Saturday, June 22, 2019

FRANCES HUI: I AM FROM HONG KONG, NOT CHINA

April 21, 2019
From the Berkeley Beacon, Emerson College Student Newspaper.
Opinion, by Frances Hui.


I am from a city owned by a country that I don’t belong to.

Britain colonized Hong Kong as a consequence of the Opium War in 1842. While China gave up part of Hong Kong permanently to Britain—the New Territories, which makes up 86 percent of Hong Kong, was also under British control in a 99-year lease. In 1997, when the lease ended, the British government decided to give all of Hong Kong back to the People’s Republic of China, known just as China today, as a “special administrative region” subordinated by China’s government.

To eliminate panic caused by the change, China promised to practice “one country, two systems,” which guaranteed that everything in Hong Kong would stay the same and operated on a separate political system from other cities in China for 50 years.

China appoints a chief executive every five years after a conditional election among the election committee. Hong Kong’s legal system is embedded within a supreme law called the Basic Law, while citizens elect their legislators in the Legislative Council every four years.

I grew up learning that my city’s core values were rooted in the freedoms granted by the Basic Law, including freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, and freedom of press and publication. Myself and many people from Hong Kong take pride in being somewhat politically separated from China, which is governed by the Chinese Communist Party that notoriously censors the internet and imprisons dissident people in China. Many citizens even call themselves “Hongkonger” which the Oxford Dictionary later adopted in 2014.

The outbreak of the Umbrella Revolution, a 79-day occupying movement in 2014 when people asked for universal suffrage in electing the chief executive, put a spotlight on people’s ethnic identification. According to a poll by the University of Hong Kong, as of December 2018, 40 percent of citizens identify themselves as Hongkongers, as opposed to 15 percent who define themselves as Chinese. Less than 4 percent of the young generation ages 18 through 29 identified as Chinese in 2017, according to HK01.

Hongkongers ally with Taiwan, officially known as the Republic of China, which lost control of mainland China to the communist party in the Chinese Civil War in 1949. Unlike Hong Kong, Taiwan has almost no governmental connection with China. Taiwanese citizens even possess the right to elect their president, governors, and legislators democratically. However, people from Taiwan face the same identity crisis as Hongkongers.

One of my Taiwanese friends at Emerson adopted the “Chinese” identity, even though she told me she loves Taiwan. She said she does not feel strong enough to fight over her identity with her Chinese friends. Last semester, after my friend and I presented a final project about China’s “re-education camps,” where they hold more than a million Muslims in China for genocide, a Chinese student discredited our presentation for being too political.

International students from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Tibet and other places in relation to China face backlash for not identifying as Chinese. Chemi Lhamo, the newly elected student union president of the University of Toronto Scarborough, received hateful comments on her social media because of her Tibetan identity. An online petition gathered more than 10,000 signatures calling for Lhamo to step down because of her pro-independence statements regarding Tibet and Taiwan.

“We strongly disagree with Lhamo’s political statements and her participation in political campaigns that were clearly against Chinese history, Chinese laws, and Chinese students’ rights,” wrote a student who started the petition online after Lhamo was elected in March.

Chinese international students have become a prominent group at most U.S. schools in recent years. They made up nearly 60 percent of Emerson’s undergraduate international student population in fall 2018, according to the college’s Impact Report on Internationalization.

While it is globally agreed that Hong Kong and Taiwan are different entities from China politically, socially, and financially, it is important for colleges to be politically correct by educating themselves on international politics.

During my orientation in last fall, the School of Communication’s presentation about international exchange programs listed my hometown as “Hong Kong, China.” This move might flatter most of the Chinese students at Emerson, yet it upsets me to see how unaware the college is to this topic.

If the college promotes their education abroad programs to broaden students’ global vision, they must be more cognizant and knowledgeable of the places they accept students from and send students to.

I have never felt so desperate to find other people from Hong Kong and advocate for my culture. I recognize the absence of that voice on campus for Taiwanese, Hongkongers and other Chinese minority groups.

At my previous college in Seattle, faculty members hosted a panel that I spoke on alongside other students from Hong Kong, China, and Taiwan. Throughout the event, we touched on similarities and differences between the three cultures and educated the audience on controversial advocacy in Hong Kong and Taiwan. At the end of the panel, everyone seemed to leave with lingering curiosity to continue the conversation and an understanding of differences between us.

