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Senior Chinese feel the pinch in the US
(China Daily, Aug. 1)

Early every morning, Chinese-American Ma Shunchang goes to Jene Wah, the biggest senior citizen's center for Chinese residents in the northern California city of Stockton. He reads a Chinese newspaper and plays poker or mahjong with other seniors before lunch.


But on this particular day, he is not in the mood to enjoy afternoon activities and hurries home early. The 75-year-old senses the anger on the streets of Stockton, where crime, unemployment and suicide rates continue to climb in what is now the largest US city ever to file for bankruptcy protection.



In the past three years, the city has dealt with a total of $90 million in deficits partly by making drastic cuts in the police and fire departments, even as residents say they must deal with frequent break-ins and robberies, a climbing murder rate, homelessness and plummeting property values.

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Chinese academic takes senior post at Harvard
(China Daily, Aug. 21)

A Chinese academic was appointed dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Harvard on Aug 15, becoming the first Chinese to hold such a senior position at the prestigious university.

"Harvard has been a dream school for generations of students around the world. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences made my dream come true by providing me with full financial support when I was literally a village boy from the other side of the globe," Meng Xiaoli told the university newspaper Harvard Gazette. He said he wants to make the same education possible for others.

Meng is also the Whipple V.N. Jones professor of economics and chair of the Department of Statistics. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is the only school at Harvard to award a doctorate in philosophy. It offers master's degrees in arts, science, engineering and forest science. Currently, the school has 4,131 registered degree candidates, including 3,967 PhDs and 164 MAs.

more: http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/kindle/...t_15691455.htm