By Organizing Committee, Asian American Coalition Short Hills, New Jersey, July 8, 2015, — We are very disappointed to learn that the Office for Civil Rights (OCR), U.S. Department of Education has recently dismissed our Administrative Complaint against Harvard University filed on May 15, 2015. Even though our Complaint presented overwhelming evidences indicating that Harvard… Continue reading Department of Education Has Let Asian-American Communities Down Again
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When Did WWII Start and How Long Did It Last?
By Eric Wu, bostonese.com As we celebrate the 70th anniversary of the end of WWII this year, many people are wondering when WWII did start? Answers to this question many depend on which ocean you are looking at. This 1942 USPS stamp commemorates the five-year anniversary of China’s resistance against Japanese invasion(file photo).
General Chen Cheng — WWII Hero Who Defended the Free China
By Eric Wu, bostonese.com Yangtze River and Yellow River are the two longest and most famous rivers in China. They also played vital roles in China’s War of Resistance during WWII. The 1938 Yellow River Flood was created by the Nationalist Government in central China in an attempt to halt the rapid advance of Japanese… Continue reading General Chen Cheng — WWII Hero Who Defended the Free China
Red Thread — My Stories of Adopting Two Daughters from China
(Note: Ms. Taylor delivered this speech about her new book Red Thread at the Yiwen Club in Nowton, Mass. on June 7, 2015) By Virginia Ross Taylor Thank you, Zeyang, for inviting me, and thanks to all of you for coming today to hear about The Red Thread, or Hong Si Xian. I am especially… Continue reading Red Thread — My Stories of Adopting Two Daughters from China
Why I Started An Internet Company at Age 50
I need to feel strongly, to love and to admire, just as desperately as I need to breathe. –Jean-Dominique Bauby, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly By Jun Chang, founder of eventdove.com I can’t say what it was exactly that made me leave the computer engineering field—a field I had excelled in for over a… Continue reading Why I Started An Internet Company at Age 50
CY Leung: Hong Kong Is “Your Super-connector to China”
By CY Leung, Chief Executive of Hong Kong (Mr. C Y Leung delivered this speech at a luncheon in Cambridge, Mass., hosted by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, New York on May 5, 2015. Representative of bostonese.com attended this luncheon.) Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, colleagues, Good afternoon. I’m very pleased to be… Continue reading CY Leung: Hong Kong Is “Your Super-connector to China”
Why Did I Start Romantic Zumba Club?
By Man Li, zumba dance instructor First of all, I’d like to thank you all for your passionate interest and support for making the “Romantic Zumba Club” possible. I feel completely honored and flattered to see all of the overwhelming responds to my callings. Ms. Man Li leads her students in a zumba class at… Continue reading Why Did I Start Romantic Zumba Club?
A Great SAT Essay Is Like A Great Piece of Music?
By Neil Chyten, founder of The Chyten Center “If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don’t write, because our culture has no use for it.” — Author Anais Nin Writing great essays is not a lost art form. It is often, however,… Continue reading A Great SAT Essay Is Like A Great Piece of Music?
How Do You Choose a Test Prep and Tutoring Company?
In years past, anyone could hang a shingle and start a business. Nowadays, websites are the new shingles, and it seems that anyone can build a website and become the new best tutoring and test prep company on the block. So, with so many choices how can you possibly know whom to trust with your… Continue reading How Do You Choose a Test Prep and Tutoring Company?
My Freshman Year at Tsinghua University in 1936
By Shih Ying Lee （In 1936, Mr. Shih Ying Lee became a freshman at Tsinghua University（THU） in Beijing, China. After his freshman year, Mr. Lee had to travel many miles to Changsha, and then Kunming as Tsinghua University had to relocate due to the Japanese invasion. Mr. Lee arrived Boston to study at MIT as… Continue reading My Freshman Year at Tsinghua University in 1936