Boston, Nov. 19, 2015, — On Friday, the Norman B. Leventhal Map Center’s newest exhibition, We Are One: Mapping America’s Road from Revolution to Independence welcomed its 100,000th visitor since opening in May at the Boston Public Library. The exhibition is the most successful in the Map Center’s history, and has been visited by individuals from 46 states and 51 countries. We Are One closes its doors on November 29 before moving to Colonial Williamsburg in 2016.
A drawing from 1778 in the exhibit(from bpl.org).
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BPL’s American Revolution Exhibition Crosses the 100,000 Visitor Mark
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2015 Open Doors Report Shows 10% Increase of US International Students
November 16, 2015 – The 2015 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange, released today, finds the number of international students at U.S. colleges and universities had the highest rate of growth in 35 years, increasing by ten percent to a record high of 974,926 students in the 2014/15 academic year. This strong growth confirms that the United States remains the destination of choice in higher education. The United States hosts more of the world’s 4.5 million globally mobile college and university students than any other country in the world, almost double the number hosted by the United Kingdom, the second leading host country.
Graduation ceremony at Harvard University(file photo).
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Harvard University Uses Facebook to Notify Students during Bomb Threat
Boston, Nov. 17, 2015, — Just three days after the Paris attacks that killed over 120 people, a bomb thread to four Harvard buildings was received yesterday afternoon. After hours of searches, the four buildings have been reopened and no bomb was found.
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SVCA Releases Statement on Bill AB-176
San Jose, Nov. 15, 2015, — Silicon Valley Chinese Association(SVCA) recently released a statement on its website praising Gov. Jerry Brown for vetoing CA Assembly bill AB-176. “AB-176 is divisive, unfair, unscientific, and in-feasible. If signed into law, it would have been a backward step for equal protection of the law in California,” the statement said.
Gov. Jerry Brown speaks at a press conference at State Capitol(file photo).
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Latest Results: Only One Third US 4th and 8th-Graders Proficient in Reading
Washington, DC, Oct. 28, 2015, — nationsreportcard.gov released latest National Achievement Level Results (NALR) today. This year, students had an average score in reading of 223 points at grade 4 and 265 points at grade 8 on separate 0-500 point scales. The 2015 average score was not significantly different at grade 4 and was 2 points lower at grade 8 compared to 2013. Scores at both grades were higher in 2015 than those from the earliest reading assessments in 1992 by 6 points at grade 4 and 5 points at grade 8.
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Pianist George Li Returns to NPR’s From The Top
By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist
Boston, Oct. 23, 2015, — Harmony Zhu, 9-year-old piano prodigy from New Jersey, recently visited Jordan Hall of New England Conservatory (NEC). She participated in the From The Top recording of National Public Radio (NPR) and shared the stage with George Li, who won the silver medal at the 15th Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition. This edition of From the Top will be released to NPR stations around the nation on November 30.
George Li and David Loebel wave to the audience after the performance(bostonese.com file photo).
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Nov. 22 — Application Deadline for CABA High School Student Research Award
CABA High School Student Research Award
Purposes of the Award Program
The CABA High School Research Award is a Chinese-American Biomedical Association (CABA) program that encourages young students to develop and retain an interest in biomedical research and the life sciences. This award recognizes the accomplishments and efforts of eligible students in research and science programs through the CABA network.
(from left)Current and former CABA presidents: Susan Qu, Zhiyong Yang and Shiwen Lin (bostonese.com file photo).
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Joyce Xi to Speak at Stanford on Her Father Prof. Xi’s Arrest
San Jose, Oct. 18, 2015, — What would you do if your family was awakened at dawn by FBI Agents, some with guns drawn, who entered your home and arrested you without telling you why? In this Post-Patriot Act America, do ordinary citizens have constitutional rights that protect against reckless investigations and prosecutions? What are the civil liberties implications for all Americans if Asian American scientists, engineers and researchers are being subjected to reckless federal criminal investigations for economic espionage because of their ethnicity, national origin or race? What are the academic freedom implications for professors and researchers if routine international collaborations can be monitored by the FBI and misconstrued as criminal activity?
These are some questions Joyce Xi, daughter of Prof. Xiaoming Xi, will address in a talk at Stanford Law School on Oct. 21.
Prof. Xi’s profile on Temple University’s website(file photo).
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You Are Invited to Meet Lindy Li in Boston on Columbus Day
You and your family are invited to meet Lindy Li and her family in person at a friendly BBQ reception我们诚挚的邀请您参加林笛女士的BBQ接待会
宾州国会众议员候选人李林笛Please come along and learn more about Lindy’s life, her campaign and her plans for the future with a Question and Answer session.
在那里，您将有机会了解她本人的生活，她的竞选，还有她的对未来的规划
Suggested Donation $25-$200+
2pm: Lindy Li will give a general talk about her life and campaign.
3 pm: Ping Li (Lindy’s mother) will give a talk about how to be a good parent. (Please Don’t Block Your Child’s Path)
两点钟
演讲人： 林笛女士
题目： 我的人生，我的竞选三点钟
演讲人： 厉平女士，林笛女士的母亲
题目： “父母，请不要挡住你孩子的路“Date: October 12 (Columbus Day)
Time: 11am
Location: Boston Paragon,42 Nagog Park, Suite 120
Acton, MA, 01720
978-274-2175时间： 10月12日早上11点
地址： Boston Paragon,42 Nagog Park,Suite 120,
Acton, MA, 01720
978-274-2175Free Parking
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Dover-Sherborn High Ranked Among Top 20 in the Nation by Newsweek
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Oct. 5, 2015, — Newsweek recently released its list of America’s Top High Schools for 2015. Dover-Sherborn High School is the only school in New England in the top 20 list. At the 16th spot, Dover-Sherborn High has a graduation rate of 100%, and 99.3% graduates are college bound according to Newsweek.
Poet Joyce Sidman joins Ms. Mullen’s English class via Skype(from doversherborn.org).
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