On Saturday, November 19, 2011 (2:30-4 p.m.), author, artist and musician Mingmei Yip will discuss her latest book Song of the Silk Road. After talking about her novel, Mingmei will demonstrate calligraphy based on a Buddhist sutra and talisman discovered on the Silk Road. A book sale and signing will follow the performance. This program will be in English only.Song of the Silk Road：a book talk and calligraphy demonstration by author Mingmei Yip on Nov. 19, 2011
On Saturday, November 19, 2011 (2:30-4 p.m.), author, artist and musician Mingmei Yip will discuss her latest book Song of the Silk Road. After talking about her novel, Mingmei will demonstrate calligraphy based on a Buddhist sutra and talisman discovered on the Silk Road. A book sale and signing will follow the performance. This program will be in English only.
11月19日葉明媚女士新書售簽及書法表演
2011年11月19日(星期六)下午2:30-4:00在華埠圖書館社區會議室，
作家、畫家和音樂家葉明媚將會與讀者分享她的最新作品《絲路之歌》。在與讀者分享完她的書作後，葉明媚將以在絲綢之路上所發現的佛經和符錄為靈感，為大家表演書法。表演後將有作者售簽活動。該項活動以英語進行。
作家、畫家和音樂家葉明媚將會與讀者分享她的最新作品《絲路之歌》。在與讀者分享完她的書作後，葉明媚將以在絲綢之路上所發現的佛經和符錄為靈感，為大家表演書法。表演後將有作者售簽活動。該項活動以英語進行。10月10日(星期一) 圖書館為"哥倫布紀念日"休息一天
10月10日(星期一) 華埠圖書館與全部舊金山市立圖書館為 "哥倫布紀念日" 休息一天。
想更好了解克里斯多福·哥倫布請看在下的書和DVD:
哥倫布 : 勇往直前的航海家, Sean J. Dolan 著
郑和vs歌伦布, 张侃 著
Christopher Columbus: Explorer of the New World (英文DVD)
想更好了解克里斯多福·哥倫布請看在下的書和DVD:
哥倫布 : 勇往直前的航海家, Sean J. Dolan 著
郑和vs歌伦布, 张侃 著
Christopher Columbus: Explorer of the New World (英文DVD)
Library closed for Columbus Day on October 10, 2011
Please note that Chinatown Branch and all San Francisco public libraries will be closed in observance of Columbus Day on October 10. Want to learn more about Christopher Columbus? Check out these books and DVDs:
Columbus in the Americas by William Least Heat-Moon
The Log of Christopher Columbus translated by Robert H. Fuson
Magnificent voyage of Christopher Columbus (DVD)
The Woman Who Could Not Forget: Iris Chang Before and Beyond the Rape of Nanking, A Memoir on Saturday, September 24, 2:30-4pm
A moving, illuminating memoir about the life of world-famous author and historian, Iris Chang, as told by her mother, Ying Ying Chang.
Iris Chang's best-selling book The Rape of Nanking forever changed the way we view the Second World War in Asia. Her mother, Ying-Ying Chang, provides an enlightened and nuanced look at her daughter, from Iris' home-made childhood newspaper, to her early years as a journalist, and later, as a promising young historian, her struggles with her son's autism and her tragic suicide. The Woman Who Could Not Forget cements Iris' legacy as one of the most extraordinary minds of her generation and reveals the depth and beauty of the bond between a mother and daughter.A book sale and signing will follow this program. Presentation will be conducted in English and Mandarin.
重訪舊華埠1931-1951新書發表會在9月17日(星期六), 下午2點半至4點
舊金山華埠原居民Lyle Jan蒞臨華埠圖書館, 談及他的英文新書《重訪舊華埠1931-1951》。這是作者另一本書《中國2227—很久很久以前》的續集。故事內容建基於真實事件，縷述了那個時代華人移民勞工階層的生活面貌, 以及他們的下一代。英語講座，不設翻譯。會後新書簽售。
Author Reading: Old Chinatown—Revisited on Saturday, September 17, 2:30-4pm
Please join us as San Francisco Chinatown native Lyle Jan talks about and reads from his new book Old Chinatown—Revisited: Memoirs of Old San Francisco Chinatown, CIRCA: 1931-1951. This sequel to the author’s first book China 2227—Long, Long Ago is based on true events and tell about the life and times of the laboring class of Chinese immigrants and their descendents who lived in Chinatown over half a century ago. A book sale and signing will follow the program.
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