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Child Immigrant Turned Pulitzer Winner
Lisa Song, 26, started out as a science major and ended up a Pulitzer Prize winner. (Photo via Sing Tao Daily) To Lisa Song, April 15 was an unusual day. Editors at InsideClimate News, the environmental news website where she
No sane New Yorker will eat in Chinatown? Customers and Chinese restaurants owners disagree
...ty hands, receiving violations are almost unavoidable.” Chinese community still angry at Health Department inspector’s anti-Chinatown comment, Manhattan borough president calls Health Department, which apologized, by Xiaoqing Rong, Sing Tao Daily, 20 August 2002. Translated from Chinese by Xiaoqing Rong
Liu Aides Entrapped, Say Shocked Chinatown Voters
![22 February 2013 - New York, NY [New York City comptroller John Liu takes part in a mayoral candidate forum on the future of mass transit on February 22, 2013.] 02/22/13 Photograph by Brock Stoneham](http://voicesofny.org/scripts/loadCDN.php?img=389/files/2013/05/john-liu-e1367610965791-300x244.jpg "John Liu")
The Chinese community remains steadfast in their support for John Liu but the guilty verdicts have left many disillusioned with politics. (Photo by Brock Stoneham/Voices of NY) The guilty verdicts of Jenny Hou, former campaign treasurer of Comptroller John Liu,
High-Tech Industry Seeks to Bridge College and Real-World Gap
...resentatives from the high-tech industry announced an initiative that would connect college students with companies in the field, by having the companies work directly with college departments, reported Sing Tao Daily’s Rong Xiaoqing. An excerpt from the Sing Tao Daily
Even in Chinese Press, Probe Into John Liu’s Campaign Finances Called a ‘Scandal’
After months of avoiding the use of the word "scandal" to describe City Comptroller John Liu's campaign troubles, Rong Xiaoqing of the Chinese-language Sing Tao Daily tells Feet in Two Worlds why her publication decided to start using the word....
Bird Flu’s No Reason Not to Fly, Say Doctors
The continued spread of H7N9 bird flu has caused concern in the Chinese community about traveling to China. And the first human infection case found in Taiwan a few days ago further heightened fears. But doctors from the Chinese American
Despite Gov’t Clampdown, Chinese Still Send Baby Formula Back Home
In China, concerns about the safety of baby formula stemming from a 2008 scare that led to 6 deaths, have put parents and family on the edge. Chinese people would often go to Hong Kong to buy imported formula but the
Embattled Halloran Could Pave Way for Return of Old Rival
Negative hearsay was spreading quickly on the day after the arrest of Republican Councilman Dan Halloran in Bayside, Queens. Democrats thought the investigation launched by federal authorities could hurt the operation of the Queens County Republican Party and, therefore, offer an
Permit System for Intercity Buses Backfires
Shop owners are complaining that buses are littering the road and making deliveries difficult. (Photo via Sing Tao Daily) The implementation of a permit system for intercity buses, a new regulation initiated by state Sen. Daniel Squadron and passed with
2013 Ippies Honor Best of Community, Ethnic Media
...te to College Student,” by Marlo Scott, Represent Magazine Best Article on a Social Issue: “Education in the Bronx,” by Patrick Wall, DNAInfo.com Best Story About an Immigrant Community: “Divided by Affirmative Action,” by Rong Xiaoqing, Sing Tao Daily Best
