June 28, 2016 – Boston Public Schools Superintendent Tommy Chang announced today that he has selected celebrated educational leader Michael Contompasis as the interim head master of Boston Latin School and longtime BPS educator Jerry Howland as the associate head master.
Dr. Chang and BLS senior Phillip Sossou, who created portraits of all BLS seniors.
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Michael Contompasis Appointed as Interim Head Master of Boston Latin School
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Sharon-Westwood Defeats Acton-Boxboro in Friendly Soccer Match
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, June 27, 2016, — A friendly soccer match between Sharon-Westwood and Acton-Boxboro Chinese soccer teams was held at Westwood High School on June 25.
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City of Boston to Offer Free Legal Service after U.S. Supreme Court Ruling ON DAPA and Expanded DACA
Boston, June 23, 2016 – Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced a free immigration legal consultation event will be held on July 23, 2016 at Madison Park High School in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling to uphold the preliminary injunction that continues to prevent the implementation of the Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and the expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) executive actions on immigration, announced in November 2014.
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CHSNE Holds Public Presentation of chinatownatlas.org
Boston, June 23, 2016, — Chinese History Society of New England (CHSNE) celebrated the online launch of MIT Professor Emeritus Tunney Lee’s Boston Chinatown Atlas recently at Tufts Medical Center in Chinatown. According to Susan Chinsen, Managing Director of CHSNE, the launch of chinatownatlas.org has received $9,120 in donations as of today.
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MIT’s Feng Zhang Wins Tang Prize in Biopharmaceutical Science
Boston, June 20, 2016, — MIT News reported on June 18 that Feng Zhang, a core institute member of the Broad Institute and an investigator at the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT, has been named a 2016 Tang Prize Laureate in Biopharmaceutical Science for his role in developing the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing system and demonstrating pioneering uses in eukaryotic cells.
Dr. Feng Zhang (left) at his lab.
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Funeral Mass for Prof. Thomas Shen on June 22 in Lexington
Boston, July 20, 2016, — Thomas B.C. Shen of Lexington, MA passed away on June 15, 2016. A retired Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, he battled Parkinson’s Disease for many years.
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Dr. Jindong Li, 52, Remembered for Her Passion for Education
Acton, Mass., — Dr. Jindong Li passed away on June 1, 2016 after a long, brave battle with lung cancer. She was born in Simao (Yunnan Province, China) in 1964. A memorial service was held at St. Matthews United Methodist Church in Acton on June 11.
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Four Elected Officials Honored at CACA Boston Award Gala
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, June 7, 2016, — The Chinese American Citizen Alliance (CACA) Boston Lodge hosted its inaugural U.S. Senator George Frisbie Hoar Award Gala on June 5 at the Empire Garden Restaurant. The event honored Chinese American elected officials in the greater Boston area.
Michelle Wu was honored at the gala. (photos by Xinming Li).
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Speech of Scholarship Winner at 2016 SAPA-NE Annual Meeting
By Anna Zhou
Good evening. I am incredibly honored to be here with you. Thank you so much to the SinoAmerican Pharmaceutical Professionals Association New England (SAPA-NE) for selecting me as a recipient of your scholarship.
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Councilor Pressley Speaks at United State of Women Summit
Boston, June 13, 2016, – On Tuesday, June 14, 2016, City Councilor At-Large Ayanna Pressley will speak at the United State of Women Summit hosted by the White House. The Councilor will be speaking on a panel entitled, “What Works: Strategies to Address Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy.”
Councilor Pressley (middle) with Gilbert Ho (right) and Courtney Ho at an event in Chinatown in April 2016 (bostonese.com file photo).
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