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Chinese Immigrant Stories: Meet the son of Chinatown – AsAmNews

Nov 22, 2024 | asamnews.com | Lena Li

By Lena LiIn this episode, our host Lena Li, a new-generation Chinese immigrant, sits down with William Gee Wong, a California-born journalist and author of Sons of Chinatown: A Memoir Rooted in China and America. Together, they discuss Wong’s father’s immigrant journey during the Chinese Exclusion Act era and explore how Chinatown’s legacy continues to shape Chinese American history and the future of the community.
Aging Abroad: The Journey of Chinese Elderly Migrants

Aug 27, 2024 | asamnews.com | Lena Li

By Lena LiEpisode Description：In this episode, Mr. Lei, a 71-year-old immigrant from Wuhan, China, shares his journey of adapting to life in the U.S. His story offers insight into the challenges and experiences of Chinese elderly migrants aging abroad. Chinese Immigrant Stories is a Mandarin-language podcast produced by AsAmNews designed to serve members of the limited-English speaking Chinese community.
Podcast: High-tech workers struggle with mental health – AsAmNews

Jun 12, 2024 | asamnews.com | Lena Li

By Lena Li Chinese Immigrant Stories by Lena Li shares the hopes, dreams and struggles of Chinese immigrants in America. Follow this podcast in Mandarin on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube Podcasts and Substack. The legal case of Google engineer Liren Chen in 2024 brought attention to the awareness and current situation of mental health issues among Chinese tech elites, especially male immigrants.
Chinese farmworkers in mass shooting invisible – AsAmNews

May 6, 2024 | asamnews.com | Lena Li

By Lena LiLast year’s Half Moon Bay shooting in California brought attention for the first time to an unseen and invisible immigrant group — Chinese farm workers. Mrs. Wang and Mr. Liu are one of the Chinese farmworker families affected by the shooting incident in Half Moon Bay. In this episode of Chinese Immigrant Stories, Lena had the opportunity to conduct a close-up interview with this farmworker couple and those around them.
Old image of Deng Xiaoping bowing to Japanese flag widely shared out of context

Apr 23, 2024 | annielab.org | Lena Li

In March, a black-and-white historical photo of Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping seemingly bowing to the Japanese flag and armed forces was widely shared on X. The post implied that during Deng’s visit to Japan in 1978, he groveled at the country and its soldiers standing behind the national flag.
Misleading: World Bank leader did not say China currently has 770 million people in poverty

Apr 9, 2024 | annielab.org | Lena Li

A screenshot featuring World Bank President Ajay Banga began circulating on X on March 25, claiming that he had said China has 770 million people in extreme poverty today. The image features Banga speaking at the recently held China Development Forum 2024, and its Chinese subtitle reads, “China has 770 million people in extreme poverty” when translated to English. Other accounts on X and Weibo also shared the same image. In total, they had more than 838 retweets and 3,693 likes as of this writing.
Immigrant stories- A Chinese woman breaks the gender barrier – AsAmNews

Mar 27, 2024 | asamnews.com | Lena Li

By Lena LiPodcast Introduction:Welcome to the Chinese Immigrant Stories Podcast. I am Lena, the host. This podcast shines a light on the struggles, hardships, successes, and everyday life experiences of the Chinese immigrant community. Through real stories, we showcase the journey of each immigrant pursuing their dreams in a new land.
Misleading: BBC’s new design has nothing to do with a rumored death in the British royal family

Mar 21, 2024 | annielab.org | Lena Li

On March 18, some users on X claimed that the British public broadcaster BBC had changed its web page layout and logo to black and white, suggesting it was related to a rumored death in a British royal family. The posts (here, here and here) have gained around 500 likes and 80 shares at the time of writing. Similar claims also spread on Chinese social media platforms including Weibo.
Misleading: BBC’s new design has nothing to do with a rumored death in the British royal family

Mar 21, 2024 | wp.me | Lena Li

On March 18, some users on X claimed that the British public broadcaster BBC had changed its web page layout and logo to black and white, suggesting it was related to a rumored death in a British royal family. The posts (here, here and here) have gained around 500 likes and 80 shares at the time of writing. Similar claims also spread on Chinese social media platforms including Weibo.
The village basketball games that are a national obsession in China

Feb 13, 2024 | nbcnews.com | Janis Mackey Frayer |Dawn Liu |Lena Li

Feb. 13, 2024, 11:30 AM UTCBy , and TAIPAN, China — It’s game day in this remote village in southwestern China, and the atmosphere is electric.