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Sissel then started thinking of adopting the child. "At first," she says, "I just wanted Bernard to come to L.A. for a visit. Once in L.A., he expressed a desire to stay and go to school. Keep in mind, Bernard could not read, write, count or speak English beyond basic words. I had a lot of Indian friends who got involved. I registered him in an elementary school in Santa Monica." Eventually he was given a student visa to study in the U.S. Now Bernard Chambliss Sissel, he is 30 and a married father working as a camera assistant...
...During sophomore year, I didn’t pay a visit... [so] I’m glad that I am here now to be supportive of my son,” said Ilryong Moon ’81—father of Joonyoung E.M. Moon ’10—while attending a meeting for the Asian American Christian Fellowship...
Member Bonus. Marriott Rewards members can redeem hotel points to buy a Priority Pass membership, which gives access to 600 VIP airport lounges worldwide. The price starts at 20,000 points and you can get one of three membership levels: standard (pay per lounge visit), standard plus (free access 10 times a year) or prestige (unlimited access). If you'd rather hang onto your hotel points, use cash and save up to 20% off the cost of standard plus ($199, with discount) and prestige ($359, with discount). Right now, you get three extra months of membership, making that 15 full...
...Northeast now, but Spring is coming and Washington, D.C., will soon hold its annual Cherry Blossom Festival, which celebrates the 3,000 blooming trees that were given to the city in 1912 by the mayor of Tokyo and planted by First Lady Helen Taft. To entice you to visit, the Willard InterContinental hotel - where the first Japanese delegation to the U.S. stayed in 1860, after trade opened between the two countries - has a "Very Cherry" package. Choose your bonus: breakfast for two, a room upgrade or a second room at half-price for children under 18. There is also...
...Chinese websites and blogs for information on the goings-on in Tibet. "It's the internet that has been of most use to us," he says. "We try everything, from Google to Chinese tourist blogs," he says, "Sometimes tourists might reveal, say, how many troops they saw during a visit to Potala Palace. Sometimes Chinese news reports unwittingly let out details such as how China has handled protests." But Chinese authorities have been policing the Net heavily since the protests last March, and many blogs and sites have been blocked. One of the casualties has been www.tibetcult.com, a website officially...