By David Li, bostonese.com Lexington, Mass., Jan. 23, 2013, — I started to do some research on local technology classes for kids when my 5-year-old son told me that he wanted to become a robot builder a few weeks ago. A friend of mine mentioned Empow Studios to me. I made a visit to Empow… Continue reading Empow Studios Empower Kids for Technology Economy of Tomorrow
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Presidential Innovation Fellow Jason Shen Publishes Book on Winning
By David Li, bostonese.com Boston, Nov. 25, 2013, — Winning NCAA championship as a member of Stanford’s gymnastic team, running a start-up high-tech company, and being selected as Presidential Innovation Fellow, Newton, Mass. native Jason Shen knows well about winning. He recently added another distinction to his resume: author of an e-book that made to… Continue reading Presidential Innovation Fellow Jason Shen Publishes Book on Winning
Berklee’s Yazhi Guo, Winner of 2012 Hong Kong Best Artist Award
By David Li, bostonese.com Boston, Oct. 30, 2013, — Each year, Hong Kong Arts Development Council (ADC) presents the Hong Kong Arts Development Awards. There are seven winners for the prestigious Award for Best Artists for 2012. Yazhi Guo, who studies at Berklee College of Music, received the Best Artist Award for music category. With… Continue reading Berklee’s Yazhi Guo, Winner of 2012 Hong Kong Best Artist Award
Twelve Years after 9-11, Memories Linger
By Luyuan Zhang, bostonese.com New York City, September 12, 2013, — “It was almost unbelievable. We had a view, but because we were too far, there was no sound.” Christina Aguilar, a New Yorker who has been working in Manhattan since 1989, said, “So it was almost that you could not believe what you were… Continue reading Twelve Years after 9-11, Memories Linger
Nanjing — The City Where June Chang’s Entrepreneurial Dream Comes True
By David Li, translated by Shuzhi Zhang Recently, I had an interview with Dr. June Chang at her home in Acton, Mass. just before she was leaving for Nanjing, China. Ms. Chang founded an online event management website eventdove.com three years ago in Nanjing. Before that, Ms. Chang founded Hyzing LLC in 2009, and now… Continue reading Nanjing — The City Where June Chang’s Entrepreneurial Dream Comes True
Arthur Wong Receives Second Bronze Star
By David Li, bostonese.com Boston, August 2, 2013, — Arthur Wong was among the first groups of American soldiers who landed on Normandy Beach on June 6, 1944, and was later seriously injured in November 1944 when the Allied Forces advanced into Germany. Sixty-five years after he returned from WWII battlegrounds, Arthur Wong finally received… Continue reading Arthur Wong Receives Second Bronze Star
Lin and Jhang Each Got a Hit in First Head-to-head Match
By David Li, bostonese.com Lowell, Mass., July 16, 2013, — When Tzu-WeI Lin and Jing-De Jhang met at the infield grass of LeLacheur Park a couple hours before the 5:05 PM game on July 14, they couldn’t stop joking with each other. Both are second year professional baseball players from Taiwan with infectious smiles. When… Continue reading Lin and Jhang Each Got a Hit in First Head-to-head Match
Q & A with Andrew Conning on China Education Policy
By China Education Symposium Andrew Conning is a doctoral candidate at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a Graduate Student Associate of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies. His research examines the structures of reasoning with which individuals across cultures make sense of international and interethnic issues. He is spending 2012-13 conducting research in… Continue reading Q & A with Andrew Conning on China Education Policy
After A Little Night Dancing, Commonwealth Ballet To Present Intrigue on March 16-17
By David Li, bostonese.com When Chip Morris graduated from University of Wisconsin at Madison with a Pd.D. in mathematics, he might not have imagined that running a youth ballet school would be in his future. “I came to Boston in 1985. I taught math and computer science during weekdays and danced in a theater in… Continue reading After A Little Night Dancing, Commonwealth Ballet To Present Intrigue on March 16-17
Peace, Health and Prosperity — Year of Snake Wishes
By David Li, bostonese.com This year, the Chinese New Year Day is on February 10, 2013. So, you have got a second chance to make some new year resolutions. Let’s listen to the Year of Snake wishes from Asian folks in the greater Boston area. Leland Cheung, Cambridge City Councillor Leland Cheung (middle) with supporters… Continue reading Peace, Health and Prosperity — Year of Snake Wishes