The Pearl River Collection — Forward and Acknowledgements

By Nancy Fray, translator and calligrapher of The Pearl River Collection, Selected Poems of Tommy Gee When Tommy Gee and I first met, I had been studying Calligraphy for three years. I was being taught to copy the classic Tang poems with a brush in Li Shu style. I wanted to compose something different –… Continue reading The Pearl River Collection — Forward and Acknowledgements

Menuhin Winner Angelo Xiang Yu to Perform at Jordan Hall

Boston, Jan. 12, 2015, — In the evening of Jan. 17, Foundation For Chinese Performing Arts will present a new year concert that features two you the most talented young musicians in the area: violinist Angelo Xiang Yu and pianist Qing Jiang. After winning Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition in 2010 as a student at… Continue reading Menuhin Winner Angelo Xiang Yu to Perform at Jordan Hall

East Meets Words — the Longest Running AAPI Open Mic Series in N.E.

Boston, Jan 10, 2015, — East Meets Words is the longest running Asian American / Pacific Islander open mic series in New England, hosted by Boston Progress, an API* arts and activist collective. The latest installament was held Friday evening at EMW Bookstore in Cambridge. Picture from the first EMW event in 2015 on Jan.… Continue reading East Meets Words — the Longest Running AAPI Open Mic Series in N.E.

Video by Nashua Resident Goes Viral

By Victor Chen, bostonese.com Nashua, N.H., Jan. 8, 2015, — A four-minute video titled “Funny Siberian Husky Puppy Scared by a Talking Toy” by local resident Mr. Wei Wang topped 400,000 views today on Youtube. The main character of the video is man’s best friend — a Siberian husky.

Journey — A Chinese Zither Concert Presented by Boston Guzheng Ensemble

By Shin-Yi Yang, Director of Boston Guzheng Ensemble Join our Winter Concert presented at the Maxwell Auditorium at National Heritage Museum on Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 7:30 PM. Our concert theme “Journey” features music of China from different regions which takes you travel from the northeast to southwest of China. The program also includes… Continue reading Journey — A Chinese Zither Concert Presented by Boston Guzheng Ensemble

Meet Me in St. Louis — An American Classic at Stoneham Theatre

By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist I feel very comfortable staying home New Year’s eve. Looks wicked cold outside 16 degrees, no wind, even though the sunshine was great. I went to the last performance of Meet Me in St. Louis in Stoneham Theatre. I am so glad that I didn’t miss this show. It’s perfect… Continue reading Meet Me in St. Louis — An American Classic at Stoneham Theatre

Pole Dancers Show Strength and Beauty in China’s North Pole

Beijing, Dec. 24, 2014 /ecns.cn/ — Members of China’s National Pole Dance Team warmed up before performing while temperature dips to minus 50 degrees Celsius in Beiji village, Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province. A member of China’s National Pole Dance Team performs while temperature dips to minus 50 degrees Centigrade in Beiji village[Photo: China News Service/Zhong… Continue reading Pole Dancers Show Strength and Beauty in China’s North Pole

Sony Releases The Interview Online as China Urges Restraint over Alleged Hacking

Boston, Dec. 24, 2014, — Sony has released the controversial movie the Interview online today, and will release it in about 300 independent U.S. theaters on Christmas Day.  The main plot of the movie: two journalists recruited by CIA to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during an interview with Kim they had been granted.

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.

Prof. Qingyuan Hu: the Greatest Chinese Stone Carving Artist Visits Harvard

By Mylovetea “Dr. Tea” (1-225-3041387, [email protected]) 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… Continue reading Prof. Qingyuan Hu: the Greatest Chinese Stone Carving Artist Visits Harvard