By David Li, bostonese.com, photos by John Tsou
Boston, August 8, 2014, — The fourth Asian American Festival arts gala was held at the Fenway Center in the evening of August 2, 2014. Close to 300 in the audience enjoyed a night of beautiful music and dance that celebrated the rich cultures and long history of Asian countries.
Saxophone solo Jasmine by Hongwei Gao from Asian American Arts Group (photo by John Tsou).
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Beijing, August 8, 2014, — The Chinese media have been overwhelmed by a pop song, Little Apple, by the Chopstick Brothers. Called “brainwashing pop song” by many, Little Apple has become popular overnight in China like Gangnam Style or Tante (Perturbed) in the recent past.
Police officers perform the square dance Little Apple in Jilin city of northeast China’s Jilin province on July 29, 2014. Chinese pop duo Chopsticks Brothers’ new song Little Apple has become an internet sensation after being remixed and re-edited by fans across China since it was released in May. [Photo/Cang Yan]
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Dear Mr. Roger Ailes (pictured above)
I am writing on behalf of a grass-roots organization called United for a Better Community (UBC) concerned about the recent incident on July 10, 2014 involving Bob Beckel’s racist remarks towards Chinese people. As active citizens of the United States, we support multiracial understanding and oppose public figures that propagate discrimination and prejudice through ignorant comments.
In Bob Beckel’s most recent controversial comment, he broadcasted his racist views towards Asian Americans by saying, “we bring them over here and we teach a bunch of Chinamen – er, chinese people — how to do computer and go back to China to hack into US”. Mr. Beckel continued, “all they do [The Chinese] is hack into our stuff, they send us cheap toys all of which have lead in it and they kill kids.”
Mr. Beckel has a history of ignorant and racist comments. As concerned citizens, we are asking for his resignation. Not only does Mr. Beckel poorly represent your network, allowing him to continue working without any repercussions for his words sends the message that Fox News accepts these kinds of hate-promoting comments. When public figures spread hateful comments as Bob Beckel has done, it threatens our hope for a community united in understanding and acceptance. The fight against discrimination in this country has a long history and a long road ahead. Please join us in showing your support of tolerance and mutual understanding by calling for Bob Beckel’s resignation.
Sincerely,
Michael Zhu
www.ubca.us
www.firebobbeckel.com
By David Li, bostonese.com
New York City, July 26, 2014, — On Tuesday, July 29, at 9 PM ET, dance group Jasmine Flowers will perform live at Radio City Music Hall to compete in the popular TV show NBC’s America’s Got Talent. The 25 female dancers, age 12 to 18, are from Atlanta area, and they need your vote by text message or on nbc.com within two hours after the episode is aired on July 29 to advance to the next round.
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San Jose, July 24, 2014, –A rally will be held by the office of Councilmember Kansen Chu at San Jose City Hall, in front of the Rotunda, July 29th (Tuesday) at noon. This rally calls for Fox News to fire Bob Beckel over his alarmingly racist remarks during The Five, a Fox talk show, on July 10.
Councilmember Kansen Chu celebrates June 3 primary election victory with family members (from www.kansenchu.com).
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Newton, Mass., July 20, 2014, — At the Yen Family banquet last night at Boston Newton Marriott Hotel to celebrate the 52nd Wedding anniversary of Mr. Klysler Yen and Mrs. Bow Sim Mark Yen, representatives from Governor Patrick and Mayor Walsh, Malden Mayor Gary Christenson and Boston Councilor Tito Jackson honored the couple with citations and proclamation for their dedicated service to the community in the past 39 years since they immigrated to Boston in 1975 from Hong Kong.
Mr. Hung Goon presents a citation by Gov. Patrick to Mr. and Mrs. Yen (photos by David Li).
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, July 11, 2014, — Chinese American music star Leehom Wang shared the picture below on popular Chinese social website weibo.com yesterday announcing that his wife had given birth to a baby girl about a month before the due date.
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Boston, July 9, 2014, — The 23rd Annual Music Festival at Walnut Hill will be held from July 24 to August 17 this year. According to Foundation for Chinese Performance Arts, this year’s music festival will feature star-studded lineup of musicians for concerts and master classes.
Picture of students and teachers of the 22nd Annual Music Festival at Walnut Hill in August 2013(file photo).
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By Jean Lukitsh
If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to live in one of those classic kung fu movies – you know, the kind where everyone around you, up to and including your Grandma is an ace martial artist? Then ask Chris Yen. Daughter of legendary master Bow Sim Mark and kid sister of Asia’s superstar Donnie Yen, Chris grew up in her mom’s kung fu school in Boston, getting the kind of total immersion training that is seldom seen anymore outside of the movies!
Chris Yen trains with her mother and brother in Boston (file photo).
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Boston, June 2, 2013, –Hong Kong and Massachusetts have all along enjoyed very close ties. With the historic visit to Hong Kong by Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts in December 2013, Massachusetts exported US$1.76 billion worth of goods to Hong Kong last year, representing a growth of close to 150% compared to 2012.
Massachusetts companies have also established a long presence in Hong Kong – for instance, State Street, Liberty Mutual Insurance and Fidelity have all chosen Hong Kong as the location of their regional head offices. Universities in Massachusetts have strong links with Hong Kong too. Harvard University, MIT, Boston University and Tufts University, etc have all established a vibrant alumni community in Hong Kong over the years.