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  • Iris Zhao Wins Gold at 2014 U.S. Figure Skating Championships

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Jan. 9, 2014, — You just cannot predict how your coach would react after you won the national championship. “There are no words to express how proud I am of Iris today. US Juvenile Champion! Such a tremendous day with a wonderful girl who’s light filled the building today:)” wrote Kristen Weir, professional figure skating coach at Colonial Figure Skating Club on Facebook. She also changed her Facebook profile picture to the one below.
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    Iris Zhao is sandwiched by coaches Kristen Weir and Amy Allen for a picture after winning the championship (from Facebook).
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  • China Marks 76th Anniversary of Nanjing Massacre

    Dec. 16, 2013 (news.cn), — A series of memorials was held on December 13 and 14 in the city of Nanjing to mark the 76th anniversary of a massacre that claimed the lives of 300,000 Chinese civilians and disarmed soldiers.
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  • Nineteen Cities to Join National Day of Protest Against ABC on Nov. 9

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Nov. 6, 2013, — On Nov. 9, 2013, Boston will join 18 other US cities in a national protest against ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live Kid’s Table segment in which “kill everyone in China” discussions were aired. Executives at ABC and Jimmy Kimmel has issued apologies after protests were erupted in San Francisco, Los Angels, Boston and other cities last week. However, many Chinese-Americans demanded further actions to be taken to hold people accountable for airing the segment on public airwaves.
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    Boston’s protest on Nov. 2, 2013 (photo by David Li).
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  • ABC Apologizes to People of Chinese Descent Through 80-20 PAC

    80-20 PAC, which is by far the largest Asian American political action committee with an email list of 350,000 e-addresses, announced today that ABC’s top executives gave verbal and written apologies for permitting an offensive segment in “Jimmy Kimmel Live” to air.
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  • Four Chinese University Reunion on a Perfect Autumn Day in Boston

    By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist

    Boston, Oct. 22, 2013, –I went to the four Chinese university (Fudan, Jiaotong, Nanjing and Nankai) reunion in Brighton on Oct. 19. TaiDa wasn’t there. I guess that Tsinghua, Chiao-Da and PKU weren’t there either. Of course, Jeh-Kuo and Taipei 1st girls high school weren’t there. I had studied in Chung-King Nankai Middle School and Nanjing Chung-Da-Fu-Chung (Nanjing University) before I went to Taiwan. I wore so many “HATS”, being the oldest, probably the only white hair grandma there. I felt very much at “home” with these groups. I love to be mingled with the younger set, and the beautiful weather this Fall in Boston has been really awesome.
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    Group picture (all photo provided by Nankai University Boston Alumni Association).
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  • Parking Restrictions and Friendly Wager, World Series Begins Tomorrow at Fenway

    Boston, Oct. 22, 2013, — Mayor Thomas M. Menino joined leaders from the Boston Red Sox, the Boston Police Department, and City officials to encourage fans to support the Red Sox as they kick off the World Series tomorrow against the St. Louis Cardinals.
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    Gary Christenson (left), Mayors of Malden, Mass. and Ray Santie, Mayor of Malden, Missouri placed a friendly bet.
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  • Lost Years Makes 2013 IFFM Selection, Toronto Premiere Next

    Lost Years is an award winning documentary tracing four generations of racism as revealed through the journey and family story of Kenda Gee, a Chinese Canadian. Co-Produced/Directed by Kenda Gee and Tom Radford, the documentary begins in China in 1910 and concludes with the movement to embrace redress as a concept of social justice in Canada, the United States, New Zealand and Australia, exactly a century later. This film has been shown on China’s CCTV with millions of viewers. In next two weeks, people in two of the largest cities in North America will have the opportune to watch it in theaters.
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  • NEU Student Derek Hsu Wins Kollaboration Boston 3

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Oct. 12, 2013, — Kollaboration Boston 3 was held at Berklee Performance Center in the evening of Oct. 11. After 3-hour competition and performances in front of an audience of 500, Derek Hus took home the grand prize with his amazing routine of Chinese Yo-yo. The Movement Box (Vocal Percussion/Dance) took the runner-up prize.
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    Derek Hsu (right) receives the trophy from guest judge AJ Rafael (photo by David Li).
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  • Shaolin Kung Fu Wowed the Audience at U.N. Headquarters

    New York City, Oct. 11, 2013, –Shi Yongxin, the 30th-generation abbot of the legendary Shaolin Temple, led a cultural delegation to perform kung fu at the United Nations headquarters on Oct 9.

    Performing traditional Chinese martial arts moves, the 18-member group wowed the audience, many of whom said they had never seen such feats before.
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  • After Third Asian American Festival, AAAB Plans More Cultural Events

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Oct. 6, 2013, — During a recent board meeting at 130 Lincoln Street in Boston Chinatown, members of Asian American Association of Boston (AAAB) reflected on the successful completion of third Asian American Festival on Sept. 7 at Quincy High School, and reviewed plans for future events. Mr. Klysler Yen also brought moon cakes and coffee to thank the hard work by meeting attendees in organizing the Asian American Festival.
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    Mr. Klysler Yen, Dr. Hao Wu thank performers of the third Asian American Festival.
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