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老七  留言于2012-11-01 05:34:44 |
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评论：UPDATE - From The Chinese American Professors and Professionals Network (2012 No.26) |
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美國人守法 也通情理—上法庭因禍得福
妻兒來美團聚後，我們夫妻在中國餐館給人打了兩年工，終於在北卡開了家中式自助餐館，生意過得去，兒子十二歲念初中，放學後，校車直接把他放在餐館後門。剛開店，不知生意如何，不敢請人，兒子放學後稍作休息就幫裡幫外，有時還幫助廚房洗盤碗。美國鄉下老太太多管閒事，偷偷給法院打電話說這家中國餐館雇用童工，做成人的工作。幾天後，來了個白人大胖子警察，送來一張縣法院的傳票，大意是說有人檢舉我們雇用童工，並規定X月X日XX時出庭應詢。
被檢舉雇童工
我那時來美國也有些年頭了，一來美國就進入了中國餐館，天天面對熊熊爐火，滾滾湯水。來美前，「英語會話900句」剛學了不到200句，爐灶上方的兩個發出巨大噪音的抽風機，每天頭上吵十幾個小時，腦子裡稍有些記憶的英語200句，也讓轟轟的抽風機聲抽得差不多了。我擔心亂七八糟的英文如何上得了法庭？ 兒子說：「沒關係，我去做翻譯。」確定了出庭的日期是兒子學校的郊遊日，便請了假。.在廚房平時用英文交談最多的老美是送貨的司機Mr. Rom，我給他講了收到傳票之事。 他說：「兄弟，沒事，但出庭一定衣著像樣，像你這在廚房的模樣上了法庭一定吃虧。」 「我沒西服，也不想為出庭花幾百元買一套。」我說。 Rom打量了我一下說：「也對，掙點錢不容易，我父親身材與你差不多，腳也一樣大，我明天給你送來。」果然，第二天Rom留下個大紙箱就走了。下班後打開一看，全套西服，很新，就是款式老舊，厚格子呢，那是冬天穿的，可出庭日是在8月的夏天。我也不管三七二十一穿上，覺得還合身，見箱子裡有條卡通領帶，穿上白色短袖T恤後，像戴紅領巾一樣套上了脖子。紙箱裡有雙很新的老式圓頭皮鞋，穿上走幾步很合腳，內子看了哈哈大笑：「真像一百年前的人物，二百五，哈哈，二百五。」我就這一身打份與兒子出庭了。
在一切入場儀式完成後，只見除了一白人老太太法官以外，還有縣勞工部的人，州裡來的防止兒童受虐組織的人，還有些不知從哪裡蹦出來的兒童保護單位的亂七八糟的義憤填膺的男女。客套話之後，法官問兒子：「孩子，這工作是不是你自願去做的？」「是。」兒子回答道。 「你一天工作幾小時？你一星期工作幾個小時？……」 法官連珠砲一樣接連發問。我回答了一系列的問題後，「OK。」法官說，「雖然孩子給家庭式餐館打工，但不能幹重活，學期中並不是每天都可工作，暑假也許多一點時間，這裡有一些雇用未成年人的書與法規，拿回去好好看一下。總之一句話：我三年之內會一直跟蹤你孩子的學習成績，如果因為長時間工作而學壞了或平均成績在B以下，你會再到這理來，明白了？」法官老太太一槌定音。 出了門，我脫去那厚呢子西服，飛快地回到了廚房。 沒幾天Rom來送貨，我把那套呢子西服與皮鞋等還給了他，感謝他的幫助，沒事了。Rom笑著說:「我父親上法庭很多次，都穿這一套，每次必贏，祝你好運。」
幾年後兒子高中畢業前成績全A，SAT也高分，同校很多要上大學的學生通過五花八門的人寫推薦信去各大學，我們為此事犯愁，人生地不熟，能找誰呢？ 一天晚上快下班時來了個白人老太太用餐，我一眼就認出是六年前的那位法官，孩子也認出她了。飯後與她聊天，原來她已退休兩年了，我就大膽地說出人生地不熟，能否將六年前孩子開始打工，而且學習全A的事，寫一封推薦信去XX大學，老太太耐心地聽完我的要求後，沉思了半天：「讓我試一試吧…」就走了。 沒幾天收到一個大信封，打開一看是原法官老太太給XX大學的推薦信副本，並附上當年法院追蹤孩子學習的三年的報告副本，大概內容如下：「我六年前就認識了這個孩子，他愛好勞動，並沒有因為長期不間斷的勞動而學業下降。作為一個九歲來美國才開始學習英語的孩子，在高中全A，SAT也是全校第一，這是多麼難能可貴的事。我作為一個退休的法官，看到了這孩子六年來成長的全過程，並榮幸地得知他獲得了總統獎…」。沒多久，兒子收到大學錄取通知，並獲得四年全額獎學金。
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UCLA Confucius Institute 留言于2012-11-01 04:59:08 |
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评论：UPDATE - From The Chinese American Professors and Professionals Network (2012 No.26) |
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China Onscreen Biennial
October 13 - 31 Los Angeles
October 26 - November 11 Washington, DC
Seeding cross-cultural dialogue through the art of film.
Director Wuershan spooks the China Onscreen Biennial
WUERSHAN, director of Painted Skin: The Resurrection, will appear in-person at UCLA’s Billy Wilder Theater for a special Halloween presentation of his visually sumptuous, smash hit adaptation of one of the Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio – Qing Dynasty author Pu Songling’s collection of supernatural short stories about shape-shifting animal spirits, demons and humans.
