November 22, 2024 | Vol. 53, Issue 22

The only bilingual Chinese-English Newspaper in New England

September Events and Celebrations

Kwong Kow Chinese School Annual Fundraising Gala

Kwong Kow Chinese School held its annual Fundraising Gala on September 23, 2022. In attendance was former board member and honorary fundraising committee chair Boston Mayor Michelle Wu. Other attendees included from the left: Vice Chairman Felix Lui, City Councilor At-Large Ruthzee Louijeune, State Rep. Donald Wong, Principal Ping-Jung Huang, Director Paul Chan, behind Paul Chan is Board treasurer Tak-Chee Stephan Chan, TECO Boston Director General Jonathan Sun, Director Linda Huang, Director Lily Chu, Honoree Kenneth Yee, Board Chairman Dr. John Leung, Director David Chin, Director Linda See (and her daughter Olivia Powers), Director Irene Ruan, Director Winston Wong. 

Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center 50th Anniversary

Greater Boston Chinese Golden Age Center celebrated its 50th anniversary on September 15, 2022 at Empire Gardens in Boston. 450 guests attended and the Community Leadership Award was presented to Executive Director Ruth C. Moy by President of the Board of Directors Peter K. Chan. The award specifically recognized Moy’s exceptional leadership and dedication to our organization and community.

Massachusetts Asian Restaurant Association (MA-ARA) Annual Gala

The Massachusetts Asian Restaurant Association (MA-ARA) held its annual Gala on September 21, 2022 at Kowloon Restaurant, Saugus. Pictured here are: Jason Yu-owner Genki Ya Sushi Restaurant, Bob Wong-Kowloon Restaurant, Andy Kuang-Samurai Express/Boston, Malia Milstein-MRA, Kerry Miller-MRA, Steve Clark President/CEO MRA, Tiffany Chan-WBZ Channel 4 reporter, Tran Le-Pho Le Restaurant/Dorchester, Xiaoyan Huang-Web Power.

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