Boston, Oct. 15, 2014, – Today English for New Bostonians (ENB), and its English Works Campaign, held the event “Raising Our Voices: Recognizing ESOL Leadership in Business and the Community” to honor 20 businesses and labor management partnerships that have joined together with government and the non-profit sector to offer their immigrant workers the chance to learn English. Mayor Martin J. Walsh and Secretary of Labor and Workforce Development Rachel Kaprielian, joined ENB for the event at Northeastern University that included an audience of more than 200 state officials; business, labor and community leaders; and ESOL students. ENB also announced 26 new grants to ESOL programs in Boston.
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Businesses that Support English Classes for Immigrants Recognized by Mayor Walsh and Secretary Kaprielian
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MA Junior Amateur Golf Champion Paul Lei Honored by HP, AJGA
Boston, Oct. 14, 2014, — Congratulations are in order for one former MGA Champion.
Paul Lei (Ferncroft CC) – winner of the 2013 Massachusetts Junior Amateur Championship – was named an HP Scholastic Junior All-American by the American Junior Golf Association (AJGA). Since 1988, HP and the AJGA have come together to recognize 12 young men and 12 young women who demonstrate the ability to excel both on the golf course and in the classroom.
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President Carter to Join China Town Hall at Suffolk University
By Prof. Ron Suleski, Suffolk University
This year our China Town Hall will be the most exciting yet. President Jimmy Carter will join us via live webcast to talk about US-China Relations and Pacific Strategy. At Suffolk, we will have with us The Honorable Keven Nealer, a member of President Obama’s Intelligence Advisory Board who is experienced in the US involvement with Asia. Also joining us will be BBC Correspondent Bill Hayton, who will tell us about his just-released book The South China Sea: The Struggle for Power in Asia. Copies of the book will be available for sale and signing.
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Kerry Congratulates Malala on International Day of the Girl
By John Kerry, Secretary of the State
Washington, D.C., Oct. 11, 2014, –As we celebrate International Day of the Girl, I congratulate Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan who has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. As a recipient of one of the world’s highest honors, Malala’s resilience and courage challenge us all to support the struggle against brutality, ignorance, and violence. She inspires hope in millions of people and embodies our commitment to human rights and education.
Malala with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon in 2013(file photo).
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Open Call for Harvard Berkman Fellowships Application
Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 10, 2014, –The Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University has opened its annual call for fellowship applications. This opportunity is for those who wish to spend the 2015-2016 academic year in residence in Cambridge, MA as part of Berkman’s community of pioneers, and who seek to deeply engage in the collaborative, cross-disciplinary, and cross-sectoral exploration of some of the Internet’s most interesting, challenging, and compelling issues. Applications will be accepted through Friday December 12, 2014 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
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Chyten Center to Hold Parent Information Night on New Generation Program
New Generation Writing, Reading and
Public Speaking Program Grades 3-8Parent Information Nights – FREE OFFER
Attend one Chyten Parent Information Night &
Receive TWO WEEKS of New Generation
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New England Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Confucius Institute
Kingston, R.I., Sept. 28, 2014, –Five Confucius Institutes at the New England area of US Saturday held a Chinese Culture Night in Providence, Rhode Island, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the founding of the first overseas Confucius Institute.
Confucius Institute Day celebration at Sandwich, Mass. High School (file photo).
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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 the Chung Scholarship and felt very honored to receive this award. I never knew that my hard work throughout my life would finally pay off. A quick summary of my background, I am Victor Liang, 19, and currently at Northeastern University studying Computer Engineering.
Victor Liang (left) receives the Chung Scholarship at CHSNE’s annual meeting on Spet. 24, 2014.
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Artist Hongbing Tang to Teach Fall Art Classes at Littleton High School
Littleton, Mass., Sept. 22, 2014, –Artist Ms. Hongbing Tang (汤鸿冰) will be teaching three new art classes in Littleton this fall, associated with Littleton Parks, Recreation & Community Ed Department. Here is the link of the fall class brochure: www.littletonma.org/filestorage/19459/19473/Littleton_PRCE_Fall_2014.pdf. Her art class info is on Page 5. Below is the detailed info about the art classes for both children and adults. Please register following the instructions in the link if you’d like to take the classes.
Besides teaching art classes at ACLS and in Littleton, Ms. Tang also offers private art classes at her home studio in Boxborough with limited openings. The following is her bio. Anyone who is interested, please contact her via email hongbingtang2003@yahoo.com.
Ms. Tang is an award-winning artist and designer (provided to bostonese.com).
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NAAAP Boston Awarded $10,000 MassMutual Fund
Boston, Sept. 16, 2014, –The National Association of Asian American Professionals Boston Chapter (NAAAP Boston) is excited to announce that MassMutual recently awarded $10,000 to NAAAP Boston’s Future Leader Scholarship, a premier annual scholarship for Asian American high school students in the Greater Boston area.
NAAAP Boston’s Future Leader Scholarship Gala in May 2013 (file photo).
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