Monday, April 29, 2013

Chinatown Historical Tour 中國城歷史巡禮

Birthplace of William A. Richardson. William Richardson (1795-1856) was an early California entrepreneur, influential in the development of Yerba Buena which later became San Francisco.

Chinatown Historical Tour 中國城歷史巡禮


Grant Street, San Francisco, California

Chinatown Historical Tour 中國城歷史巡禮

A street named for Mr. Water U. Lum. Water U. Lum (1882-1961) was a Chinese American and had advocated for Chinese American rights.

Chinatown Historical Tour 中國城歷史巡禮

Portsmouth Square, San Francisco, California

Chinatown Historical Tour 中國城歷史巡禮

Waverly Place - Street of Painted Balconies (recall Amy Tan's Joy Luck Club)
San Francisco, California

Chinatown Historical Tour 中國城歷史巡禮

Kong Chow Benevolent Association
855 Stockton Street, San  Francisco, CA 94108

Chinatown Historical Tour 中國城歷史巡禮

Chinese Historical Society of America Museum
965 Clay Street, San Francisco, CA 94108

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Teen Essay Contest

In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month in May 2013, you are invited to join a Teen Essay Contest

Topic: "Building Leadership: Embracing Culture Values and Inclusion"

Deadline: Saturday, May 25, 2013, at 4 pm


For information, please call Jewel at Chinatown Branch Library, Tel: (415)355-2888 or jewelchen@sfpl.org

Judging will be based on originality, grammar, coherence to the topic and more.

The rules:
1. Ages 12-18
2. Text should be written in English only, at least 1,000 words
3. One entry per person
4. Submission by email to: Chinatowntz@gmail.com
5. Submission in person or by mail to: Jewel Chen, Chinatown Branch Library, 1135 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
6. Include your name, address, school, grade, phone number and email address
7. Essays will be divided into two age groups, middle school (Grade 6-8) and high school (Grade 9-12).
8. Prizes for winners of each group: First place winners will receive a $50 gift card, Second place winners will receive gift cards for the total value of $35
9. The winner's essays will be posted on the San Francisco Public Library's Teen web pages (Chinatown Teen'Zine Blog)

青少年徵文比賽 (中文組)

舊金山市立圖書館華埠分館舉辦二零一三年美國亞太裔傳統月青少年徵文比賽 (中文組)

作文題目: "建立領導力: 擁抱文化價值與包容"
收件截止日期: 二零一三年五月二十五日(星期六), 下午四點

詳情請洽: 華埠圖書館Jewel 電話: (415)355-2888 or jewelchen@sfpl.org

評審將依原創性, 文法, 題旨相符等觀點評分
邀請十二歲至十八歲之青少年參加
參加辦法:
1. 限以中文書寫, 至少一千字以上
2. 每人限繳一篇文章
3. 如以email交件, 請傳送至 chinatowntz@gmail.com
4. 如以郵件寄送或遞送, 請寄至: Jewel Chen, Chinatown Branch Library, 1135 Powell Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
5. 每位參加者須註明其姓名,年齡,學校,年級,聯絡電話及個人email
6. 得獎者限二名, 第一名獎品為價值總合為$50禮品卡, 第二名獎品為價值總合$35禮品卡
7. 得獎文章將刊登於舊金山市立圖書館青少年網頁(華埠青少年網誌, Chinatown Teen'Zine Blog)
8. 如有疑問, 請洽詢Jewel Chen, Tel:(415)355-2888 or jewelchen@sfpl.org


Monday, June 18, 2012

Winners of Teen Essay Contest, May 2012


Winners of Teen Essay Contest: Tammy Ha, Junjie(Jangey) Lu and Shuangcai Li.

From Tammy Ha, 10th Grade, Lowell High School (English Essay)
I'd like to thank the SF Public Library for the annual Teen Essay Contest. It gave me an opportunity to write about topics that interested me, rather than the theme of a book for English class. Now I feel more confident about my writing since someone thought it was worthy of a prize. I would never think I'd say this, but writing these essays made up a fun experience since it was for a contest rather than for a grade. I'd encourage other teens to participate in the future.  

From Junjie Lu, 陸俊杰, San Francisco International High School (Chinese Essay)
写作可以陶冶情操,提升内心的修养。
征文比赛可鉴定青少年的写作水平与知识量。
不同的写作题材能够从不同的方面了解不同的文化。
俗话说“读书破万卷,下笔如有神”。多增加自己的阅读量,读不同类型的文章能够充实各个领域不同的文化。

From Shuangcai Li, 李雙彩, Galileo High School (Chinese Essay)
Feeling about Teen Essay Contest: I think Teen Essay conetest is a good activity for teens because you can write about your feeling about the topic and you can get the prize for writing that. I aslo very happy to being one of the winners in Teen Essay Contest for past years. I want to encourage teens to participate this event. If you want to share you writing and win prize for yourself, please join this event. That's was a good opportunity for teens to show your talent in writing. Take action and be happy.