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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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  • A System Engineering Professsor’s View on The Greek Economic Crisis

    By Larry Ho, Gordon McKay Professor of Systems Engineering, Emeritus, Harvard University

    The current problem facing Greece and the Eurozone has been dominating the news lately. The reports people sees in newspaper and broadcasts make the problem overly complex, difficult to understand and resolve. As a citizen of the US, this is my own simplified view:
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  • Divorce Rate Peaks in China after Gaokao

    Wuhan, China, July 10, 2015, — An annual “divorce peak” reemerged recently as a large number of couples ended their marriages after their children completed China’s national college entrance exam, known as the gaokao.
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  • Department of Education Has Let Asian-American Communities Down Again

    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 University has been engaged in continuous and systemic discriminatory practices against Asian-American applicants, OCR chose to dismiss our Complaint citing a procedural ground. The Department of Education has clearly let Asian-American communities down.
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  • MAACC Youth Holds Community Partners Appreciation in Malden

    Malden, Mass., July 2, 2015, — –Upon hearing an announcement in the Malden High School (MHS) cafeteria, students Lindsay Trannguyen, Nicole Baltazar and Yuki Cheung decided to sign up to join the youth leadership team of the Malden Asian American Community Coalition (MAACC), an organization that seeks to determine the needs of Asian residents in an effort to better serve the community. Nine months later, the three students are among 18 MHS Asian-American youth who worked to complete a significant needs assessment project geared towards the Asian community.
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    Mayor Gary Christenson (center), MHS Principal Dana Brown (back row, second from left) with members of the Malden Asian American Community Coalition(provided to bostonese.com).
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  • Yazhi Guo’s World of Winds Concert Combines the Best of East and West

    By Victor Chen, bostonese.com

    Boston, June 30, 2015, After finishing the two-year Artist Diploma program at Berklee, Yazhi Guo, a woodwinds master player who enjoys prestigious reputation in Asia, gave a recital and present his academic achievements during the two years. The music genres of the recital was mixed with traditional Chinese music, jazz, music.
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  • Ambassador Zhang Qiyue Visits CCCC Little Wagon Program

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Waltham, Mass., June 26, 2015, — Ambassador Zhang Qiyue, the Council General of Chinese Consulate in New York City, visited Cambridge Center for Chinese Culture (CCCC) in the afternoon of June 23. Ambassador Zhang had a meeting with representatives from the Chinese community after greeting parents, students and teachers of the CCCC Little Wagon Early Education Center.
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    (From left) Ms. Liu, Ambassador Zhang and students pose for a picture(photos by Xinming Li).
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  • Autobiography From Tsinghua to M.I.T. Released in Lexington

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Lexington, Mass., June 22, 2015, — Boston Bilingual Media and Publishing (BBMP) Inc. held a book release party at Yangtze River restaurant in Lexington on June 20. Over a dozen friends attended the party to congratulate Prof. Shih Ying Lee for releasing his auto-biography From Tsinghua to M.I.T. — My Journey from Education to Entrepreneurship, including Prof. Gang Chen, head of M.I.T. mechanical engineer department and Prof. Larry Ho of Harvard University.
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    Mr. and Mrs. Shih Ying Lee (2nd and 3rd from right, front row) at the book release party(photos by Yue Guan).
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  • Letter Urging Against Proposed A-B School Bus Policy Change

    (Note: bostonese.com obtained letters sent to Acton-Boxborough school committee opposing the proposed school bus policy change)

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    Subject: About school bus policy change
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  • Contestants of ATV Miss Asia Debut at NAWA Banquet in Boston Chinatown

    By Victor Chen, bostonese.com

    Boston, June 17, 2015, — Five contestants of ATV Miss Asia Pageant attended the annual banquet of National Asian Women Association (NAWA) in Boston Chinatown in the evening of June 14. Thanks to Jing Xu, runner up of 2014 Miss Asia Pageant in the US East Coast region, contestants in the Boston area can join the pageant locally this year. Van Amanda Le, president of NAWA Mass. branch, thanked the contestants for showcasing the beauty and talents of Asian Women at the banquet in front of over 200 guests.
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    Jing Xu(3rd from left), Van Amanda Le(middle) and contestants of Miss Asia Pageant (photos by Victor Chen).
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