Boston, April 15, 2016, Attorney Martin B. Gold, author of Forbidden Citizens, will give a lecture about his book at Tufts University on April 29. This event is sponsored by the Chinese American Citizens Alliances(CACA) Boston Lodge, and hosted by Tufts University. Other sponsors include East Boston Savings Bank, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, the Greater Boston Group of Morgan Stanley.

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Author Martin B. Gold to Talk about Forbidden Citizens at Tufts University on 4/29
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MA Workers to Join Largest-Ever Day of Global Strikes and Protests as Part of Fight for $15
Boston, April 12, 2016, — In the wake of historic victories in California and New York that will bring a $15 minimum wage to millions of Americans in these states, workers in Massachusetts will join underpaid workers across the globe for the largest-ever day of strikes and protests on April 14.

Members of Chinese Progressive Association (CPA) joined a parade for $15 minimum wage(file photo).
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Call to Artists to create Artwork Inspired by the Music Pictures at an Exhibition
Boston, April 12, 2016, — Artists in the Greater Boston area are invited to attend a workshop that will inspire them to create and submit artwork for Pictures at an Exhibition Reframed, a juried show of two dimensional art inspired by Mussorgky’s Pictures at an Exhibition. Accepted submissions will be displayed at a public performance of this suite of ten movements for piano by Yelena Beriyeva in Jenkins Auditorium in Malden, Massachusetts on Saturday, November 5, 2016.

Musorgsky, composer of Music Pictures at an Exhibition (from Wikipedia).
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LA Lakers and East West Bank Partner with TreePeople for Trees For Threes
Los Angeles, Calif., April 5, 2016, — Staff and volunteers from East West Bank, TreePeople and Koreatown Youth and Community Center joined together on April 2 to plant street trees in the West Adams neighborhood of South Los Angeles. More than 100 volunteers participated, with expert staff on hand to ensure that the 30 trees are well planted. The newly planted trees matched trees that had been already planted in the area and are ideal for the narrow parkways of the neighborhood. Volunteers and staff will also care for trees that were recently planted in the area with watering, mulching and weeding.

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Chinese Culture Connection and Malden Reads to Screen My Life in China on April 14
Malden, Mass., — In collaboration with Malden Reads, the Chinese Culture Connection will be screening the documentary film My Life in China at Malden High School’s Jenkins Auditorium (77 Salem Street) on Thursday, April 14 at 7:00 p.m. Filmmaker Kenneth Eng will be present at the screening. Enjoy this internationally recognized film and take part in a discussion following the movie.

(L to R)Connie Chan, Yau King Eng and Kenneth Eng at a 2015 Boston Asian Film Festival event(photo by Beatrice Lee).
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Boston’s Sister City Hangzhou to Host 2016 G20 in September
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, April 2, 2016, — China will host the 2016 Group of Twenty (G20) summit in the eastern city of Hangzhou, President Xi Jinping announced during the 2015 G20 summit held in Turkey. Hangzhou is the only Chinese sister city of Boston, and is known for its beautiful West Lake.

Lexington High School students’ visit to Hangzhou in April 2015.
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Anson Chan to Deliver Keynote Address at Tufts University China-US Symposium
Boston, March 31, 2016, — HK2020 Convenor Anson Chan is invited to deliver a keynote address at the Tufts University Sino-US Relations Group Engagement (SURGE) 9th Annual China-U.S. Symposium on 3 April. The China-US Symposium is an annual event held at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in Medford, MA, organized by both Tufts undergraduates and Fletcher students.

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Newton China Day to be Held at City Hall on March 12
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Newton, Mass., March 8, 2016, — The 2nd annual Newton China Day will take place this Saturday, March 12, at Newton City Hall. It will be in the second month of the Year of Monkey on the Lunar calendar then. This event is presented by Newton Chinese Language School (NCLS) and Chinese American Association of Newton (CAAN).

(R to L)Yongqi Deng (Board Chair) ,Mayor Setti Warren,Linda Paulet, director of culture office, Superintendent David A. Fleishman (Superintendent),and NCLS principle Ling Zhang pose for a picture at 2015 Newton China Day.
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Brewster Ambulance Donates $2,700 to QARI
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Quincy, Mass., March 7, 2016, — Brewster Ambulance is a proud supporter of the non-profit organization, Quincy Asian Resources, Inc. (QARI). The donation ceremony was held at QARI’s office on March 2.

Pictured right to left: Peter Tam, Qi Qin, Linda Duong, Dahnie Tran, John Brothers, Peter Zampine, MarkGassiraro, Adrienne Sapienza.
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Lt. Governor Polito Attends N. E. Moy Family Association’s Banquet
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
March 3, 2016, — Lt. Governor Polito recently attended New England Moy Family Association’s Banquet in China Pearl restaurant to celebrate Chinese New Year. She offered best wishes to about 400 guests in the lunar new year of Monkey.

(first row from left) Ruth Moy, Lili Mei, Lt. Governor Polito, Sherry Dong, Paul Chen and others pose for a picture (photos by Fenfang Mei).
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