Instead of avoiding sensitive political topics to stay away from conflict, there should be more discussions on these issues to provide different students with an inclusive platform to voice their opinions. Everyone, including students from China or Hong Kong, should keep their minds open for new information and perspectives so as to learn from others.

It’s easy to exclude dissidents, but that only reinforces the problem and enlarges the gap between different nationalities. People should acknowledge the differences and participate in those conversations, despite all of the political tension within these places. This is important to provide a comfortable environment for people to identify themselves as who they want to be.

Although it was difficult facing judgment and disdain as one of the few Hongkongers at Emerson, I will strongly hold onto that identity because I am proud and I want to tell people where my actual home is.



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Sunday, February 3, 2019

STENT

冠狀動脈疾病 gun jong dung mak jat beng: Coronary disease.
gun: cap, crown
jong: form; appearance; shape; official
dung: move, happen; movement, action
mak: blood vessels, veins, arteries
jat: illness, disease, sickness; to hate
beng: illness, sickness, disease

心肌梗死 sam gei gang sei:  Myocardial infarction(death)
sam: heart; mind, intelligence; soul
gei: muscle tissue; meat on bones
gang, gwaang: stem of flower, branch of plant
sei: die; dead; death

心肌梗塞 sam gei gang sak: Heart attack
sam: heart; mind, intelligence; soul
gei: muscle tissue; meat on bones
gang, gwaang: stem of flower, branch of plant
sak: block up, stop, seal shut.

冠狀動脈支架 gun jong dung mak ji gaa: Coronary stent
gun: cap, crown
jong: form; appearance; shape; official
dung: move, happen; movement, action
mak: blood vessels, veins, arteries
ji: disperse, pay; support; branch
gaa: rack, stand, prop; prop up

动脉粥样硬化 dung mak juk yueng ngaan faa: Atherosclerosis
dung: move, happen; movement, action
mak: blood vessels, veins, arteries
juk: rice gruel, congee
yueng: shape, form, pattern, style
ngaan: hard, firm, strong; obstinate
faa: change, convert, reform; -ize

高血壓 gou huet ngaat: High blood pressure / hypertension
gou: high, tall; lofty, elevated
huet: blood
ngaat: press; oppress; crush; pressure


An antiplatelet drug (antiaggregant) is a member of a class of pharmaceuticals that decrease platelet aggregation and inhibit thrombus formation. They are effective in the arterial circulation, where anticoagulants have little effect.

They are widely used in primary and secondary prevention of thrombotic cerebrovascular or cardiovascular disease.

Antiplatelet therapy with one or more of these drugs decreases the ability of blood clot to form by interfering with platelet activation process in primary hemostasis. Antiplatelet drugs can reversibly or irreversibly inhibit the process involved in platelet activation resulting in decreased tendency of platelets to adhere to one another and to damaged blood vessels' endothelium.

Thrombolytic therapy is indicated for the treatment of STEMI – if it can begin within 12 hours of the onset of symptoms, and the person is eligible based on exclusion criteria, and a coronary angioplasty is not immediately available.


溶栓 yung saan: Thrombolysis
yung: to melt, dissolve; overflowing with
saan: wooden peg, post or stick

血管再成形術 huet gun joi ching ying seut: Angioplasty, balloon angioplasty, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty
huet: blood
gun: pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music
血管 huet gun: vein, artery
joi: again / once more / re- / second / another / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... , and then ...
sing: completed, finished, fixed
ying: form, shape, appearance
成形 sing ying: to take shape / shaping / forming
seut: A) art, skill, special feat; method, technique; B) various genera of flowers of Asteracea family (daisies and chrysanthemums), including Atractylis lancea



Interventional radiology (IR), sometimes known as vascular and interventional radiology (VIR), is a radiology specialty which provides minimally invasive image-guided diagnosis and treatment of disease. Although the range of procedures performed by interventional radiologists is broad, the unifying concept behind these procedures is the application of image guidance and minimally invasive techniques in order to minimize risk to the patient.

冠狀動脈疾病 'gun jong dung mak jat beng': Coronary disease. Ischemische hartklachten.

冠狀動脈支架 'gun jong dung mak ji gaa': Coronary stent. Coronaire stent.

