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August 7, 2020 0

Celebrate ‘World Baijiu Day’

It’s the most popular spirit in the world, with over 11 billion liters produced, and nearly all made in a single country – China. Despite its great popularity, many Americans know little, if anything, about it, and it’s time to enlighten people about the wonders of this fascinating spirit known as Baijiu. Commonly pronounced as “bye joe”, the term derives from two words, bai (‘transparent’) and jiu (‘alcoholic drink’), so baijiu roughly translates as ‘white liquor.’ I consider baijiu to […]

May 1, 2017 0

Newton 2017 Taiwan Day on May 6

by Sampan Staff

Newton 2017 Taiwan Day is an event you dare not miss! It provides a venue to share Taiwanese culture and cuisine with the public. Special performance by Formosa Melody Music is invited to perform the sound from the Heartstrings of Homeland. Whether you are Taiwanese or not, there is surely something fun for everyone with our performances and cheap tapas-style food items. Entertainment + food + crowd→ a good afternoon! Title: Newton 2017 Taiwan Day – visit MJNE BoothMJNE Booth is looking […]

May 3, 2012 0

Stuart Street Closed this Weekend

by guest

City of Boston Traffic Advisory The Boston Transportation Department is advising drivers and pedestrians alike that Stuart Street, between Berkeley and Arlington Streets, will be closed to both vehicular and pedestrian traffic this weekend for the purpose of erecting a pedestrian bridge at the Liberty Mutual construction site. The street will be closed beginning on Friday, May 4, 2012 at 8 PM and will not reopen until Sunday, May, 6, 2012 at 3 PM. The designated detour route will be […]

January 7, 2011 0

Quincy’s Betty Yau: Community activist and Asian outreach specialist

by guest

Several years ago, Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch sought out community activist Betty Yau to assist him in his campaign for Mayor of Quincy, a city with a large and growing Asian population. Koch says that Yau is an “asset to the City who works hard each day to assist the City’s Asian population on a number of issues” and that Yau’s “compassion and commitment to helping people” is “second to none.” Today Yau serves the community through her participation in […]

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