Oh yeah I almost forgot to tell you all .....I did something this past sunday that I never expected to do in this lifetime. I attended the Swearing-In Ceremony or Inauguration of a New York State Assembly woman. Her name is Ellen Young. She will serve up in Albany, NY, our state's capital. It was historic, in that she is the first Asian-American woman in NY state to hold that position. The ceremony was held in an auditorium in the Flushing Library. The place was packed! They had to use an overflow room. There were many congratulatory speeches by well known NY politicians. She came to the USA as an immigrant from Taiwan at the age of 25. She is a single Mom. Her 87 year old father was in attendance as well as her mother, daughter and brother were at the ceremony. It was very exciting to witness a positive change in our NY state political history. :victory:
Enna wrote:Oh yeah I almost forgot to tell you all .....I did something this past sunday that I never expected to do in this lifetime. I attended the Swearing-In Ceremony or Inauguration of a New York State Assembly woman. Her name is Ellen Young. She will serve up in Albany, NY, our state's capital. It was historic, in that she is the first Asian-American woman in NY state to hold that position. The ceremony was held in an auditorium in the Flushing Library. The place was packed! They had to use an overflow room. There were many congratulatory speeches by well known NY politicians. She came to the USA as an immigrant from Taiwan at the age of 25. She is a single Mom. Her 87 year old father was in attendance as well as her mother, daughter and brother were at the ceremony. It was very exciting to witness a positive change in our NY state political history. :victory:
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Yale barbershop singers recovering after ambush
Members of a close-harmony group from Yale University are recovering after being ambushed and beaten up while on tour in California.
Members of the a cappella Baker's Dozen were performing at a party in San Francisco at the new year when their rendition of the "Star Spangled Banner" apparently sparked taunts and threats from fellow partygoers.
As the group left the house, they were attacked by dozens of assailants, suffering scrapes, black eyes and concussions, said Connecticut's News Channel 8.
"Besides any bruising or scrapes to the face, the main injury I suffered was I broke my jaw in two places," one of the singers, 18-year-old Sharyar Aziz, was quoted as saying.