Boston, June 12, 2015, — Arrived in Boston to peruse graduate studies in Oct. 1942, Prof. Shih-Ying Lee has stayed in the great Boston area for over 70 years. In the autobiography titled From Tsinghua to M.I.T. — My Journey from Education to Entrepreneurship, published by Boston Bilingual Media & Publishing Inc., Prof. Lee recalled his family history, his undergraduate studies at Tsinghua University in Beijing and in Kunming, and his life in the USA over past 100 years.
Prof. Chen (left) and Mr. and Mrs. Lee pose for a picture (file photo).
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Autobiography From Tsinghua to M.I.T. to Be Released
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“The SAT Guy” Neil Chyten Talks About the New SAT and the Common Core
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Newton, Mass., June 10, 2015, — If you are in the same business for over 30 years, you probably think there is not much new material to be excited about. This is certainly not the case for Mr. Neil Chyten, who founded Chyten Educational Services in 1984. Author of many SAT/ACT books, Neil Chyten is well known in the test prep business as “the SAT guy” who often stays up well past midnight to write these books.
Neil Chyten (right) and students of Chyten Educational Services (photo by Xinming Li).
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Studying at M.I.T. During WWII
(Note: Prof. Lee graduated from Tsinghua University in 1940. Tsinghua University was relocated to Kunming in Southern China after Japanese troops started full-scale invasion to China on July 7, 1937. In the summer of 1942, he flow from Kunming to India with the help of the Flying Tigers, and then took a long boat ride to New York City. After completing his master’s and PhD studies in just two and half years, Prof. Lee later became a full professor at M.I.T. and started two companies successfully. This article is from his autobiography From Tsinghua to M.I.T., soon to be published by Boston Bilingual Media and Publishing Inc.)
By Shih-Ying Lee
I arrived in Cambridge in early October 1942 and immediately registered at M.I.T. Since I was rather late to register, there was no space in the dormitories for graduate students. Most of my classmates were foreign students from South America, Turkey, China and other countries. Most American students below age 30 were drafted to fight in WWII.
M.I.T. Chinese Students Club, 1942. Prof. Lee was in the front row, 2nd from left.
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Students from Hangzhou to Perform Chinese Tea Art at UMass Boston
Boston, June 1, 2015, — Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejing province, China, and also a sister city of Boston. A team of talented students from Hangzhou will perform traditinal Chinese Tea Art at UMass Boston tomorrow.
Students of Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University perform Chinese tea art (file photo).
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8,000 Chinese Students Expelled in the US Last Year
BEIJING: At least 8,000 Chinese students studying in the US have been dismissed from schools last year. A majority 57 per cent were asked to leave because of poor academic performance, according to research done by an US agency that helps students to obtain admission in schools.
31% all international students in the US are from China(file photo).
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Pictures and Video from Ying Wu Vocal Studio Annual Recital
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, May 26, 2015, Ying Wu Vocal Studio held annual concert at Follen Community Church in Lexington, Mass on May 2. Over 20 Chinese folk songs and Western opera pieces were performed to the delight of an audience of about 150.
Ms. Ying Wu performs at the recital (provided to bostonese.com).
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ACMA To Hold Medical Career Education Session in Lexington on May 30
Boston, May 22, 2015, –ACMA will hold a medical career education session at the Lexington Library (1874 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA 02420) on Saturday, May 30 from 10:00 AM to 1PM.
ACMA’s free clinic at NECP’s community forum early this year(file photo).
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Bay Area Forum to Discuss Discriminatory Admission Policies of Top Universities
San Jose, May 13, 2015, — You are cordially invited to a public forum on legal challenge to admission policies of prestigious universities on May 30. This forum features civil rights activist Edward Blum and attorney Will Consovoy, as well as a slate of renowned experts on equal opportunities for education, including Ward Connerly, Prof. Chenming Hu and author Yukong Zhao.
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Acton, Boxboro and Lexington Win Big at 2015 Junior Duck Stamp
By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Acton, Mass., May 12, 2015, — An award ceremony of the MA Junior Duck Stamp program was held at on May 2 at Worcester Technical High School. Pam Landry, Education Coordinator, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife (MassWildlife) welcomed about 200 students and parents to the ceremony. Over 60 of the 100 artwork selected from about 500 submissions were from students in Acton, Boxboro and Lexington.
Pam Landry(first from left, back row), Hongbin Tang(second from left, back row) and students of Apple-Leaf Studio pose for a picture(photo by Victor Chen).
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Neil Chyten to Lecture on Important Changes in New SAT and Common Core on May 21
By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Newton, Mass., May 11, 2015, — With the SAT is just around the corner, many parents and students are still unaware of the significant changes in the new SAT. And many of them have little knowledge about the Common Core, a new set of national standards of what students should know in match and English. They could have many of their questions answers by attending a lecture by well-known SAT/ACT expert Newl Chyten at Chyten Headquarters on 858 Walnut Street, Newton, Mass. from 6:30 – 8:30 PM on May 21.
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