Written by 西村愚夫(Seeker in Seattle); Translated by Yitao; Edited by AnakinBun and Amber Kite
The original article in chinese: 对总统大选之前的美国的观察与思考
(Below is the translated and shortened version in English)
The death of George Floyd in May has, in many cities of the US, resulted in protests and riots which have lasted to this day. Seattle is one of those cities. The large scale violence in this city has shocked residents like me.
I have lived in the US for more than 30 years. I am used to seeing protests, which turned into riots later. But from the beginning, the current…
One for all; All for one. Kindness and generosity are everywhere.
Residents of Dallas-Fort Worth probably all know about JPS hospital. Fort Worth is one of the hard-hit areas in Texas and JPS hospital took in a lot of Covid-19 patients but for some reason it didn’t receive the same media coverage or donations as hospitals of similar size such as Parkland. They only received donations from a few organizations including DFW Fudan Alumni Association and New Life Gospel Church so there was an acute shortage of PPE for frontline workers.
Fudan Alumni decided to focus on JPS hospital. They…
The basics of a vaccine and what is the most recent development with COVID-19 vaccine.
Author: Hao W.
The biggest challenge right now with the COVID-19 pandemic is when are we going to get a vaccine, is it able to protect us, and when are we going to get a cure? To answer these questions, we need to first understand the basics of a vaccine and what is the most recent development with COVID-19 vaccine.
What is COVID-19, or SARS-CoV-2?
A SARS-CoV-2 virus particle is about 90 nanometers, which is around one millionth the volume of a human cell. It…
Huang Yueliang
translated by: Xi Fan
There were many strange government policies during that strange time, one of which was, “A child’s Hukou must follow the mother’s”.( “Hu Kou”, the resident registry, determined where a person could live legally in the country, where one could work and travel, and what rations one could get, that included basic food rations.)
The rationale behind this policy was probably to prevent this possible scenario from happening — any girl from the rural area could marry someone in the city, and their child could get a hukou in the city, to get better rations…
Huang YueLiang
[The author of the popular blog series on MoshangUS, “Lanlan diary” during the March-April coronavius outbreak in New York/New Jersey, was killed in a car accident. The author’s mother is now writing her own blogs in memory of Lanlan. This is her story]
translated by: Xi Fan
January 18, 1969, for Yungui Plateau of southwest China, was a rare sunny day. I was lying on the delivery bed in Guiyang Medical College, looking out the window in between the pain of contraction. The sky was really blue, the clouds were really white, and the sun was so bright.
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欧美媒体纷纷报道深陷阴谋论中的全球“零号患者”
Author: amber kite（琥珀风筝）
After Maatje Benassi was depicted in a conspiracy theory as “coronavirus patient zero”, her life has been totally changed. Media outlets such as CNN covered her story. This article brings Maatje’s story to Chinese readers in Wechat. However, the Wechat censorship machine banned and deleted this post within 12 hours of its p …
NJ, April 18–21
Author: Xin Luo
April 18th, 2020. New Jersey.
I accomplished something today.
As I mentioned in my blog yesterday, an internet friend located in Arles, a small town in France asked for help saying the hospitals there need resources such as masks. I found out through internet research that Zhouzhuang, China is Arles’ sister city so I mentioned in my blog it would be great if Zhouzhuang can help Arles out.
Someone read my blog and forwarded it to those who call the shots in Zhouzhuang. My friend also reached out to her contacts who have connections in Zhouzhuang. I…
New Jersy — April 16
by Xin Luo
Here are some news from the local hospitals around me:
A pregnant woman who was tested positive of the coronavius, and has been treated at Holy Name Hospital, gave birth to a healthy baby girl.
An elderly Chinese American who was treated at the same hospital, was put on ventilator a month ago and in critical condition, has recovered and was discharged yesterday! Almost all doctors and nurses came out to send him off, cheering as if to a hero’s triumph. What a miracle of life!
For the first time, the…
USA needs to be more self-reliant in manufacturing.
Author：Lydia L., Yitao
The epidemic data in the United States started to look uncontrollable. As of April 23rd, according to the Johns Hopkins data, the total number of confirmed cases has reached 866,148, with 48,868 deaths.
268,512 people were diagnosed in New York State and 20,792 people there died.
99,989 people were diagnosed in New Jersey and 5,386 people died.
42,944 in Massachusetts, 2182 people died.
37,787 people were diagnosed in California and 1,438 died.
The Epicenter New York, being only one state, surpassed some large countries in confirmed cases and fatalities.
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Covid-19 Diary: We all live under the same sky
New Jersey — April 15
Author: Xin Luo
In the past, when I heard stories like “someone just dropped the money and left”, I thought how ridiculous that was, and never believed them. well, it happened to me today.
A total stranger I didn’t know, contacted me in WeChat (the Chinese equivalent of Whatsapp) this morning. Without saying much, he transferred me 5,000 yuan! (US$700)
To be honest, I was really taken aback at the time.
Come to think of it, I have encountered quite a few such things recently.
62 people from Chengdu, China, pooled money together, bought 6382 medical and KN95 masks, put…
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