LOS ANGELES (April 4, 2014) -– A new wave of engineers from Polytechnic High School is welcome at the elite campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The Los Angeles Unified School District proudly announced today that five students from Polytechnic High School’s Math/Science Magnet have been admitted to the prestigious program. In the past three years, 11 Poly students have been accepted at what may be the nation’s premier institution of higher learning for science and technology.

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Five Graduates from Polytechnic H.S. To Attend MIT
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Ing Foundation’s Week-long Visit Attracts Go Players at Top US Colleges
By David Li, bostonese.com
Cambridge, Mass. April 2, 2014, — Go, also known as Weiqi, is an ancient Chinese board game that attracts some of the smartest players. When you look for the best US collegiate Go players, look no further than Harvard and MIT.

Group picture of ACGA organizers, Ing Ming Hao (fourth from right in back row) and members of the Chinese delegation at Go Expo (provided by Min Xiao).
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MIT-CHIEF Demo Day Showcases Innovative Teams
Dear Friends,
We are excited to announce that the MIT-China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (MIT-CHIEF) will host its second Demo Day on Saturday, April 5, 2014. The event will take place at 50 Vassar Street, MIT 34-101 in Cambridge, MA from 12:30 – 5:00 PM. The theme of this year’s Demo Day is Hardware vs. Software.
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Second ACGA Spring Go Expo Starts on March 29 at MIT
By David Li, bostonese.com
Cambridge, Mass., — The American Collegiate Go Association (ACGA), in conjunction with the Ing Foundation, is hosting its second annual Spring Go Expo on March 29 at MIT. Mr. Ing Ming Hao, president of Ing Foundation, will lead a delegation from China to join this year’s Go Expo.

Group picture at first Spring Go Expo at Harvard University in March 2013 (photo by David Li).
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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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Dr. Andrew Lo, Keynote Speaker at NECP’s Lunar New Year Gala
Dr. Andrew W. Lo, a prominent economist, is the Charles E. and Susan T. Harris Professor at the MIT Sloan School of Management and director of the MIT Laboratory for Financial Engineering. He received his Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University in 1984. Before joining MIT’s finance faculty in 1988, he taught at the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School as the W.P. Carey Assistant Professor of Finance from 1984 to 1987, and as the W.P. Carey Associate Professor of Finance from 1987 to 1988.

Dr. Lo delivers keynote speech at the New England Chinese Professionals Lunar New Year gala on Feb. 1, 2014 (photo by David Li).
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Leland Cheung Kicked off Campaign for Lt. Governor
By Leland Cheung, Cambridge City Councilor
Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, I stood with family and friends and kicked off my campaign for Lt. Governor. It was humbling to have their support, but now I need yours. The first thing you can do is watch this video where I share my vision for Massachusetts.

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Pictures from Tenth Annual CNASA Cup Badminton Tournament @MIT
By David Li, bostonese.com
Oct. 22, 2013, Cambridge, Mass. — Chinese North America Sports Association (CNASA) hosted its popular annual badminton tournament on October 12 at Zesiger Athletic Center of MIT. The CNASA Cup badminton tournament attracts a dozen or so teams from East Coast each year.

First place team New Mount of the men’s group (photos provided by CNASA).
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Meet Leading Entrepreneurs @MIT-CHIEF Third Annual Conference, Nov. 16-17
“Transforming Ideas to Impact”MIT China Innovation & Entrepreneurship Forum (MIT-CHIEF) Third Annual ConferenceNovember 16-17, 2013Stata Center (Building 32) @ MIT -
The First-ever Taiwan IDEAS Day Boston Brings Brilliant Ideas
Cambridge, Mass., October 18, 2013 — The first-ever Taiwan IDEADS Day Boston was held at Cambridge Innovation Center on October 17. Founders of eight start-up teams of Taiwanese origin delivered their pitches for an audience of investors, mentors and members of Boston’s start-up community who packed the conference room.

Taiwan IDEAS Day at Cambridge Innovation Center.
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