動脉粥样硬化 'dung mak juk yueng ngaan faa': : Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerose.

高血壓 'gou huet ngaat': High blood pressure / hypertension. Hoge bloeddruk / hypertensie.

血管再成形術 'huet gun joi sing ying seut': Angioplasty, balloon angioplasty, percutaneous transluminal angioplasty. Angioplastiek, ballonangioplastie, percutane transluminale angioplastie.

Note that angioplasty is also simply 血管成形術 ('huet gun sing ying seut').

心臟手術'sam jong sau seut': Coronary procedure, heart operation. Coronaire ingreep, heart operatie..


NOTE: 脉、脈、衇、䘑 。

The variants 脉、脈、衇、䘑 all mean the same thing: arteries, veins.
Pronounced 'mak' in Cantonese.

Some other useful stuff:
醫療預約 ('yi liu yiu yuk): a medical appointment.
要動手術 ('yiu dung sau-seut'): need to have an operation.
得接受手術 ('dak jip sau sau-seut'): have surgery, had surgery.
接受手術 ('jip sau sau seut): undergo surgery.
病情 ('ping jing'): condition of the patient.
病人 ('ping yan'): patient, sick person.
患者 ('waan je'): patient, sufferer.
('ping'): illness, ailment.
急診 ('kap chan'): emergency medical consultation.
門診 ('mun chan'): outpatient services.
診室 ('chan sat'): consulting room.
診所 ('chan so'): clinic.
('chan'): diagnosis.
('jong'): internal organ.
('jong'): shape, form.


Friday, October 19, 2018

ARETERIES, HARDENING OF

動脈血管硬化 'dung mak huet gun ngaan faa'; arteriosclerosis.

動脈 'dung mak': artery.
動 'dung': move, happen; movement, action.
脈 'mak': blood vessels, veins, arteries.

血管 'huet gun': vein / artery.
血 'huet': blood; radical number 143.
管 'gun': pipe, tube, duct; woodwind music.

硬化 'ngaan faa': to harden / hardening / sclerosis / fig. to become rigid or inflexible in opinions / to ossify.
硬 'ngaan': hard, firm, strong; obstinate.
化'faa': change, convert, reform; -ize.


冠狀動脈疾病 'gun jong dung mak jat beng'; coronary artery disease.

冠狀動脈 'gun jong dung mak': coronary artery.
冠 'gun': cap, crown, headgear.
狀 'jong': form; appearance; shape; official.
動 'dung': move, happen; movement, action.
脈 'mak': blood vessels, veins, arteries.

疾病 'jat beng': disease / sickness / ailment.
疾 'jat': illness, disease, sickness; to hate.
病 'bing', 'beng': illness, sickness, disease.


心搏停止 'sam bok ting ji': cardiac arrest.

心搏 'sam bok': heartbeat / pulse.
心 'sam': heart; mind, intelligence; soul.
搏 'bok': seize; spring upon; strike.

停止 'ting ji': to stop / to halt / to cease.
停 'ting': stop, suspend, delay; suitable.
止 'zi': stop, halt, desist; detain.


心肌梗塞 'sam gei gang sak'; myocardial infarction / heart attack.

心 'sam': heart; mind, intelligence; soul.
肌 'gei': muscle tissue; meat on bones.
梗 'gang', 'gwaang': stem of flower, branch of plant.
塞 'coi','sak': stop up, block, seal, cork; pass, frontier; fortress.

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

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非常正确!赞! On Facebook, this means "absolutely correct! Like!"

Random search Jan. 26, 2016

Socks: 襪子 'maat ji'.
Wool: 羊毛 'yeung mou'.
Shoes: 鞋、皮鞋 'haai', 'pei haai'.
Leisure shoes: 休閒鞋 'yau gaan haai'.

Towel: 毛巾 'mou gan'. Also used for wash cloth.
Soap: 肥皂 'fei jou'.

