By Han Shasha, People’s Daily Online
San Francisco, July 9, 2014, — July 7 marks the 77th anniversary of the start of the Chinese people’s war of resistance against Japanese aggression. The buildup of the world’s first overseas memorial hall to memorize the war was announced Monday in San Francisco.
Florence Fang speaks at the news conference (photo provided by Barry Chang).
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By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist
Medford, Mass., June 16, 2014, –I went by public transportation at noon time yesterday, taking bus and subway to Harvard Square. And then I walked to the bank of Charles River to join the festivity.
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Quincy, Mass., June 9, 2014, — The seventh Quincy Asian Resources Inc. community banquet were held on May 30 at China Pearl in Quincy. Close to 600 guests, including candidate for governor State Treasurer Steve Grossman, candidate for Lt. Governor Cambridge City Councilor Leland Cheung, participated in the banquet.
Jannie Mark (second from right) honored at the banquet (photo by David Li).
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Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Omaha Beach
Normandy, France
11:16 A.M. CET
PRESIDENT OBAMA: President Hollande; to the people of France; friends; the family; our veterans:
If prayer were made of sound, the skies over England that night would have deafened the world.
Mr. Arthur Wong, a D-Day veteran, lives in Boston Chinatown (photo by David Li).
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New York City, June 5, 2014, –The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be ESPN’s eighth World Cup and most comprehensive presentation to date. ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC will combine to air all 64 matches live and in high definition (June 12 – July 13). All ESPN and ESPN2 games will be available on WatchESPN, while ABC matches will be available on WATCH ABC. ESPN3, ESPN’s live multi-screen sports network available in more than 85 million homes, will present matches live in multiple languages (other than English and Spanish).
Biden(left) and Kerry applaud the arrival of World Cup Trophy in a April 2014 ceremony (from state.gov).
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By Tong Chen, bostonese.com
Boston, June 2, 2014, — The first day of June is International Children’s Day, whereas in Watertown’s Arsenal Park, hundreds of young professionals were also celebrating the festival. The annual BBQ party hosted by Chinese Young Professionals Networking(CYPN) was successfully held on Sunday.
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Boston, May 23, 2014, — NAAAP Boston hosted the 25th Annual Future Leader Award Scholarship Gala at the Curry Student Center Ballroom at Northeastern University on May 12. The event was co-sponsored by the university’s Asian American Center.
Senator Sonia Chang-Diaz (left) and Boston City Councilor Michelle Wu present the scholarship (photos Courtesy of Justin Taylor and Mi Zhao).
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Boston, June 2, 2013, –Hong Kong and Massachusetts have all along enjoyed very close ties. With the historic visit to Hong Kong by Deval Patrick, Governor of Massachusetts in December 2013, Massachusetts exported US$1.76 billion worth of goods to Hong Kong last year, representing a growth of close to 150% compared to 2012.
Massachusetts companies have also established a long presence in Hong Kong – for instance, State Street, Liberty Mutual Insurance and Fidelity have all chosen Hong Kong as the location of their regional head offices. Universities in Massachusetts have strong links with Hong Kong too. Harvard University, MIT, Boston University and Tufts University, etc have all established a vibrant alumni community in Hong Kong over the years.
Boston, June 2, 2014, –Today is the Duanwu Festival Day, also known as Dragon Boat Festival. The festival occurs on the fifth day of the fifth month of the traditional lunar calendar to honor ancient Chinese poet Qu Yuan. Boston is the host of one of the longest running Dragon Boat Festival celebrations in North America.
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By Qian Liu and Gang Wu, Visiting Scholars at HKS
Cambridge, Mass., May 26, 2014, — “Macroeconomics(English version)” written by Prof. Li Xiaoxi has been published by CENGAGE Learning Singapore. This is the first Macroeconomics textbook written by Chinese economist issued internationally.
In the book launch ceremony this afternoon at Harvard University, Prof. Li Xiaoxi expounds the evolution of GDP and NI as a focus in economics history by starting with “Capital in the Twenty-First Century” written by Thomas Piketty. The book launch ceremony was organized by Chinese Students and Scholars Association(CSSA) of Harvard Kennedy School(HKS). Attendees of the ceremony congratulated Prof. Li for his book and his groundbreaking research.
Prof. Li at the book launch ceremony.
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