Tag: Column

“Be the bird that sticks out” — Letter from Li Na

Sept. 19, 2014 My dear friends, For close to fifteen years, we’ve been a part of each other’s lives. As a tennis player representing China on the global stage, I’ve trekked around the world playing hundreds of matches on the WTA tour, for China’s Fed Cup team, at the National Games and at several Olympic… Continue reading “Be the bird that sticks out” — Letter from Li Na

The ‘Model Minority’ Myth

By Michael Lipin (Michael covers international news for VOA on the web, radio and TV, specializing in the Middle East and East Asia Pacific. Follow him on Twitter @Michael_Lipin.) WASHINGTON — In this segment of VOA’s continuing report on What Americans Think About China, we turn our focus to Chinese immigrants in the United States… Continue reading The ‘Model Minority’ Myth

Gerald Chan — BayHelix Lifetime Achievement Award Speech

Life Science, a Life in Science and is Life Just a Science January 12, 2014 I am most grateful to be bestowed this honor today by such a distinguished group of my compatriots. I gather that as a response to receiving the life-time achievement award, I should say a few words about my life. This… Continue reading Gerald Chan — BayHelix Lifetime Achievement Award Speech

A Tribute to My Godfather Robert Hatfield Ellsworth

A Tribute to My Godfather Robert Hatfield Ellsworth (1929-2014) “I deal only to collect.” By Wang Shaofang, August 10, 2014 Robert Hatfield Ellsworth will be broadly remembered as the single most prominent dealer of Asian antiquities in the 20th century. His range of expertise, foresight, and business acumen were exceeded only by his eye for… Continue reading A Tribute to My Godfather Robert Hatfield Ellsworth

Notes from BBOA Summer Party

By Beatrice Lee, bostonese.com columnist Medford, August 11, 2014, — Some of you didn’t make “THE” party of the year by Boston Beijing Operation Association(BBOA) on Sunday. It’s your loss. Sorry to say that. We had a wonderful time eating(stuff to our faces), chatting(no one was listening to others), singing(wild) and performing(wonderful and astonishing). Group… Continue reading Notes from BBOA Summer Party

Let the Sun Rise — Refelection on SCA-5

By Xiangming Yu HISTORY provides another different yet extremely important perspective for the wrestling about SCA-5 (Senate Constitution Amendment 5). Just as there is always a woman behind a story, there is always history behind an incident. We respect history, no more than necessary for the sake of our long civilization, nor less than necessary… Continue reading Let the Sun Rise — Refelection on SCA-5

How Immigrants Can Become True American Citizens

By Yukong Zhao, bostonese.com columnist In the last 22 years since I immigrated to the U.S., people often asked me: Why did you come to America? Like many other immigrants, I came to America for a better life. However, it is easy for us to appreciate what a better life means, but not easy for… Continue reading How Immigrants Can Become True American Citizens

Foreign Language: GPS for My Journey to Global Citizenship

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

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