Cynthia Cheng

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A labor of love for HK’s blue-collar workers

Nov 28, 2024 | chinadailyhk.com | Faye Bradley |Cynthia Cheng

A huge number of people engaged in unskilled or semi-skilled jobs take turns to ensure that Hong Kong’s civic machinery remains up and running round-the-clock. They could be street cleaners, cardboard collectors, sailors steering a Star Ferry boat, or managers of 24-hour convenience stores. Hong Kong Shifts: Stories from the Streets of Hong Kong is an illustrated anthology offering a peek into the everyday lives of 50 people who earn their livelihoods through manual labor.
Local Judokas Give Tips About Fighting with Mental Strength

Aug 4, 2024 | svvoice.com | Cynthia Cheng

June 21 – 23 was the USA Judo Junior Olympic National and International Championships, held at the David Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburg, Pa. Four young Santa Clara residents who study at Santa Clara’s Nakano Judo Academy attended this competition to demonstrate their Japanese martial arts smarts. Elijah Bergado, 10, won second place in the National Intermediate category and third place in the International Intermediate category, both for competitors under 28 kg.
SOMOꙄ: SCU’s New Outdoor Art Installation

Jul 13, 2024 | svvoice.com | Cynthia Cheng

In late May, Santa Clara University (SCU) celebrated its newest outdoor public art installation. With each letter standing 6 feet in height and the entire word spreading out to 25 feet in length, the sculpture reading “SOMOꙄ” refers to the Spanish phrase, “we are.” This art installation is located near the de Saisset Museum.
SOMOꙄ: SCU’s New Outdoor Art Installation - The Silicon Valley Voice

Jul 13, 2024 | svvoice.com | Cynthia Cheng

Santa Clara University has unveiled SOMOꙄ, a new public art installation created by Ana Teresa Fernandez with help from the student body.
Kimberly Vernon of Santa Clara Is Miss California 2024

Jun 25, 2024 | svvoice.com | Cynthia Cheng

On June 15, Kimberly Vernon, 27, of Santa Clara, was crowned Miss California 2024 at Miss California’s week-long Centennial Celebration held at the Visalia Convention Center. On Tuesday night, June 11, Vernon received awards in the categories for Health and Fitness and the Preliminary Evening Gown. Vernon won a total of $21,000 from the Miss California competition.
Washington Open Elementary Celebrates Its Golden Anniversary

Jun 20, 2024 | svvoice.com | Cynthia Cheng

The community at Washington Open Elementary School has been partying like it’s 1973 to celebrate the parent-participation school’s 50th anniversary. “Washington Open started in the 1973 to 1974 school year,” said Sherry Ernst, an alumni parent and a retired fourth grade teacher at the school. “Initially, the program was called Westwood Open. In 1996, the school moved to the campus it is at now on Washington Street.
Wilcox’s Fashion Design Students Strut “Through the Decades”

Jun 11, 2024 | svvoice.com | Cynthia Cheng

On May 17, Wilcox High School’s annual fashion show was set to take place in the evening at the Mission City Center for Performing Arts. According to Mindy Trisko, Fashion Design and Marketing Teacher, two-and-a-half hours before the show was about to begin, a power outage hit the theater and rippled through Monroe Street. The show’s runway relocated to a cement stage at the quad of the high school campus.
Becoming Who We Are: Real Stories about Growing Up Trans

Jun 4, 2024 | bookshop.org | Cynthia Cheng |Victor Martins |Naomi Rubin |Ravi Teixeira

(Author) (Author) (Artist) (Artist) (Artist) (Artist) (Artist) (Artist) (Artist) (Editor) & 8 more FORMAT Buy new or used from an indie through our partner Biblio: Price Condition Seller Bookshop.org has the highest-rated customer service of any bookstore in the world Description Becoming who you are is a journey, and all journeys start somewhere.
Wee Wanderings: My Solo Trip in Scotland

May 31, 2024 | cynthiaycheng.itch.io | Cynthia Cheng |Cynthia Yuan Cheng.pdf

For ten days in May 2022, I went on my first international solo trip in Scotland. In four different cities, I experienced the quadfecta of life: Food! Fear! Love! Laughter! This autobiographical comic is part travelogue, part survival drama, part shojo manga, part poetic musings, and plenty of comedy.
Notelove’s Student Instructors Offer Free Music Lessons

May 12, 2024 | svvoice.com | Cynthia Cheng

Notelove is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization with several chapters in the United States. One of them is based in Silicon Valley. The organization’s premise is to provide young people, especially those from a low-income background, free music lessons from volunteer student instructors with a forte in music. Omar Shohoud, a former Homestead High School student, founded Notelove in 2018.

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