PAST EVENT The Chinese Exclusion Act

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The Chinese Exclusion Act with North Hill Resident Tom Chin  TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 10 am. Have you ever wondered why there were so few working class Chinese, yet so many laundries and restaurants during the 1900s through the 1950s? Come to this lecture and find out. Around the time The California Gold Rush began (1849), […]

PAST EVENT Why Mongolia?

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Tuesday, April 6, 11 AM with North Hill Resident Sally Todd We’ve rescheduled this fabulous event for April 6th! North Hill resident Sally Todd wasted no time after retirement to start some new adventures. First, she fulfilled a lifelong wish to be a museum teacher at the Isabella Stewart Garner Museum. After that, she set […]

PAST EVENT Miscarriages of Justice, How Do They Happen?

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Thursday, March 11, 3 PM with North Hill Resident Stanley Z. Fisher Professor of Law Emeritus, Boston University In the twenty-plus years since courts began accepting DNA test results into evidence, many wrongfully convicted prisoners have been exonerated.  A discussion of some systemic causes of such miscarriages, and the obstacles to reform. About Professor Fisher: […]

Boston Globe Reviews North Hill Exhibit

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Boston Globe’s art critic Cate McQuaid reviews resident Helen Meyrowitz’ recent exhibit.  Read it here: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/11/04/arts/helen-meyrowitz-launched-first-rate-gallery-her-needham-retirement-community-92-shes-retiring-with-solo-show/

Ode to Thanks

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