Washington, DC, Nov. 13, 2015, –President Obama just delivered a statement on today’s attacks in Paris. “Once again we’ve seen an outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians. This is an attack not just on Paris, it’s an attack not just on the people of France, but this is an attack on all of humanity and the universal values that we share.”
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Tag: Politics
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Obama: Paris Attack is an Attack on All of Humanity
President Barack Obama delivers a statement to the press regarding the Paris terrorist attacks, in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House, Nov. 13, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon) -
Xi Jinping and Ma Ying-jeou Hold Historical Talk in Singapore
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Singapore, Nov. 7, 2015, — At 3 PM local time, Xi jinping and Ma Ying-jeou formally met each other and shaked hands in front of more than 500 reporters for 90 seconds. It is the first handshake between leaders of the two sides of Taiwan Straight in 66 years, and will open a new era of peaceful cross-strait exchanges.
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Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline ahead of World Climate Summit
This morning, speaking from the Roosevelt Room, the President announced that the State Department determined that the Keystone XL Pipeline would not serve the national interest of the United States.
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Nina Liang Elected Quincy City Councilor-At-Large
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Quincy, Mass., Nov. 3, 2015, — Mayor Koch was reelected to fifth term defeating William Phelan as expected. One unexpected result in today’s Quincy elections was that Nina Liang’s victory in her campaign for Quincy City Council.
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Councilor Wu’s Reelection Campaign Kicks off GOTV Weekend
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Oct. 30, 2015, — With Election Day just four days away, Boston City Councilor “I need your help to make sure I’m reelected as a Boston City Councilor-At-Large. With low voter turnout projected next week, we need lots of help reminding people to get out and vote on election day, Nov. 3,” said Councilor Wu to supporters at a campaign event in Boston Chinatown last Sunday.
(L to R) Councilor Wu and her son, Howard Passman, David Eastmond and Hung Goon at a rally in Boston Chinatown(photos by Xinming Li).
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First Mandarin-Speaking MP Elected as Liberal Party Wins Landslide Victory in Canada
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Toronto, Canada, Oct. 22, 2015, — History was made during elections on Oct. 19 in Canada. For the first time in Canada’s electoral history a Mandarin-speaking member of Parliament was elected as Liberal Party won a Landslide victory nationwide.
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Joyce Xi to Speak at Stanford on Her Father Prof. Xi’s Arrest
San Jose, Oct. 18, 2015, — What would you do if your family was awakened at dawn by FBI Agents, some with guns drawn, who entered your home and arrested you without telling you why? In this Post-Patriot Act America, do ordinary citizens have constitutional rights that protect against reckless investigations and prosecutions? What are the civil liberties implications for all Americans if Asian American scientists, engineers and researchers are being subjected to reckless federal criminal investigations for economic espionage because of their ethnicity, national origin or race? What are the academic freedom implications for professors and researchers if routine international collaborations can be monitored by the FBI and misconstrued as criminal activity?
These are some questions Joyce Xi, daughter of Prof. Xiaoming Xi, will address in a talk at Stanford Law School on Oct. 21.
Prof. Xi’s profile on Temple University’s website(file photo).
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Lindy Li: The Graduation Speech That Almost Didn’t Happen
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Oct. 15, 2015, — In her Facebook update today, Lindy Li wrote “I had the honor of speaking with President Clinton today — it was such an unforgettable moment for me” while sharing the picture below.
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Lindy Li, 24, Aims to Bring New Ideas to US Congress
By Lindy Li, Candidate for US Congress
(in the 7th Congressional District of PA, Oct. 14, 2015)Lack of income growth, the meteroic rise of education and health care costs, and discrimination in college admissions and in the workplace — Thomas Paine could very well have been describing our own era when he said that “these are the times that try men’s souls.”
Lindy Li talks to supporters in Acton, Mass. on Oct. 12, 2015 (bostonese.com file photo).
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Why I Run for Newton Charter Commission
By Wenhua Zhang, Newton, Mass.
My name is Wenhua Zhang. I am a parent of Newton Public School student.
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