By Pei He, Monterey Institute of International Studies (This is one of the winning essays of the Many Languages, One World Essay Contest. The purpose of the Many Languages, One World Essay Contest and Global Youth Forum is to highlight the importance of multilingualism as it relates to global citizenship. Students from all over the… Continue reading Foreign Language: GPS for My Journey to Global Citizenship
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Sample Personal Statements for Applying Graduate Programs
Personal Statement for Applying Graduate Program in bio-statistics I will never forget my experience of working alongside doctors to fight against the horrible disease, SARS, in China in 2003. This work taught me the great impact of disease control and prevention and motivated me to apply for the biostatistics program at Yale University, with the… Continue reading Sample Personal Statements for Applying Graduate Programs
The Beauty of Potala Palace
Photos by Bin Zhu The Potala Palace, winter palace of the Dalai Lama since the 7th century, symbolizes Tibetan Buddhism and its central role in the traditional administration of Tibet. The complex, comprising the White and Red Palaces with their ancillary buildings, is built on Red Mountain in the center of Lhasa Valley, at an… Continue reading The Beauty of Potala Palace
Boston Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival Meets Father’s Day
By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist Medford, Mass., June 16, 2014, –I went by public transportation at noon time yesterday, taking bus and subway to Harvard Square. And then I walked to the bank of Charles River to join the festivity.
Brief History Chinese Americans in World War II
From chineseamericanheroes.org World War II didn’t start on December 7, 1941, the “Day of Infamy” with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It didn’t even start on September 1, 1939 with the German invasion of Poland. The seeds of World War II started in the immediate aftermath of World War I, both in Europe and… Continue reading Brief History Chinese Americans in World War II
Wu Dengming, A Green Fighter/ “绿林好汉”吴登明
Wu Dengming, environmental activist, died on July 19, 2013 at age 73. 吴登明，环保运动者，7月19日逝世，享年73岁。 IN THE main room of the small, old-fashioned house, stacked full of books, an old fan scarcely moved the stuffy air around. Wu Dengming’s daughter kept pleading for air-conditioning. Elsewhere in Chongqing, China’s fastest-growing inland city, where 10m people lived in a… Continue reading Wu Dengming, A Green Fighter/ “绿林好汉”吴登明
A Hockey Relationship between Father and Son
By Christopher Kerrigan, Boston College Some people believe that a father and his children can strengthen their relationship by participating in sporting activities together. Based on my experiences while growing up, this theory is precisely accurate. Of course the love my father has for my older sister, my older brother, and me is equally deep;… Continue reading A Hockey Relationship between Father and Son
Vote #1- Barry Chang, the Imperfect Idealist on June 3
By Ignatius Yuan Ding It’s really comical! I couldn’t stop laughing when I read the news story in which Cupertino Mayor Gilbert Wong claims that he and other three council members were brazenly “bullied” by one colleague. A picture instantly ballooned in my mind – a giant, like the one in the story of “Jack… Continue reading Vote #1- Barry Chang, the Imperfect Idealist on June 3
Invitation Letter to UV 2014 @MIT
By UV2014 Organization Committee I am writing to invite you to attend International Conference on Universal Village (UV2014) which will be held at MIT on June 16-17, 2014.
The Last Week of Mao Zedong
At five o’clock in the afternoon of September 2, 1976, Mao suffered a heart attack, far more severe than his previous two and affecting a much larger area of his heart. X rays indicated that his lung infection had worsened, and his urine output dropped to less than 300 cc a day. Mao was awake… Continue reading The Last Week of Mao Zedong