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 a chemistry engineer to a stand-up comedian with over 100 attendees.
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By Baiyun Yao
I traveled to Arizona in March 2012 with friends. I was total amazed by the colors and wilderness of the red rock country. I would like to share the excitement I felt when I was in awe of Nature’s beauty with these pictures.
Antelope Canyon
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By Anping Shen, ED. D.
Jason was born in China and went through from pre-‐school to graduate school in the United States. During his junior year at the Newton North High School, Newton, MA, Jason was selected as a member of the USA National Man’s Junior Gymnastics Team. In 2009, Jason was a co-‐captain of Stanford Man’s Gymnastics team, which won both the NCAA man’s gymnastics national championship and academic championship titles (the first team in the history of man’s gymnastics to win both titles in the same year). Upon his graduation from Stanford in 2009, he served as Chief Operating Officer for the Stanford Daily newspaper company and then worked as a sales rep for a startup in Silicon Valley. He co-founded an online company (www.ridejoy.com) in San Francisco in May of 2011. He was back visiting his parents recently and talked to his father about his (real) company and passion for a healthy, competitive and purposeful life.
Jason Shen was competing in a recent triathlon event.
“You Should Realize That There Is No Point Of Living Your Life to Meet Other People’s Expectation. It’s Not Their Life, It Is MY Life.”
-Jason Shen
By David Li, bostonese.com
According to a press release by Chinese Progressive Association (CPA), at 4 PM this Friday, March 23, high school aged members of CPA’s Chinese Youth Initiative and other students in Chinatown will sit outside Tufts New England Medical Center(TNEMC) station to protest the proposed massive fare increases and service cuts by MBTA. They are hoping to raise awareness of this issue that will impact lives of many people who depend on public transportation.
On March 14, about 50 elder residents in Chinatown protected outside Mass. Transportation Department building on Kneeland street while a meeting on the proposed fare hike was going on. They were joined by over 100 protesters from various other groups. Shi-Ang Yee, president of Chinatown Resident Association(CRA), expressed his outrage about the proposed fare hikes. “Public transportation was neglected by the government for a long time when billions of dollars was spent on the Big Dig. The problem should not be passed on to riders by raising the fare,” he said.
Members from CPA and CRA were protesting outside state transportation building on March 14.
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By David Li, bostonese.com
In the afternoon of March 17, two finalists, team Peace and team Faithfulness, competed for the group championship of the Inaugural Metrowest United Ping Pong Tournament at Boston Metrowest Bible Church in Littleton MA. About 80 players, their family members and volunteers from the church were at hand to witness the first ever award ceremony for a sports event at the church.
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By Baiyun Yao
I took these pictures when I traveled to Yellowstone National Park in September 2011. I hope these pictures can drive more people into nature.
By David Li, translation by Jia Liu and Junhua Shen
Located on the banks of the beautiful West Lake in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, Zhejiang University (ZJU) is one of the finest universities in China. On the afternoon of Feb. 18, 2012, more than 100 Zhejiang University (ZJU) alumni and their relatives attended the ZJU Alumni Association – Boston 2012 Chinese New Year Festival at Cambridge Center for Chinese Culture in Waltham, MA. After sharing delicious dinner, participants listened to several alumni vivid memories of their alma mater and their experiences living in Boston. 89-year-old alumnae, Shugai Zhang, recollected the years of ZJU moving westward when Japan invaded China during World War II, which sparked a strong sense of pride among attendees.
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David Li, bostonese.com
On March 13, White House welcomed 40 Intel Science Talent Award finalists. President Obama wore a big smile on his face when he met these talented students. Mr. Obama has repeatedly said that the future of the U.S. economy lies in high-tech fields that are in need of continuous innovations. These outstanding young students will become future high-tech industry leaders.
Obama meets Intel Science Talent Award finalists (AP photo)
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By David Li, translation by Yunan Jiang
Have you ever heard of a suona, erhu, guzheng (all traditional Chinese instruments) ensemble with saxophone, bass clarinet, bass guitar, guitar and other Western instruments?
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By David Li, translation by Tielong Xie
In the afternoon of January 16, Martin Luther King’s alma mater Boston University (BU) held the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Day celebration in MacDermid Kraft Metcalf Hall. Over 1000 BU students, faculty and the community activists, attended the commemoration.
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