By David Li, bostonese.com
New York City, June 1, 2013, — Starting from early 1980s, tens of thousands graduates from Chinese Universities started to pursue graduate studies abroad with China’s Open Door policy. American universities were often their top choices. Many of them stayed in the US after gaining master’s and doctoral degrees, and became scientists, professors, engineers and entrepreneurs.
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Boston, May 30, 2013, — Angel Performing Arts will have dance and Music workshops at Wlatham, Framingham, Acton and Sharon during this year’s Summer break! The students will learn Chinese dances, Ballet, Jazz, Vocal Class, and Stage Performing Arts. We have outdoor activities after lunch break. The student must be older than 4 years old.
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By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, May 16, 2013, — The National Association of Asian American Professionals Boston chapter (NAAAP Boston) awarded Dan Minh Chu, Tuan Ho and Kasey Shen of the 2013 NAAAP Boston Future Leader Award. The three exceptional students received a total of $15,000 of scholarships at NAAAP Boston’s Scholarship Gala on May 15 at Hilton Boston Back Bay. The event was coincided with the one month anniversary of Boston bombings that happened just blocks away from the hotel. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper was broadcasting live at the nearby Boston Bombing makeshift memorial when the award ceremony took place.
(Front row L to R)Tuan Ho, Kasey Shen and Dan Chu show off their awards with staff of NAAAP Boston.
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By China Education Symposium
Andrew Conning is a doctoral candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a Graduate Student Associate of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies. His research examines the structures of reasoning with which individuals across cultures make sense of international and interethnic issues. He is spending 2012-13 conducting research in China as a Fulbright scholar and Harvard Traveling Fellow.
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By David Li, bostonese.com, photos by John Tsou
Greater Boston Chinese Cultural Association (GBCCA) Chinese Music Ensembles annual concert titled Spring was held at Casey Theatre, Regis College in Weston, Mass. on May 12. More than 400 Chinese music lovers enjoyed an evening of beautiful traditional and innovative Chinese music by talented young students and their teachers.
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Boston, May 10, 2013, — The National Association of Asian American Professionals Boston chapter (NAAAP Boston) is proud to announce Dan Minh Chu, Tuan Ho and Kasey Shen as the three recipients of the 2013 NAAAP Boston Future Leader Award. The three exceptional students will receive $15,000 of scholarships at the NAAAP Boston’s Scholarship Gala on May 15 at Hilton Boston Back Bay.
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WASHINGTON, May 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Alec Sun of Lexington, Mass., won the 2013 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS® National Competition today at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park in Washington, D.C. The winning Mathlete® answered the following math problem in less than 45 seconds to be crowned the National Champion:
Question:
What is the greatest integer that must be a factor of the sum of any four consecutive positive odd integers?
Answer: 8
Raytheon Chairman and CEO William H. Swanson (left) congratulates Alec Sun, an 8th-grader from Lexington, Mass., and his coach Joshua Frost, for capturing the 2013 Raytheon MATHCOUNTS National Champion title. The competition brings together 224 top middle school Mathletes from across the United States. (PRNewsFoto/Raytheon Company)
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Boston, May 8, 2013 – Dr. Pam Y. Eddinger has been named president of Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) following a six-month search. President of Moorpark College in California since 2008, Eddinger is a former vice president of MassBay Community College in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts.
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By Dachun Yao and Jie Tang, Huaxia Chinese School Greater New York (HXGNY)
White Plains, N.Y. — On May 5, 2013, the well-known Chinese talk show star, Brother Sway visited Huaxia Chinese School Greater New York (HXGNY), located at White Plains High School.
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Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services today announced the recipients of the 2013 National Medal for Museum and Library Service. The National Medal is the nation’s highest honor conferred on museums and libraries for service to the community and celebrates institutions that make a difference for individuals, families, and communities. This year’s honorees exemplify the nation’s great diversity of libraries and museums and include a science center, children’s museum, music museum, art museum, cultural museum, public libraries, and county library systems, hailing from seven states. |
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