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Lexington, Mass., March 18, 2013, (bostonese.com) — This past weekend, Lexington celebrated the 300th anniversary of incorporation with an exciting program of over 30 events. Dance around the World(DAW) was held on Saturday evening at Lexington High School. Over 1,000 residents showed up to enjoy different styles of dance and music, and more than 100 dancers, cultural booth demonstrators and food vendors showcased their cultures during the occasion.
Melanie Lin (left) with a poster of a Chinese letter meaning dance (made by Catherine Wang), and Dori Martin holding a poster of dance in Swahili, an East Africa language. (photo by David Li)
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, March 11, 2013, — The 2013 Wong Family Banquet was held at Empire Garden restaurant in Boston Chinatown in the evening of March 10. Lisa Wong, mayor of Fitchburg, Mass., attended the banquet with her parents. What surprised me was that Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Menino and mayor of Malden, Mass. Gary Christenson also showed up for the banquet along with close to one thousand members and guests.
Mayors Menino, Christenson and Wong pose for a picture.
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Boston, March 6, 2013, –It can be intimidating navigating to further your career growth. Understanding the necessary skills to gain and resources to use can make it less so. Asian Sisters Participating in Reaching Excellence (ASPIRE) held its third ASPIRE@Work event, “How to Land Your Dream Job”, on Thursday, February 28, 2013.
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Lexington, Mass, March 6, 2013 — Today marks the first anniversary of the official launch of bostonese.com on March 6, 2012. With over 900 news reports, feature stories and interviews published online, bostonese.com has covered a wide range of issues and events in both Chinese and English. One of the goals of bostonese.com is to bridge the Chinese American communities in Greater Boston with other communities through firsthand bilingual reports.
| Thanks to your help and many contributors, bostonese.com is well on its way to fulfill this goal. Some of the best reports over past year can be found at bostonese.com/best. The following is the first story published on bostonese.com about Weidong Wang's campaign. On Super Tuesday, Weidong Wang becomes the first town-wide Chinese American candidate in Lexington Having worked in this town for many years, I have a deep appreciation to the long and prestigious history of Lexington, and the spirit, talent and diversity of its residents. It's really an honor getting to know many new friends over past year at various events, including the year-long celebration of the 300th Anniversary of town of Lexington, started in September 2013. |
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Newton, Mass. — Newton’s first citywide Chinese Cultural Festival will be held at the Newton Cultural Center at 225 Nevada Street on Saturday, March 9, 2013 from 9:30 AM to 5 PM, with interesting and exciting activities for everyone. The richness of Chinese traditions and philosophies will be showcased through a kaleidoscope of exhibits, live performances, costumes, panel discussions and cultural presentations that all are invited to come to enjoy.
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By David Li, bostonese.com
In the day-long New England Chinese Professionals 2013 Lunar New Year Gala & Community Enrichment Forum, two new segments attracted many new attendees. Despite of more than 30 inches of snow from Blizzard Nemo in many parts of New England, most participates of “Voice of Boston” and “Meet Your Right One” still showed up on time in the afternoon of Feb. 10, the Chinese New Year day of 2013.
（Front row L to R）Jie Wang, Sophia Luo, Wanjun Qiao, Ru Zheng, Jian Ni, Jie Zhao with Long Li(fourth from left in second row) and other contestants.
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By David Li, bostonese.com, photos by Chun Sun
Acton, Mass., Feb. 20, 2013, — With memories of the extraordinary 2012 Acton Chinese Music Night still fresh in people’s mind, Acton residents were treated with another wonderful show put together by Acton Chinese Language School (ACLS) on Feb. 16. This time, the occasion is celebrating 10th birthday of ACLS and also the beginning of Chinese New Year.
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By David Li and Na Ma, bostonese.com
February 10, 2013 is the New Year Day for the Lunar New Year of the snake, when Boston just began to clean up the piles of snow brought by blizzard Nemo. More than 500 Chinese professionals and guests in the New England region still converged on Newtow Marriotte hotel as scheduled, to participate in the Lunar New Year Gala and Community Enrichment Forum. Zhiyong Yang, one of the co-chairs of the event, said people’s enthusiasm melted away the ice and snow.
(from third on left)Ling Huang, Boston City Council candidate Michelle Wu, Treasurer Steve Grossman, Jeff Yang and other attendees post for a picture. (photo by Jie Yan of Boston Chinese Photographers Association, BCPA)
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Malden, Mass. -- Friends and Family of Frank “Frankie” DeCandia presented a $2,500 check to the Malden Teen Enrichment Center on behalf of the “Frank Says Hi Scholarship Foundation”, a non-profit organization founded in 2010 in the memory of Frank DeCandia, a 22 year old Malden resident who lost his courageous battle with leukemia in 2008. Frank, a lifelong Malden resident, was a student at Suffolk University studying journalism when he was diagnosed with leukemia. |
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