Mayor Lisa Wong leads with grace under pressure
It’s hard to believe now, but Fitchburg Mayor Lisa Wong was voted second-most bashful in high school.
“Now I speak all the time publicly,” Wong said. Today, the first Asian American mayor in Massachusetts speaks with confidence and poise: making eye contact, holding her chin up and smiling warmly.
Korean-American twins shine onstage and off
By day, 13-year-old identical twins Uatchet (WAH-djet) Jin and Nekhebet (NECK-heh-bet) Kum Juch are just your average schoolgirls. The petite seventh graders draw incessantly, cuddle their cat Saja (Korean for “lion”) and occasionally consume bottomless amounts of frozen yogurt topped with mochi and caramel sauce.
When the sun sets, the Juch sisters morph into twin starlets. Nekhebet is the taller of the two, but the sisters are otherwise mirror images.
Shanghai cancer survivors showcase fighting spirit
A troupe of 45 cancer survivors from the Shanghai Cancer Rehabilitation Club presented a special performance on May 14 at John Hancock Hall.
Japan Festival in Boston grows in second year
The second Japan Festival in Boston took place May 19 at Boston City Hall Plaza. Despite chilly weather, more than 10,000 people turned out.
A food aficionado: Blue Dragon
Boston celebrity chef Ming Tsai has expanded beyond his Wellesley digs at Blue Ginger to the up-and-coming Fort Point scene with his gastropub Blue Dragon. The place is packed — even on a Wednesday night we waited over an hour to grab dinner. We heard the wait is even longer on the weekends! Seats are first-come, first-serve and only parties of 10 or more can place a reservation.
Chinatown sixth grader’s essay on courage recognized by Mayor Menino
Joanna Ning, a Josiah Quincy School sixth grader, was among the 41 students honored at the The Max Warburg Courage Curriculum’s 22nd annual Awards Luncheon, celebrating the exceptional courage of 41 sixth-grade students from Boston and surrounding communities on May 3.
