NCKU hosts Immigrants Building America exhibition
Tainan, Taiwan, Mar. 12, 2013
Learn about the contributions Chinese immigrants and Chinese-Americans had made to American society: Immigrants Building America, an exhibition at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) Library, Mar. 6-28.
The exhibition co-organized by the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission and NCKU Library illustrates the lives of early immigrants in America along with the history of Chinese Immigration and how immigrants from Taiwan and China have contributed to the growth of the United States.
NCKU Vice President Chih-Chin Ho on behalf of NCKU President Hwung-Hweng Hwung attended the opening ceremony, Mar. 6, and shared his own experience when he first arrived in the US in 1976, the same year when Samuel C. C. Ting was awarded the Nobel Prize of Physics, which was the most trilling news for Chinese-Americans.
He said, “Recalling the historical events through pictures, documents and profiles helps us to understand the significant contributions of Chinese immigrants and Chinese-Americans to the development of American society and motivate us to work hard to excel.”
The “Taiwan Proud” like American professional basketball star Jeremy Lin and Oscar-winning director Ang Lee recently has cut a striking figure in the international community, providing inspiring stories to motivate people to achieve their dreams, according to Ho.
“Immigrants Building America” exhibition displays 51 posters and 26 profiles of outstanding immigrants including Wong Tsu, Henry Lee and Ang Lee.
Gary G. Oba, Kaohsiung Branch Chief of AIT, said that this special exhibition not only highlighted the substantial contribution of Chinese-Americans to the growth of American society but proposed that the contribution of the immigrants to the society cannot be overlooked.
The growth of America which is often called a melting pot owes much from the extraordinary contributions of people of different nationalities and ethnic groups, according to Oba.
He stressed that the willingness to take the new challenges ahead and endure the hardships along the struggling in a foreign country may be the driving force that helped immigrants to survive and in a way to improve function of society as well.
Items on display are all provided by AIT except two collections of Wong Tsu, an aviation pioneer, from NCKU Museum.
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Learn about the contributions Chinese immigrants and Chinese-Americans had made to American society: Immigrants Building America, an exhibition at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) Library, Mar. 6-28.
The exhibition co-organized by the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), the Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission and NCKU Library illustrates the lives of early immigrants in America along with the history of Chinese Immigration and how immigrants from Taiwan and China have contributed to the growth of the United States.
NCKU Vice President Chih-Chin Ho on behalf of NCKU President Hwung-Hweng Hwung attended the opening ceremony, Mar. 6, and shared his own experience when he first arrived in the US in 1976, the same year when Samuel C. C. Ting was awarded the Nobel Prize of Physics, which was the most trilling news for Chinese-Americans.
He said, “Recalling the historical events through pictures, documents and profiles helps us to understand the significant contributions of Chinese immigrants and Chinese-Americans to the development of American society and motivate us to work hard to excel.”
The “Taiwan Proud” like American professional basketball star Jeremy Lin and Oscar-winning director Ang Lee recently has cut a striking figure in the international community, providing inspiring stories to motivate people to achieve their dreams, according to Ho.
“Immigrants Building America” exhibition displays 51 posters and 26 profiles of outstanding immigrants including Wong Tsu, Henry Lee and Ang Lee.
Gary G. Oba, Kaohsiung Branch Chief of AIT, said that this special exhibition not only highlighted the substantial contribution of Chinese-Americans to the growth of American society but proposed that the contribution of the immigrants to the society cannot be overlooked.
The growth of America which is often called a melting pot owes much from the extraordinary contributions of people of different nationalities and ethnic groups, according to Oba.
He stressed that the willingness to take the new challenges ahead and endure the hardships along the struggling in a foreign country may be the driving force that helped immigrants to survive and in a way to improve function of society as well.
Items on display are all provided by AIT except two collections of Wong Tsu, an aviation pioneer, from NCKU Museum.
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