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  • China & India Enhance Mutual Trust at Wuhan Summit

    President Xi Jinping exchanges views with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on China-India relations and international and regional issues of common concern while walking alongside the East Lake in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei province, April 28, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua’s Weibo account]





    WUHAN — President Xi Jinping has said that mutual trust is the basis for the stable development of Sino-Indian relations.
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  • Councilor Wu Named a Finalist of 2018 Gabrielle Giffords Rising Star Award

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, March 2, 2018, — Boston City Councilor was named as one of the six finalists of the Emily List Rising Star Award. Served as president of Boston City Council in 2016 and 2017, Wu has led the council over the turbulent 2016 presidential elections and the first year of President Trump’s administration.

    Mayor Walsh and Councilor Wu at the lion dance performance.
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  • AALAM & Ten Other Orgs Condemn WEEI Host’s Racist Behavior

    Boston, Feb. 15, 2018, — The Asian American Lawyers Association of Massachusetts (AALAM), and ten other bar associations and community organizations (see full list below), strongly condemn the recent offensive, racist, and insensitive conduct of WEEI sports-talk radio host Christian Fauria on his last Friday’s program (2/9/18) wherein he mocked sports agent Don Yee, the agent for NFL players Tom Brady and Jimmy Garappolo, by imitating him using a racially stereotyped, over-the-top Asian accent.

    Fauria mentioned he apologized to Don Yee in this tweet.
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  • Asian American Voters Rejoice as MA Bill H3361 Rejected on Beacon Hill

    By Eric Wu, bostonese.com

    Boston, Feb. 7, 2018, — Many Asian American voters celebrated today as the Asian Disaggregation bill H3361, in its current form, was rejected by the Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight in the State House. Thousands of Asian American voters have protested against this bill over pass seven months.

    A protect against H3361 in August 2017 (bostonese.com file photo).
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  • Boston Chinatown to Hold Nanjing Massacre Candle Light Vigil

    Wednesday, December 13, 2017 marks the 80th Anniversary of the “Nanking Massacre” aka “Rape of Nanking”.

    Chinese American Citizen’s Alliance (CACA) Boston Lodge will be holding a peaceful candle light vigil at Chinatown Gateway Park from 6:00 PM to 6:30 PM on that evening.


    Picture from board meeting of CACA Boston Lodge (bostonese.com file photo).
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  • CPA Calls Chinatown Residents to Exercise Voting Rights

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    Boston, Nov. 6, 2017, — With the Boston Mayor and City Council elections on this Tuesday, Chinese Progressive Association (CPA) has called its members and residents of Chinatown to exercise their voting rights at polling stations tomorrow. CPA has endorsed Ed Flynn in Boston City Council District 2 election, which is hotly contested with current City Councilor Bill Linehan retiring.

    Flynn’s ad on a local Chinese newspaper.
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  • bostonese.com Endorses Flynn, Liang, Singvonsay and Shen for Nov. 7 Elections

    Boston, Oct 31, 2017, — bostonese.com, the largest bilingual Asian American news website in Boston, announces today that it has endorsed Ed Flynn for Boston City Council, Nina Liang for Quincy City Council, Vatsady Singvonsay for Cambridge City Council, and Anping Shen for Newton School Committee Ward 3.

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  • Letter to Senator Eldridge Against MA House Bill H3361


    Protest against MA House Bill H3361 in Boston Common.
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  • Political Reality of Being a Minority in America

    By Larry Ho, co-founder of 80-20 Political Action Committee

    Having lived in the US for over 68 years since 1950, being a co-founder of 80-20 (the Asian American Political Action Organization), and participated in various past federal, state and local election campaigns, I am now at a point in life that I am retired from my job, from active civic and political activities, and professional involvement in various academic and non-profit ventures except my passion to serve in voluntary and supporting role for the good of the community and country I love and to which I am grateful. I am not and have no intention to be a threat to anybody or any organization. There are no hidden agendas in my writing this article below.

    Prof. Ho (first from left) at a book release party in Lexington, Mass.
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  • Pictures and Videos from MA H.3361 Protest in Boston Common

    Pictures and Videos from MA H.3361 Protest in Boston Common

    By Xinming Li, bostonese.com

    August 27, 2017, Boston, — The fourth protest within one month against MA House Bill H.3361 broke out this afternoon in Boston Common. About 300 people protested against the bill that would dis-aggregate Asian Americans by their ethnicity.

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