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  • Biography of WWII Hero Arthur Wong Donated to Firefighters in Hangzhou, China

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Hangzhou, China, August 6, 2015, — To commemorate 70th anniversary of the victory of Chinese People’s Anti-Japanese War and the World Anti-Fascist War, remember history, cherish the memory of martyrs and peace, a book donation ceremony was held at the Gongshu District Fire Department meeting room in the afternoon of of July 30. One hundred books of Chinese American WWII hero Arthur Wong’s biography were donated to firefighters of the department.
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    Firefighters receive the book donation(file photo).
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  • Fox News Fires Bob Beckel, Co-host of The Five

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    San Jose, August 5, 2015, — As Fox News Channel hosts the first major debate of 10 Republican candidates of the 2016 Presidential election this week, Bob Beckel, the controversial co-host of The Five, will not be on air to share the spotlight. Fox News channel fired Bob Beckel back in late June 2015 after repeated protests by Chinese American groups for the “Chinaman” racial slur Beckel unleashed on air in July last year. Beckel hasn’t been on air since February 2015 due to health reasons.
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  • Severe Thunderstorms Knock Down Trees and Power Lines

    Boston, August 5, 2015, — A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 8:00 PM EDT for Southern Essex, Northwestern Plymouth, Norfolk, Suffolk and southeastern Middlesex counties. At 4:09 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing large damaging hail up to golf ball size and damaging winds in excess of 60 mph. These storms were located along a line extending from Bedford to Needham to Medway, moving east at 40 mph.
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  • Rejected by Nine US Universities, Top Asian Student Forced to Study Abroad

    By Eric Wu, bostonese.com

    Boston, August 3, 2015, — If you are one of the top students of your high school class, and many of your classmates with lower GPAs and SAT scores got accepted to the same universities that you have also applied for, you would think your chances of being admitted should be pretty good. Too bad, you have been rejected by all the nine US　universities you have applied, and the only option left is to study at a foreign college when the new school year starts.
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    Two Asian students on a college campus(file photo).
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  • Be Proud! Massachusetts Has Cut Power Plant Carbon Pollution over 30% since 2008

    Boston, August 3, 2015, — As the White House will announce The Clean Power Plan later today, we should be proud that Carbon Pollution from power plants in this state has reduced by over 30% since 2008. At the same time, the production of renewable energy increased by 46% from 2008 to 2014.
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  • NY Consulate General of Italy Holds Milan Expo Promotion Night

    By Shixin Li, bostonese.com

    New York City, July 31, 2015, Consulate General of Italy held 2015 Milan Expo Special Promotion Night for Chinese in New York on July 27. This event was organized by Expo Milano 2015 Event Management Division，Alessandro Rosso Group and North America Chinese Association of Science, Technology & Commerce(NACASTC).
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    Consul General Quintavalle introduces Milan Expo(photos by Shixin Li).
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  • Salt Lake City Public Library Hosts China During WWII Film Exhibition

    Salt Lake City, July 25, 2015, — This coming September marks 70 years since the end of World War II. In commemoration of this anniversary, Salt Lake City Public Library will host China During WWII film exhibition at the main library auditorium. China is a key alley of the US during WWII in the Pacific arena.
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  • Mother Saves Her Son’s Life in Fatal Escalator Accident in China

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Jingzhou, Hubei, China, July 31, 2015 — In Jingzhou, Hubei a mother named Xiang Liujuan saves her 3-year-old child’s life while losing her own after a metal panel collapses underneath them after stepping off an escalator in a shopping center this central China province. The horrific scene was captured by the surveillance video .
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  • Video: Dr. James Chao Talks about Keys to Business Success

    New York City, July 29, 2015, — In a recent interview with WorldJournal.com, Dr. James S.C. Chao, founder of Foremost Group, shared his thoughts on family, American and Chinese culture, and the keys to business success.
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    Dr. Chao with his four daughters at the topping off ceremony of the Mulan Center at Harvard Business School.
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  • Japan’s Commitment to Pacifist Constitution Questioned 70 Years after Potsdam Declaration

    Beijing, July 26, 2015, /cntv.cn/ — Today marks the 70th anniversary of the Potsdam Declaration, a document issued by China, the United States and Britain on July 26, 1945 in demand of Japan’s unconditional surrender, and was accepted by Japan in the 1945 Japanese Instrument of Surrender, signed on the deck of USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay on September 2, 1945.
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