Word: liu
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...loved the illustration of the Chinese educational system as told through the story of 7-year-old Liu. Although Liu's parents work, he is met each afternoon by his grandparents, who are active participants in his after-school activities. Liu was surrounded by his extended family at his great-grandmother's 90th birthday party before he headed to his Saturday classes. I was struck by how enriched he must be--not just by his teachers but also by his family...
...Later I visit the Rickshaw and meet its affable owner Liu Lianghua. The tale he tells is like a caricature of the Chinese immigrant story. His in-laws moved to P.N.G. over a decade ago because they had some family who had settled there previously. Liu eventually followed with his family. Several other relatives joined them after that. More than a dozen members of Liu's family now live in P.N.G. The downtown building in which the Rickshaw is located also has a clothing shop, a variety store, a gaming bar and another eatery, all run by Chinese. When...
...notion that kids are an unwelcome burden - taboo in many cultures - has become an accepted idea. Take the title of a recent panel discussion put on by Taiwan's Human Social Sciences Foundation: 'Having Children! Does It Hurt That Much?' "The hurt," explains the foundation's president, professor Liu Pei-yi, "refers to financial loss." In a research poll administered by Kun Shan University in 2007, students interviewed 100 residents of Taiwan between the ages of 20 and 40 about their family plans. One-third didn't plan to have any children for fear of losing two precious things: money...
...Monica S. Liu is an incoming Campus Arts editor. She recommends you don’t ever try sushi plus iced fraps with extra shots of hazelnut from Lamont Cafe, or swallowing airborne tablets whole to save water for that matter...
...together to allow students who are interested in the MBB track to interact with professors who are already in the MBB department or to get to know more about what MBB is and basically to interact with other people interested in the same things,” said Yingna Liu ’12, who is concentrating in neurobiology and was one of the event’s organizers...