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  • Videos of President Yuxiang Min’s Speech and Performances at Voice of Anhui Musical Evening

    (Mr. Yuxiang Min delivered this speech at Voice of Anhui Musical Evening, with Tiffany Chan as the translator.)

    Dear Leaders, Country fellows, Compatriots, Ladies and Gentlemen : Good Evening!

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  • The Met Received $125 M from Oscar Tang and Agnes Hsu-Tang to Fund the Museum’s Modern Wing

    New York City, November 30, 2021, — The Metropolitan Museum of Art announced today that Oscar Tang and Agnes Hsu-Tang have pledged $125 million to fund the renovation of the Museum’s Modern Wing. This is the largest capital gift ever to The Met and follows Oscar Tang’s nearly 30 years of service and leadership as a Trustee, as well as his extraordinary generosity in endowing curatorial positions, funding new and expanded galleries, and providing exceptional gifts of art. With this gift, The Met moves forward with a re-envisioning of the presentation of modern and contemporary art within the Museum, creating 80,000 square feet of galleries and public space named the Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Wing.

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  • Columbia University Honors 100th Anniversary of Dr. Mabel Ping-hua Lee’s Phd in Economics

    New York, Nov 5, 2021, — Columbia University will hold a webinar on Nov. 8 to honor Dr. Mabel Ping-hua Lee receiving Phd in Economics from Columbia 100 years ago. Mabel Ping-Hua Lee (李彬华, October 7, 1896 – 1966) was a Chinese-American women’s rights activist and minister who campaigned for women’s suffrage in the United States. Later in life, Lee became a Baptist minister, working with the First Chinese Baptist Church in NYC Chinatown.

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  • Guangzhou Ballet to Perform at Koch Theater in NYC

    New York City, July 21, 2019, — China Arts and Entertainment Group Ltd. (CAEG) returns to the David H. Koch Theater with two ballet productions Carmina Burana and Goddess of the Luo River performed by the Guangzhou Ballet. Winner of 42 international awards and 159 national awards, Guangzhou Ballet is one of the most outstanding artistic performance organizations in China. Currently, Guangzhou Ballet has a wide repertoire of 18 large-scale dance operas and more than 70 small and medium-sized programs. It has toured in more than 20 countries and regions, such as Russia, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Australia, and Germany among others.

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  • NYC MTA Selects 8 Winners of MTA Genius Transit Challenge

    New York City, — On Friday, March 9, 2018, the eight ideas that will improve subway signals, capacity and communications for the future of the New York City subway system were announced.

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  • 波士顿国际机器人夏令营纽约之旅

    【波士顿双语网】在深圳全童科教带队老师何红玉、俞瑞芳，导游兼助教全恒毅的带领下，波士顿国际机器人夏令营的团员们8月6日游览了纽约市的著名景点：自由女神像、世贸中心、9-11纪念碑、华尔街、联合国总部、洛克菲勒中心、时代广场。

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  • NYC Senior Center Volunteer Vincent Tse Assaulted, in Critical Condition

    New York City, — On July 22, 68 years old Asian male Vincent Tse, who has been a volunteer for six years at Selfhelp Benjamin Rosenthal-Prince Street Senior Center, was looking for parking spot on the way to the center to volunteer. He had a disagreement with an African-American and was severely assaulted. He is now in critical condition. This case is currently under investigation by the police. Senior Center manager, Mr. Jing Sheng Qiu, is asking for witness to step up to testify.
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    The beating of Mr. Tse was reported on World Journal.
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  • Tsinghua Graduate Introduces Healthy Chinese Food in the US

    New York City, Dec. 23, 2015, (xinhua) — “The Chinese food is popular in the United States. There are more than 43,000 establishments, and with an annual sales of over 25 billion dollars, it is the secondly most popular takeout cuisine in America,” said Wang Rui, a co-founder of Cuckoo Kitchen.
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    Screen shot of Cuckoo’s website on Dec. 23, 2015.
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  • “Happy Chinese New Year: Fantastic Art China” Festival Returns to NYC in February 2016.

    NEW YORK, Nov. 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The China Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) and the U.S.-China Cultural Institute, Cultural Associate of the Committee of 100, announced today at a press conference at Lincoln Center that Academy Award-winning composer Tan Dun, the New York Philharmonic, National Dance Institute, Fireworks by Grucci, and New York School of Interior Design will be among the prestigious partners participating in the many exciting events throughout New York City that will comprise the second annual “Happy Chinese New Year: Fantastic Art China” festival in February 2016.
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  • TV Documentary Survival in Shanghai to Premiere in NYC

    New York City, Nov. 11, 2015, — On November 16, the Premiere of TV documentary Survival in Shanghai will be held in Park East Synagogue in New York. This event is also part of the Exhibition on Jewish Refugees and Shanghai Global Tour.
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