THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, May 5, 2023 Page 17 Councillor-at-Large Carey McDonald and his wife, Sarah (standing, far right) and guests Vincent Yee received the Outstanding Arts and Culture Award. He also received a Certificate of Recognition from the U.S. Senate and a Citation from Mayor Gary Christenson. Pictured from left to right: Mayor Gary Christenson, award recipient Vincent Yee, Chinese Culture Connection Board of Directors President Dr. Yu-Lan Lin and Executive Director Mei Hung. New England Chinese American Alliance members, pictured from left to right: Sitting: Hong Song, Yun Jie Shang, Shang Wei, Jack Chen, Shirley Lai and Rongli Liang; standing: Hung Goon, Xiao Feng, Emma Fang, Qian Ge, Daryl Luk and Diversity Award recipient Gary Yu. Author Vincent Yee wrote several books and is featured on the Kelly Clarkson show this week. Chinese Culture Connection Board of Directors President Dr. Yu-Lan Lin said they need volunteers to continue this work. Ming Dynasty’s Yang Shen (楊楊, 1488–1559) wrote this poem as the lyrics to the song “The Immortals by the River.” Ward 6 City Councillor Stephen Winslow (seated far right) and guests. Standing, pictured from left to right: Joshua Chu, Ashley Buggy, Thomas Jung and Fiona Nakitto. Sitting from left to right: Angela Nakitto, John and Catherine Lentz, with Stephen and Helen Winslow. South Cove Community Health Center members, pictured from left to right: Standing: COO Eric Tiberi, guests Frances Ma, Thomas Martin and Jill Martin and board member Peter Eng; Bottom row: board members Harry Lee and April Tang. Shown from left to right: Standing: David Liu, outstanding arts and culture award recipient Vincent Yee, Tiffany Pi and Mimi Han; seated: Cynthia Yee, Camellia Yee and King Chong Yee. (Advocate photos by Tara Vocino)
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