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  • Boston City Council Declares the First Asian American Day in the Nation!

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Sept. 2, 2016, — As the Asian American Day Festival is to take place on Sept. 10 in Boston Common, Boston City Council has declared Sept. 10, 2016 as Asian American Day in Boston. The proclamation is signed by Michelle Wu, president of Boston City Council. This is the first such proclamation by a major city in the nation. Over 1,000 signatures were collected in a petition to declare the second Saturday in September as Asian American Day in Boston and the state.
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    Mr. David Bai(right) hands the Asian American Day Petition with over 1,000 signatures to attorney Ye Edward Huang, president of the board of Asian American Association of Boston.
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  • BU Student Maggie Yu Wins 2016 Miss Earth China (Boston)

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Manchester, Vermont, August 31, 2016 — 2016 Miss Earth China (Boston) grand final was held yesterday afternoon at beautiful Taconic Hotel in downtown Manchester. BU pre-law student Maggie Yu won this special event after talent show, speech contest and Q&A sessions. Elena Peng of Binghamton University and Tianhuizi Zheng of Columbia University finished as first and second runners up among seven contestants who made to the grand final. Some contestants of this event will also appear at the Sixth Asian American Festival to be held in Boston Common on Sept. 10, 2016.
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    (L to R) Top 3 contestants: Elena Peng, Maggie Yu and Tianhuizi Zheng. (photos by Xinming Li)
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  • Boston City Council President Wu Congratulates 2016 Miss Earth China (Boston)

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, August 30, 2016, — 2016 Miss Earth China (Boston) Grand Final will be held today at Kimpton Taconic Hotel in Manchester, VT. Michelle Wu, President of Boston City Council, congratulated the organizers and contestants. President Wu signed a Boston City Council resolution in recognition of Miss. Jing Xu for bring this event to Boston area.
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  • Grand Final Tickets! 2016 Miss Earth China (Boston)

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  • Authors of Dragon’s Teeth to Give Talk at Sing Tao Boston Office

    Boston, August 22, 2016, — Dragon’s Teeth, Arthur Wong’s Journey from Taishan to Normandy was recently released by Boston Bilngual Media and Publishing Inc. Authors of the book David Li and Changhong Zhang are invited to give a talk on this book in at 7:00 PM on August 23, 2016 at Sing Tao Daily’s Boston office (130 Lincoln St., Boston, MA 021111). They will share their experiences of writing this bio over the past two years.
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  • 8/25 – Third Annual Traditional Chinese Music & Dance Night @Nara Park

    Acton, Mass. August 18, 2016, — More than 100 singers, dancers, musicians, and Taiji players will be featured in a performance of traditional Chinese music and dance on Thursday, August 25, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. at the Nara Park Amphitheater in Acton, Massachusetts.
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  • One Chinatown Arts Center to Open in 2017

    BOSTON, August 15, 2016 – Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC) has received a grant of $250,000 to develop the One Chinatown Arts Center from Liberty Mutual Foundation. The Center is located at 66 Hudson Street and is part of the One Greenway complex.
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    (L to R) Dina Chu, BCNC Board of Directors; Selina Chow, BCNC Board President; Vincent Yee, Co‐Chair of Liberty Mutual Employee Resource Group, “Leading & Empowering Asian American Professionals” LEAAP, and LM Manager of Application Portfolio & Software Development; Giles Li, BCNC Executive Director; Melissa MacDonnell, President of the Liberty Mutual Foundation; Klare Shaw, National Director of Programs, Liberty Mutual Foundation and Eugene Mahr, BCNC Board Vice‐President. (Photo by Alex Gagne)
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  • Why Boston Asian American Film Festival Needs Your Sponsership

    Boston Asian American Film Festival (BAAFF) empowers Asian Americans through film by showcasing Asian American experiences and serving as a resource to filmmakers and the Greater Boston Community. BAAFF is a production of the Asian American Resource Workshop. BAAFF builds on 35-years of AARW supporting the Asian American Community through film,
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  • I Watched Play “Where Am I?” Again and Again!

    By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist

    I was so very, very proud of my theater talented friends at Fengxiang Drama Club putting out another wonderful performance play “Where Am I?” in Chestnut Hill yesterday (Aug. 6, 2016) afternoon. About 400 people showed up for the last performance before the cast members leaving for Beijing.
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    Cast members took a curtain call at end of the performances.
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  • Leehom Wang to Receive Honorary Doctor of Music Degree from Berklee

    Boston, July 18, 2016, — An international cast of students will perform the influential music of Leehom Wang, the best-selling Mandarin-language musician of his generation on Nov. 13 at Boston Symphony Hall. At the concert, Leehom will receive an honorary doctor of music degree and join the Berklee musicians in performance.
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