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  • Pianist Andrew Li — A Rising Star

    By Li Qiang, bostonese.com

    Boston, July 12, 2016, — Just days before leaving for the Cooper Competition, Andrew Li gave an amazing recital at M Steinert and Sons in downtown Boston. About 80 music fans packed the small hall on the third floor of 162 Boylston St., right across Boston Common. They were treated with a night of beautiful music from one the of the rising stars in classic music in Boston.
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    Andrew (right) and George pose for a picture before the recital (photos by Li Qiang).
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  • Friends Celebrate Junxiong Zhao’s Promotion at Boston Ballet

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    June 6, 2016, Boston, — A group friends held a celebration dinner at Purple Bamboo restaurant in Billerica with renowned ballet dancer Junxiong Zhao recently. Zhao thanked his friends and fans for treating him for a delicious dinner, including a few Sichuan dishes from his hometown.
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    Beatrice Lee (3rd from left), Junxiong Zhao(middle) and friends (photos by Xinming Li).
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  • Hot off the Press — Initial Campaign: An Earlier Version of Blitzkrieg at Nankou in North China

    Boston, May 23, 2016, — Boston Bilingual Media & Publishing (BBMP) Inc. will hold a book release party for English-Chinese bilingual book Initial Campaign: An Earlier Version of Blitzkrieg at Nankou in North China at noon time on June 5 at Empire Garden in Boston Chinatown. Please send email to bostonese@gmail.com to RSVP the book release party.
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  • Xinxin Yang Book Wins Top Honor in China

    Bloomington, IN, — Doctoral student Xinxin Yang at The Media School at Indiana University won a national award for her book, Late Glory: Arthur Wong and Chinese American WWII Veterans Who Liberated Europe. Along with co-author Qiang Li, Yang received the award from the Chinese government in conjunction with a holiday celebrating the end of World War II.
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  • Jill Bourne Named BPL President

    Boston, May 21, 2016, — Today, the Boston Public Library (BPL) Board of Trustees voted to extend an offer of employment for President of the Boston Public Library to Jill Bourne, City Librarian for the San Jose Public Library. The decision was made following public interviews of Bourne and David Leonard, Interim President of the BPL, and deliberation amongst the Trustees during a public meeting at the Central Library in Copley Square. A third finalist candidate, Andrea Sáenz, First Deputy Commissioner for the Chicago Public Library, withdrew from the interview process for personal reasons.
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  • BPL to Hold Special Events in May Honoring Mother’s Day

    Boston, May 1, 2016 – Boston Public Library’s May schedule is filled with author talks and lectures, book sales, and programs honoring Mother’s Day. Visitwww.bpl.org/calendar for a full schedule.
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    Books make a great Mother’s Day gift.
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  • Pictures from 2016 Walk for Hunger

    Photos by Christina Zhang, bostonese.com

    Boston, May 1, 2016, — More than 40,000 people came together on the Boston Common to make a powerful statement about hunger in Massachusetts today. In addition to the scenic 10-mile Walk course along the Charles River, this year the Walk for Hunger kicked off with a 5k timed race starting on the Boston Common.
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  • World Tea Day Draws Crowds at Harvard and MIT

    Cambridge, April 28, 2016, On April 16 and April 24, North America’s first World Tea Day events were officially launched at Harvard and MIT. These events were organized by North American Chinese Tea Association and Mylovetea.com Dr. Tea, and was sponsored by YiLiuBang.
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  • You Are Invited to Japan Festival Boston on April 24

    Date: Sunday, April 24, 2016
    Location: Boston Common
    Time: 11am – 6pm
    Admission: free (no tickets necessary)
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  • Dream of the Red Chamber Concert — An Instant Classic in Pictures

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Lexington, Mass., April 12, 2016, — Just days before the Patriots’ Day, Dream of the Red Chamber concert took stage at Battin Hall just steps away from the Battle Green. You won’t hear any gunshots but wonderful Chinese traditional music and beautiful songs from the classic 1987 Chinese TV series The Dream of the Red Chamber. Over 1,500 music fans attended two concerts in the afternoon and evening on Sunday, April 10.
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    Composer Wang Liping was honored at the concert (photos by Xinming Li, bostonese.com)
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