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Asian American Coalition for Education Marks 135th Anniversary of Chinese Exclusion Act

Livingston, New Jersey, May 6, 2017 — In remembering the 135th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act, the Asian American Coalition for Education (AACE) issued the following statement, calls upon all Asian American individuals, organizations and elected officials to jointly condemn and reject all race-based discriminatory policies and practices of any type, including illegal use… Continue reading Asian American Coalition for Education Marks 135th Anniversary of Chinese Exclusion Act

Rachel Skerritt Named Headmaster of Boston Latin School

Boston, March 23, 2017 – Boston Public Schools (BPS) Superintendent Tommy Chang announced today that he has chosen veteran school leader and former BPS chief of staff, Rachel Skerritt, as Boston Latin School’s 28th headmaster. Ms. Skerritt, who graduated from Boston Latin School (BLS) in 1995 and taught English at her alma mater, will become… Continue reading Rachel Skerritt Named Headmaster of Boston Latin School

K-12 CFL Leadership Institute Launched at Confucius Institute at Tufts University

By Confucius Institute at Tufts University Boston, Jan. 30, 2017, The opening ceremony and the first workshop of the K-12 CFL (Chinese as a Foreign Language) Leadership Institute was held on Jan 14, 2017 at Tufts University. The workshop, which will meet once a month for six months, was designed to provide advanced training to… Continue reading K-12 CFL Leadership Institute Launched at Confucius Institute at Tufts University

MA Ranked First in Nation by National Education Publication

Education Week’s Annual Quality Counts Report Also Names Commonwealth First in K-12 Achievement and First on the Publication’s Chance for Success Index Boston, Jan. 4, 2017,  — Today, the national publication Education Week released the 21st edition of its annual Quality Counts report on state education systems and for the third year in a row… Continue reading MA Ranked First in Nation by National Education Publication

Four MIT Students Named Schwarzman Scholars, Will Study at Tsinghua University

Kimberly Benard | Office of Distinguished Fellowships, MIT December 2, 2016 From MIT News Three undergraduate and one graduate student from MIT have been selected as Schwarzman Scholars. They are among the 129 members of the program’s class of 2018, who will pursue a year of study and leadership training at Tsinghua University in Beijing.… Continue reading Four MIT Students Named Schwarzman Scholars, Will Study at Tsinghua University

BCNC’s Lai Chan Honored by Blue Hills Bank as 2017 Hometown Hero

Boston, Dec. 31, 2016, — Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC) employee Lai Chan is recognized by Blue Hills Bank as one of the 2017 Hometown Heroes. Lai Chan (pictured below) will be featured in the Bank’s fifth annual Hometown Hero Calendar, which honors 12 groups or individuals who go above and beyond to make our community… Continue reading BCNC’s Lai Chan Honored by Blue Hills Bank as 2017 Hometown Hero

Harvard’s Jenny Liu Wins 2016 USA Miss Asia

By Xinming Li, bostonese.com Boston, Dec. 28, 2016, — For the second year in a row, a contestant from Boston was crowned as the winner of USA Miss Asia pageant. The final contest of 2016 USA Miss Asia was held in Brooklyn, New York, just before the Christmas. Jenny Aizhou Liu(刘爱舟), a graduate student of… Continue reading Harvard’s Jenny Liu Wins 2016 USA Miss Asia

Haier Products Assist MIT Professor in Cutting-edge Research

By Season Ji Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 19, 2016, — The Pew Charitable Trust recently named its annual list “37 Scientists Who Could Change the World”, among which there’s a Boston-based scholar, Omer Yilmaz. He is a young associate professor at MIT, focusing on cancer research. Prof. Yilmaz became famous for his latest research that was… Continue reading Haier Products Assist MIT Professor in Cutting-edge Research