In remarks made at the NYU Commencement Ceremony held at Yankee Stadium on May 13, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton cited the work of the Sichuan Relief Mission, led by NYU junior Kevin Wong, saying, "[One] of your classmates was studying in China last year when the devastating earthquake struck, and that has led to work ever since to deliver supplies and assistance to villagers in remote areas."
Hillary Clinton praises NYU student-led Sichuan Relief Mission
May 18th, 2009 | by zaiShanghai | published in Arts & Culture
Sichuan reflection: Beichuan after the quake
May 18th, 2009 | by Lucy Qian | published in Travel, zS Blogs
"We snuck into Beichuan very early one morning. After having been denied entrance through the gate, we decided to climb over the surrounding slopes to penetrate the guarded city.… We arrived at the outskirts only to be spotted and apprehended by the military. Through the stress of it all, when we walked through the abandoned streets of the city that is no more, we fell silent.…" NYU's Lucy Qian visits Sichaun with the Sichuan Relief Mission one year after the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake devastated the region.
Sichuan Relief Mission Travel Blog: Day 1
May 10th, 2009 | by admin | published in Internships, jobs & volunteering, zS Blogs
by Kevin Wong May 1, 2009 My watch is reading the wrong time again, a problem with the date more than anything. It's four o'clock in the morning, I'm on the lookout shift for the team. The team consists of 15 people, all of whom are going to be characters in this little adventure. I hope it's […]
Sichuan Relief Mission Fundraiser: Ping Pong
April 23rd, 2009 | by admin | published in Events, Uncategorized
With the NYU Sichuan Relief Mission Team hitting the road in approximately two weeks, Brian Kang reflects on the first fundraiser, the Ping Pong tournament that was held in March.
Ping Pong Shame
March 24th, 2009 | by admin | published in zS Blogs
一山还比一山高 That's a Chinese saying that I hate, but I find it to be absolutely true, which trust me, is very annoying. Literally it means that there is always a higher mountain. In terms of complexity it's pretty self explanatory. let me digress, i love ping pong. I have been playing since I was very young. My cousin, an aspiring Hong Kong […]
NYU students raise funds for Sichuan earthquake relief
March 15th, 2009 | by Kevin Wong | published in Events, zS Blogs
NYU Sichuan Relief Mission student volunteers are raising money to build a new school in earthquake-stricken Beichuan, a Sichuan county that has been largely evacuated because of safety concerns since the disastrous 2008 earthquake.