadow that raises me from a sinking mood and a dead spirit. Spring speaks in a unique… Continue reading “Spring, its softness is disarming and its light comforting” – A Painter’s Note In Spring and Selected Paintings

From Chemistry Engineer to Comedian – A Dialogue with Joe Wong

By David Li, photo by Han Yan, bostonese.com In the afternoon of March 25, MIT Chinese Student and Scholar Association (CSSA) Career Development team hosted a special lecture, titled “From chemistry engineer to comedian – a dialogue with Joe Wong” at classroom 35-225 at MIT. Well-known Chinese American comedian Joe Wong shared his experience from… Continue reading From Chemistry Engineer to Comedian – A Dialogue with Joe Wong