Malden, Mass., –The Chinese Culture Connection (CCC) is very proud to announce its Ninth Annual Gala and Fundraising Event. It will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at 6:00 PM at the Hei La Moon Chinese Restaurant, 88 Beach Street, in Boston’s Chinatown.

Mayor Christenson attended Chinese New Year celebration by CCC.
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Chinese Culture Connection Celebrates Its 9th Annual Gala on April 5
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Harvard Lectures Mark Third Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake
Boston, March 11, 2014, — Today is the third Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. There are a number of activities in the greater Boston area marking this anniversary. US Secretary of State John Kerry also issued a statement today. The following is information about a couple lectures at Harvard University today and statement by Secretary Kerry.

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MIT Asian Career Fair Opens to All This Weekend
By David Li, bostonese.com
Cambridge, Mass., — Still looking for full-time jobs and summer internships? Then you don’t want to miss this weekend’s MIT Asian Career Fair. According to one of the organizers Sang Wen, this career fair is for all students, not just Asian students.

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2014 NECP’s Lunar New Year Gala Shows Unity
By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Feb. 11, 2014, — About 500 people attended 2014 New England Chinese Professionals 2014 Lunar New Year Gala on Feb. 1 at Marriott Boston-Newton hotel. Comparing to last year’s gala just after Blizzard Nemo, this year’s weather was much better with high temps in the 50s. Gov. Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Martin Walsh sent congratulatory letters for this year’s gala.

Organizers and guests of the Gala pose for a group picture (photo by Don Mo, Boston Chinese Photographers’ Association).
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Mayor Christenson Attends “Cultures of China, Festival of spring”
By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Feb. 19, 2014, Malden Mayor Gary Christenson was among 1000 people who packed John Hancock Hall in Boston Back Bay Sunday, Feb. 16, evening. They enjoyed the performances by top singers and dancers from China at the “Cultures of China, Festival of Spring” show, presented by Asian Cultural Center. Mayor Christenson watched the performance together with Council General Sun Guoxiang of Chinese Consulate in New York City.

Mayor Christenson (right) and Mr. Yunzhao Hu (left) pose for a picture (photo by David Li).
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CHSNE and Chinatown Main Street Host Lunar New Year Celebrations
By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Feb. 17, 2014, — Chinese Historical Society of New England (CHSNE) hosted an open house in the afternoon of Feb. 9 at the China Trade Building in Chinatown. At the same time, Chinatown Main Street(CMS) also hosted Lunar New Year of the Horse cultural activities.

Artists and Chinatown Main Street staff pose for a picture. The Chinese Letters mean “success comes with year of the Horse” (photo by David Li).
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Holiday Greetings from Boston Forward
Dear members and friends of Boston Forward,
As we celebrate the Lantern Festival and Valentine’s Day this Friday, I would like to wish you and your family good health and happiness in the Chinese New Year of the Horse. Hopefully, Boston Forward will achieve more in promoting equality and defending civil rights among underrepresented minorities this year with help and support from all of you.
At the New England Chinese Professionals Lunar New Year Gala, one of the largest Chinese New Year celebrations in this region, on Feb. 1, 2014, Boston Forward made debut appearance as a group. Not only Boston Forward won the support from various professional associations, there were also more than 20 professionals filling in the registration form to join us in the booth. We would like to express our sincere thanks to Dr. Pengcheng Zhu for providing the NeoBioPharma’s booth to Boston Forward during the community forum in the afternoon. At the evening banquet, Boston Forward was given the opportunity to introduce itself to hundreds of the guests.

Miaoruo Wang and Gang Zhao introduce Boston Forward at the Gala (photo by David Li).
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ACLS Celebrates Year of the Horse with “Essence of China”
By David Li, bostonese.com
Acton, Mass., Feb. 10, 2014, — The Acton Chinese Language School (ACLS) hosted a day-long Chinese New Year Celebration gala on Saturday, Feb. 1 at the RJ Grey Junior High School. Close to 1,000 ACLS teachers, students, parents and local residents attended this annual event.

Dance performance by ACLS students (all photos by John Tsou, bostonese.com photographer)
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Chinese New Year Celebrations Dazzle around the World
(from cntv.cn)Celebrations marking the Spring Festival around the world are testament to how much of an influence Chinese culture is having globally.
From London to Vienna, to Chicago, people are being dazzled by colourful performances and celebrations. Traditional new year events and Peking Opera shows are some highlights that we find out more about next.

In the Austrian capital Vienna, Chinese Peking Opera masters are staging a much
anticipated performance at the the city’s Golden Hall.
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Mayors Walsh, Christensen and Wong Attend Year of the Horse Lion Dance Parade in Chinatown
By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Feb. 9, 2014, — It was a cold day this morning in Boston. Thousands of residents and tourists still showed up for today’s Lion Dance Parade in Boston Chinatown. They were delighted with lion dances by dozens of dancers from various teams to the loud drum beats and firecrackers.

Organizers of lion dance parade and elected officials pose for a picture (photo credit: Eadwn Huang for CCBA).
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