Washington, DC, Dec. 23, 2014 – Jason Furman, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, issued the following statement today on the third estimate of GDP for the third quarter of 2014. You can view the statement HERE.
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Dow Crosses 18000 as 3Q GDP Data Revised Higher
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Register Now — TransformASIANS Conference on Jan 10, 2015
Boston, Dec. 22, 2014, — Asian Women for Health (AWH) will convene the TransformASIANS conference in collaboration with the American Diabetes Association (ADA) on Sat., Jan 10 from 8:30am to 3:30pm at 1199 SEIU in Dorchester.
According to research data, 10% of Asian Americans in the US are living with this disease, mostly seniors with Type 2 Diabetes (South Asians, Chinese and Filipinos are particularly impacted by this disease – see attached documents for more info). Statistically, Asian women in Massachusetts are twice as likely as other women to develop gestational diabetes during pregnancy and we would like to raise awareness about this emerging health concern through outreach and education.
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Pianist George Li Wins Grand Prix Animato in Paris
By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Paris, Dec. 19, 2014, — George Li, a Harvard student and resident of Lexington, Mass, has won the first prize of the XIVe CONCOURS INTERNATIONAL “GRAND PRIX ANIMATO 2014” PARIS. In addition, George has also won the Special Schumann Prize, the Special Brahms Prize and the Audience Prize.
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Governor Elect Baker Attends Grand Opening of Top Bread Bakery
By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Boston, Dec. 19, 2014, — As the holiday season arrives, elected officials have frequented Boston Chinatown to join the festivities. Governor Elect Charles Baker and State Senator Anthony Petruccelli attended the grand opening of Top Bread Bakery on Dec. 11. Mayor Walsh was in Chinatown a week earlier for the tree lighting event.
Gov. elect Charles Baker(middle) attends grand opening and ribbon cutting of Top Bread bakery in Boston Chinatown with Uncle Fran, Sherry Dong and other community leaders(provided to bostonese.com).
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W.H. Press Briefing on Cuba Policy Change and Sony Hacking
James S. Brady Press Briefing Room, the White House
Dec. 19, 2014MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. It’s a pleasure to be standing before you on what is a genuinely historic day here at the White House. We’re starting a little late in order to give Mr. Gross an opportunity to make his appearance and complete his remarks. And I had the opportunity to see those remarks, and I’ll just say that on behalf of everybody here at the White House, we certainly are pleased that he is home here today.
So with that —
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Grand Opening of Cha Shu Bubble Tea in Malden
Malden, Mass., Dec. 17, 2014, — Mayor Gary Christenson recently welcomed Cha Shu Bubble Tea to 62 Summer Street with a ribbon cutting. Cha Shu serves coffee, bubble tea, light sandwiches and pastries and has a breakfast menu consisting of bagels, breakfast sandwiches, and French toast. Chinese baked specialty items such as buns and egg tarts are available on weekends.
Cha Shu employee Robert Joyce, Building Landlord Andreas Tsitos, Mayor Christenson, Cha Shu Owner Charles Yu and employee Abraham Alnodovar(Photos courtesy of Paul Hammersley).
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CACA Boston Lodge Honors CHSNE as It Relaunches
By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Boston, Dec. 16, 2014, — Chinese American Citizens Alliance (CACA) relaunched its Boston Lodge Charter and held Inauguration Gala in the evening of Dec. 13 at Hei La Moon restaurant in Boston Chinatown. Chinese Historical Society of New England (CHSNE) was honored at the Gala as their “2015 Community Organization of the Year.”
CACA National President Edmond J. Gor (2nd from left) and Esther Lee(3rd from left) accept a 1928 picture of old CACA Boston building as gift from Sherry Dong and Susan Chinsen (3rd and 2nd from right) of CHSNE.
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John Kerry on Cuba Policy Changes
By John Kerry, Secretary of the State
I was a seventeen year old kid watching on a black and white television set when I first heard an American President talk of Cuba as an “imprisoned island.”
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A Major Step Forward for U.S. Economic Recovery in 2014
By Jason Furman, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers
To view the full blog post, click HERE .
The U.S. economic recovery took a major step forward in 2014, achieving a number of important milestones. American businesses set a new record for the most consecutive months of job growth: now 57 straight months and counting. By November, the economy had already added more jobs than in any full calendar year since the 1990s. And crucially, the pickup in job growth during 2014 occurred primarily in higher-paying industries, while nearly all of the employment gains have been in full-time positions. At the same time, the unemployment rate fell below 6 percent for the first time since 2008.
Mr. Furman speaks at the White House (file photo).
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Prof. Qingyuan Hu: the Greatest Chinese Stone Carving Artist Visits Harvard
By Mylovetea “Dr. Tea” (1-225-3041387, mylovetea@outlook.com)
Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 14, 2014, — Prof. Qingyuan Hu, the best known Chinese stone carving artist visited Harvard, Yale and many other universities and places of interests during his invited trip to USA in 2014. The two most astonishing events are his stone seal carving demonstration at Miami University at Oxford, Ohio and his visits to Dr. Tea at Harvard.
Prof. Qingyuan Hu couple (middle) and students enjoyed a tour guided by Dr. Tea (Right) and Gary Yu(Left) at Harvard(provided to bostonese.com).
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