《天使島: 移民美國的門戶》 新書發表會在10月2日(星期六), 下午2點半至4點

歷史學家及作家譚碧芳(Judy Yung)會討論她的新書《天使島: 移民美國的門戶》(Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America)。汲取豐富的移民歷史和令人驚嘆的攝影,譚碧芳(Judy Yung)比較中國移民和其他族裔的移民經歷,包括日裔、韓裔、印度裔、俄裔和猶太裔的。天使島迷人的歷史為解瞭美國移民的複雜關係提供了新的視野-一個今天仍在上演的故事。


譚碧芳(Judy Yung)是曾經被拘留予天使島的中國移民的女兒。她是聖塔克魯斯加州大學的教授,也是《埃崙詩集》(Island: Poetryand History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island 1910-194和《不纏足:舊金山中國婦女的社會歷史》 (Unbound Feet: A Social History of Chinese Women in San Francisco) 兩書的作者。

中英雙語講座; 會後新書簽售。

Author book talk "Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America" on Saturday, October 2, 2:30-4pm

Historian and author Judy Young will talk about her latest book Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America. Drawing on rich immigration histories and stunning photographs, Judy Young will compare the experiences of Chinese immigrants to that of other ethnic groups detained on Angel Island, including the Japanese, Koreans, Asian Indians, Russians and Jews. This fascinating history of Angel Island offers new insight into America's complicated relationship to immigration, a story that continues today.

Judy Yung is the daughter of Chinese immigrants detained on Angel Island. She is Professor Emerita of American Studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the author of Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island 1910-1940 and Unbound Feet: A Social History of Chinese Women in San Francisco.

Bilingual program, English and Chinese (Cantonese and Mandarin). A book sale and signing follows this event.

Photos of Chinatown Branch at the Chinatown 20th Annual Autumn Moon Festival Street Fair - 華埠圖書館在第二十屆華埠商人協會中秋街會的照片

Thank you to everybody who visited our booth at the Chinatown 20th Annual Autumn Moon Festival Street Fair and special thanks to our volunteers who helped staff our booth! See some photos from the Fair below.

謝謝大家在第二十屆華埠商人協會中秋街會參觀華埠圖書館參觀我們的攤位,也特別謝謝幫我們的義工們! 在下有一些擺街會的照片.

Marry a Gold Mountain Man - A book talk with author Wu Keping on Saturday, November 25, 2:30-4pm

Local author Wu Keping's novel Marry a Gold Mountain Man tells the story of three generations of a Taishanese family both in China and in the United States. It's the second novel in the Gold Mountain series that reflects the history of Taishan immigrants in America.

A book sale and signing follows the event. This event will be in Chinese.

要嫁就嫁金山伯 - 華僑女作家伍可娉書友會, 2010年9日25日下午2點半至4點

舊金山女作家伍可娉繼 金山伯的女人 後又一長篇小說 要嫁就嫁金山伯 描寫了三代人, 分隔金山台山兩地 題材新穎沉重, 時空跨越半個世紀以上, 人性在時代風雲中的變形, 金山伯與他的女人之間的恩怒情仇, 呈現人生何人性的本真伍可娉的前一本小說金山伯的女人 出版後深受好評, 是海內外地一部全方位描寫 '中國第一僑鄉' 廣東省台山縣女性命運的長卷

新書簽售 茶點招待

華埠圖書館參加9月18日和19日的華埠20中秋節擺街會

歡迎大家在9月18日和19日的華埠20中秋節擺街會參觀華埠圖書館的攤位,贏取獎品,並且有機會更好地了解我們的圖書館和我們提供的服務!

想了解更多關於中秋節擺街會,請看http://www.moonfestival.org/


關於中秋節的書:


想要更多資料請向圖書館員打聽。

Visit us at the Chinatown 20th Annual Autumn Moon Festival Street Fair on September 18 and 19

Chinatown Branch will be at the Autumn Moon Festival Street Fair on September 18 and 19. Come by our booth to learn more about our library and library services and to win prizes!

If you want to learn more about the Street Fair, visit http://www.moonfestival.org/

Autumn Moon Festival book recommendations:
For even more information ask your librarian.

And, by the way, the actual date for the Autumn Moon Festival this year is September 22nd.

Children's Programs in September

Baby Story Time
Rhymes, songs and books for infants to 18 months and their caregivers.
Thursday, September 2, 9, 16, 23 and 30, 11am-12pm

Family Story Time
Stories, songs and more for children of all ages and their families.
Saturday, September 4, 11, 18 and 25, 10:30-11am

Sophie's Crafts
Come and join Sophie to make a special and fun craft project
Tuesday, September 28, 4pm
Ages 5 and older. Space is limited; please call for reservations.

作家 Canyon Sam 《天空列車: 歷史邊緣的西藏婦女》閱讀會, 9月11日(星期六)下午2點半至4點

請參加本地作家及活躍人士Canyon Sam 的新作 《歷史邊緣的西藏婦女》的閱讀會。他登上從北京到西藏具爭議性的「天空列車」跨越喜馬拉雅山,搜尋一群西藏婦女。她們都曾在一本具開創性的回憶錄中出現,該回憶錄反映了西藏婦女不為人知的故事以及她們在西藏歷史所扮演的重要角色。
節目以英語進行, 不設翻譯。會後新書簽售。


Canyon Sam 也會在2010年10月6日(星期三)下午六點半在 Bernal Heights Branch Library 舉辦閱讀會。

Author Reading "Sky Train: Tibetan Women on the Edge of History" - Saturday, September 11, 2:30pm

Join local writer and activist Canyon Sam as she reads from her book Sky Train: Tibetan Women on the Edge of History. She boards the controversial "Sky Train" from Beijing to Tibet and crosses the Himalayas in search of women from her oral history project decades previous in a groundbreaking memoir which explores the untold stories of Tibetan women and their critical role in Tibetan history. Foreword by the Dalai Lama.

A book sale and signing follows this event.

Read the review on Canyon Sam's book in the San Francisco Chronicle: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/11/22/RVOI19TM1G.DTL

Canyon Sam will also read at the Bernal Heights Branch Library on Wednesday, October 6, 2010, at 6:30pm.