Chinese luminaries ZHOU XUN (Suzhou River) and VICKI ZHAO (Shaolin Soccer) star as respectively a beautiful fox spirit who must devour men’s hearts to live and a disfigured princess who dares not confront her true love. Painted Skin: The Resurrection broke all box-office records this summer to become the highest-grossing Chinese film ever.
UCLA Confucius Institute and UCLA Film & Television Archive present Los Angeles Premiere / Special Halloween Screening
PAINTED SKIN: THE RESURRECTION 画皮II
2012, Blu-ray, color, Mandarin with English subtitles, 131 min.
Introduced by / Q&A with director WUERSHAN
Patrons in Halloween costume get in free!
Wed, 10/31 @ 7:30 pm
UCLA’s Billy Wilder Theater
Courtyard Level, Hammer Museum
10899 Wilshire Blvd (at Westwood Blvd)
Tickets: $10 online; $9 general; $8 seniors, UCLA Alumni Association members. 2-for-1 admission for non-UCLA students. UCLA students (with ID) free; restrictions apply. Purchase tickets online at www.cinema.ucla.edu/calendar, or at theater box office.
Parking: $3 in lot underneath museum; enter on Westwood Blvd.
Program Info: www.cinema.ucla.edu, 310.206.8013 |
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BOWERS MUSEUM 留言于2012-11-01 04:34:15 |
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评论：UPDATE - From The Chinese American Professors and Professionals Network (2012 No.26) |
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姜鎮英教授：
敝館的華人董事長施劉秀枝女士從朋友口中認識到美國華裔教授專家網和美國華裔教授學者協會，得知貴會除了學術交流外，也熱心推廣中華文化。她一心想與其他華人一起弘揚中華文化，並提升華人在美國社區的地位，故希望敝館可以與 閣下等眾多知名學者進行交流。敝館一向對中華文化抱有強烈感情，今年辦過秦漢唐古物展並獲得空前成功，亦將由明年開始相繼引進首次來美的中國珍品。此外，我們每一年春節也會舉辦連串新年活動。適逢敝館的新展覽《解讀我的胸針：瑪德琳‧歐布萊特的收藏》剛開幕，我們希望可以透過美國華裔專家網，讓更多在美國生活的同胞知悉我們不同的展覧，並前來參加我們的盛會。美國首位女性國務卿歐布萊特女士跟中國淵緣甚深，在位其間十分重視與中國的關係，展覽也包括了其龍圖胸針。如蒙 貴會相助刊登相關新聞稿，敝館萬分感激。http://dl.dropbox.com/u/26274944/Read%20My%20Pins_PR%20Package.zip
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READ MY PINS: The Madeleine Albright Collection - opening October 20, 2012
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敬祝教安！
Public Relations
BOWERS MUSEUM
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana, CA 92706
T：F：714-567-3603
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Athens Institute for Education and Research 留言于2012-11-01 01:53:56 |
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评论：UPDATE - From The Chinese American Professors and Professionals Network (2012 No.26) |
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Dear Colleague,
I would like to bring to your attention the following conferences sponsored by the Mathematics & Statistics Research Unit of the Athens Institute for Education and Research:
1. 7th Annual International Conference on Mathematics, 17-20 June 2013, Athens, Greece. Member Responsible for the Conference: Dr. Vladimir Akis, Professor, Department of Computer Science and Department of Mathematics, California State University, Los Angeles, USA & Head, Mathematics & Statistics Research Unit, ATINER. Conference Website: http://www.atiner.gr/mathematics.htm. Deadline to submit abstracts: 19 November 2012.
2. 1st Annual International Conference on Industrial and Systems Engineering, 24-27 June 2013, Athens, Greece. Academic Member Responsible for the Conference: Dr. Theodore Trafalis, Academic Member, ATINER & Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The University of Oklahoma, USA. Conference Website: http://www.atiner.gr/industrial.htm. Deadline to submit abstracts: 26 November 2012.
3. 7th Annual International Conference on Statistics, 17-20 June 2013, Athens, Greece. Member Responsible for the Conference: Dr. Constantine Georgakis, Academic Member, ATINER & Associate Professor, DePaul University, USA. Conference Website: http://www.atiner.gr/statistics.htm. Deadline to submit abstracts: 19 November 2012.
4. Mini Conference on Probability Theory and its Application, 17-20 June 2013, Athens, Greece. Member Responsible for the Conference: Dr. Gholamhossein G. Hamedani, Academic Member, ATINER & Professor, Marquette University, USA. Conference Website: http://www.atiner.gr/probability.htm. Deadline to submit abstracts: 19 November 2012.
5. 7th Annual International Conference on Mathematics Education & Statistics Education, 17-20 June 2013, Athens, Greece. Member Responsible for the Conference: Dr. Alexander Makedon, Head, Education Research Unit, ATINER & Professor, College of Education, Chicago State University, USA. Conference Website: http://www.atiner.gr/edumatsta.htm. Deadline to submit abstracts: 19 November 2012.
6. 9th Annual International Conference on Information Technology & Computer Science, 20-23 May 2013, Athens, Greece. Academic Member Responsible for the Conference: Dr. Panagiotis Petratos, Associate Professor, Department of Computer Information Systems, California State University, Stanislaus, USA and Head of the Computer Research Unit of ATINER. Conference Website: http://www.atiner.gr/computer.htm. Deadline to submit abstracts: 21 January 2013.
Athens Institute for Education and Research
8 Valaoritou Street, Kolonaki, 10671 Athens, Greece
Tel. + 30 210 3634210 Fax + 30 210 3634209
URL: www.atiner.gr
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Alisha Yang 留言于2012-10-31 07:15:28 |
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评论：平凡人的故事：昨晚做义工 |
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我也希望有机会去做义工，可否提供我相关的信息，谢谢！
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