Boston, October 2, 2015 – Author talks and lectures continue this October at the Boston Public Library’s Central Library and branches, with topics ranging from colonial America to the art of illustrated maps and teen reads. Lecture topics as part of the Local & Family History Series include Beacon Hill séances and tips and guides for genealogical research.
Boston Public Library in late 1800s(file picture).
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Boston Public Library’s October Author Talks & Lectures
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Ying He Appointed Assistant Professor of Mathematics at Clarkson University
Potsdam, NY, Sept. 29, 2015, — Ying He received her bachelor of arts degree in accounting from Wuhan University in China, her master of science in applied statistics from Bowling Green State University, and her Ph.D. in biostatistics from the University of Florida in Gainesville.
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Dr. Liu Yuanli — One of UMN China 100
Boston, Sept. 16, 2015, — As one of the founders of the first US-China Health Summit in 2011, Dr. Liu Yuanli is well-known in public health field in the US and in China. He was recently listed as one of 100 distinguished University of Minnesota alumni from China. Dr. Liu is now dean of Beijing Union Medical College School of Public Health.
Dr. Liu (left) helps unvile the first mobile hospital in rural China (file photo).
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U of Utah to Hold Student Entrepreneur Conference on 9/26
Salt Lake City, Sept. 12, 2015, — The Student Entrepreneur Conference at University Utah is a statewide, student entrepreneur conference managed by the Utah Entrepreneur Series, a division of the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute and the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah. Online registration is open at: umarket.utah.edu/um2/plec/product.php?product=5
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Three More World Championships for Kathryn Tian This Summer
By Eric Wu, bostonese.com
Boston, Sept. 3, 2015, — By the end of the World Championships held by American Taekwondo Association in Little Rock, Arkansas, Kathryn Tian from Los Angeles had won championships in three competitions, including the women’s 15-to-17-year-old creative martial arts competition, competition with equipment and the ultimate boxing match. So far, she has already won 17 junior world championships, and is well on her way of realizing her dream of winning Olympic gold medal representing the USA.
Kathryn Tian wearing three gold medals of world championship in Little Rock (Provided by Yi Qian)
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Two Free Concerts You Don’t Want to Miss This Month
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Sept. 3, 2015, — Two concerts by local students this month will showcase the young talents in this area in both classical and traditional Chinese music.
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Traditional Chinese Medicine at U of Utah
The Integrative Medicine Services at University of Utah Health Care offers Acupressure & Acupuncture for Children, Shoni-Shin (Japanese Pediatric Acupuncture and other non-conventional treatments. You can call (801) 213-3599 to make an appointment or ask questions.
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Rejected by Nine US Universities, Top Asian Student Forced to Study Abroad
By Eric Wu, bostonese.com
Boston, August 3, 2015, — If you are one of the top students of your high school class, and many of your classmates with lower GPAs and SAT scores got accepted to the same universities that you have also applied for, you would think your chances of being admitted should be pretty good. Too bad, you have been rejected by all the nine US universities you have applied, and the only option left is to study at a foreign college when the new school year starts.
Two Asian students on a college campus(file photo).
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Chinese Brush Painting Exhibition at Lincoln Public Library
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Lincoln, Mass., July 17, 2015, — Fifteen beautiful Chinese brush painting by Catherine Tan Chan is on exhibition at Lincoln Public Library until end of this month.
Ms. Chan (middle) and two of her students pose for a picture at the exhibition(photos by Xinming Li).
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An American Teacher’s Advice to Chinese Students on Learning English
By Jennifer Rose Nelson
My time in Hangzhou is drawing to a close, and I want to extend my gratitude generally to the kind people of this city, and specifically to the more than 400 HFLS students I had the pleasure of teaching this past semester. I bow to your studious, curious natures and credit you with revitalizing my passion for education. Many of you are working towards studying or working in English-speaking communities, and now that gaokao is over and final exams are nearly upon us, I am certain that I know what you are thinking as summer vacation approaches: how can I use all of this glorious free time to improve my English? Fortunately, I’m here to offer you some parting advice on how to improve your already-impressive command of my native language.
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