Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong wrote on Facebook when sharing the picture above:”Thank you all for your good wishes and prayers for my father. I am deeply touched by them. Have been looking at some old photos from our family collection. So many happy memories over a lifetime.” By Lim Ee Ling, Singapore Please recover… Continue reading Singapore — A National Prays for Lee Kuan Yew
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Tonight, We Host Lunar New Year Gala!
By Susan Qu, Jian Ni Susan: Good evening, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the 2015 New England Chinese-American Professionals New Year Gala. My name is Susan Qu, one of the 5 co-chairs on the gala organizing committee. Jian: My name is Jian Ni, I’m also one of the five co-chairs. Susan: Now we… Continue reading Tonight, We Host Lunar New Year Gala!
This Asian Student’s Essay Won Admission to Johns Hopkins
Hometown By Quan Life without language: all the ideas, thoughts, and emotions present, but unable to be expressed. This is how I picture my grandfather when he first immigrated to America with my grandmother and their nine children. Lost, he wanders around, hoping to bump into someone who can understand him. He raises his own… Continue reading This Asian Student’s Essay Won Admission to Johns Hopkins
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
双语诗：寒冬暖栽 / Poem — Warm Plantation in Cold Winter
茶博士作于哈佛心茶室 / By Mylovetea “Dr. Tea” at Harvard Tea House
Eight Structural Changes Coming to The New SAT in 2016
By Chyten Center The new SAT will debut in 2016. There are some structural changes in the new SAT test. Analyzing these changes gives students in the class of 2017 a head start on SAT preparation.
A Major Step Forward for U.S. Economic Recovery in 2014
By Jason Furman, Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers To view the full blog post, click HERE . The U.S. economic recovery took a major step forward in 2014, achieving a number of important milestones. American businesses set a new record for the most consecutive months of job growth: now 57 straight months and counting.… Continue reading A Major Step Forward for U.S. Economic Recovery in 2014
TEA — Poem by a Dancer
Nuo An is a renowned choreographer and dancer based in New York City (photos provided to bostonese.com).
Learning Chinese and Chasing My Dreams
By Victor Liang, Recipient of the Noreen Chung Scholarship To be able to write, read, and speak Cantonese are the necessary requirements to receive the Chung Scholarship, so what better way to express my ability in Chinese than to write an application essay in Chinese? In Fall of 2013, I became the first recipient of… Continue reading Learning Chinese and Chasing My Dreams
Letter from Li Na / 李娜告别信
(Li Na, two-time Grand Slam champion, announced her retirement in a letter to her fams on Sina Weibo and Facebook on Sept. 19, 2014. Born in Wuhan China, Li Na graduated from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and went on to become Asia’s first Grand Slam champion in 2011. She is one of the… Continue reading Letter from Li Na / 李娜告别信