by SUZANNE MA (Associated Press Writer)
NEW YORK (AP) — In cramped tenementlike quarters in Chinatown, staff at the Museum of Chinese in America had to be careful not to step on any schoolchildren as they taught a class about the role Chinese immigrants played in building the Transcontinental Railroad.
For years, they dreamed of a bigger [...]
A Newsweek article this month criticizes Chinese language programs for foreigners in China, describing a money-grabbing program based on old fashioned Confucius-style teaching methods (i.e. ME, teacher, YOU underling student), outdated textbooks and an emphasis on memorizing characters as opposed to practical conversation skills.
False false false. I was one of the 100,000 foreigners to “flood” [...]
Earlier this month, when sister-brother team Tammy and Victor Jih won The Amazing Race, I was cheerleading for them, dancing in my room, in my pajamas, in my small NYC apartment.
In the 14th season of the show, in which 11 teams compete in a race around the world, the Jihs – Chinese born Americans and [...]
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A new exhibit about Chinese immigration to Brooklyn is opening tonight at the Brooklyn Historical Society.
The exhibit, “Living and Learning: Chinese Immigration, Restriction and Community in Brooklyn, 1850 to Present”, will weave together a story about Chinese immigrant life in Brooklyn, showcasing historical newspaper and periodical articles, oral histories, caricatures and photographs.
I’ll be at the [...]
Suzanne Ma is a journalist in New York City. She is a multimedia reporter and producer for DNAinfo.
She is the recipient of a Pulitzer Traveling Fellowship for 2009-2011.
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