Friday, September 4, 2015

TOP FIFTEEN CIGARS

WORK IN PROGRESS

1. Oliva Serie V Melanio Figurado: 奧利華V系列米拉尼奧雙尖魚雷雪茄禮盒 ào lì huá V xìliè mǐ lā ní ào shuāng jiān yúléi xuějiā lǐhé

2. EP Carrillo La Historia E-III: EP卡里略歷史系列E-III雪茄 E.P. Kǎ lǐ è lìshǐ xìliè E-III xuějiā

3. Illusione Fume D'Amour Clementes Toro: 幻境煙之禮讚系列寬容公牛雪茄 huànjìng yān zhī lǐzàn xìliè kuānróng gōngniú xuějiā

4. Arturo Fuente Fuente OpusX Perfection X: 阿圖羅·富恩特巨著完美X雪茄 ā tú luō·fù ēn tè jùzhù wánměi X xuějiā

5. Padron Family Reserve 50th Maduro: 帕德龍家族收藏版50號馬杜羅雪茄 pà dé lóng jiāzú shōucáng bǎn 50 hào mǎ dù luō xuějiā

6. Ashton ESG 22 Year Salute: 阿什頓ESG-22年禮炮雪茄 ā shén dùn ESG-22 nián lǐpào xuějiā

7. Diamond Crown Julius Caeser Robusto: 鑽石王冠朱利葉斯·凱撒系列 zuànshí wángguàn zhūlìyè sī·kǎisǎ xìliè

8. Alec Bradley Mundial PL No. 5: 亞歷克·布拉德利全球系列5號雪茄 Yà lì kè·bù lā dé lì quánqiú xìliè 5 hào xuějiā

9. My Father No. 3: My Father 3號雪茄 My Father 3 hào xuějiā

10. San Cristobal Revelation Legend: 聖克里斯多啟示系列傳說雪茄 shèng kè lǐsī duō qǐshì xìliè zhuàn shuō xuějiā

11. Matilde Renacer Corona: 馬蒂爾德重生系列皇冠雪茄 mǎ dì ěr dé chóngshēng xìliè huángguàn xuějiā

12. Liga Privada No.9 Belicoso: 私人聯盟9號標力高雪茄 sīrén liánméng 9 hào biāo lì gāo xuějiā

13. Davidoff Nicaragua Robusto: 大衛杜夫尼加拉瓜系列硬漢雪茄 dàwèidùfū níjiālāguā xìliè yìnghàn xuějiā

14. Nat Sherman Timeless Collection Churchill: 納特·謝爾曼永恆系列丘吉爾雪茄 nà tè·xiè ěr màn yǒnghéng xìliè qiūjí'ěr xuějiā

15. Tatuaje Havana VI Artistas Cigars: 塔圖阿赫哈瓦那第六季藝術家雪茄 tǎ tú ā hè hāwǎnà dì liù jì yìshùjiā xuějiā


CIGAR BRANDS AND DERIVATION

WORK IN PROGRESS

Alec Bradley: 亞歷克·布拉德利 Yà lì kè·bù lā dé lì
Arturo Fuente: 阿圖羅·富恩特 Ā tú luó·fù ēn tè
Ashton: 阿什頓(愛思頓)Ā shén dùn (ài sī dùn)
Casa Magna: 凱撒馬格南 Kǎisǎ mǎ gé nán
Cohiba: 高希霸 Gāo xī bà
Cuesta Rey: 科斯塔 雷伊 Kēsī tǎ léi yī

Davidoff: 大衛杜夫 Dàwèidùfū
Diamond Crown 鑽石王冠
Dunhill: 登喜路 Dēngxǐlù
Flor de las Antillas: 古巴女郎 Gǔbā nǚláng
Fonseca: 豐塞卡 Fēng sāi kǎ
God of Fire: 火神 Huǒ shén

Gran Habano: 格蘭 Gé lán
Graycliff: 格雷克利夫 Géléi kè lìfū
Griffin's: 格里芬 Gé lǐ fēn
Gurkha: 廓爾喀 Kuò ěr kā
H Upmann: 烏普曼 Wū pǔ màn
Herrera Esteli: 赫雷拉·埃斯特利 Hè léi lā·āi sī tè lì

Hoyo de Monterrey: 奧約·德·蒙特雷 ào yuē·dé·méngtè léi
Illusione: 幻境 Huànjìng
Joya de Nicaragua: 霍亞 德 尼加拉瓜 Huòyǎdé níjiālāguā
L'Atelier/雪茄室 Xuějiā shì
La Aroma de Cuba: 古巴芬芳 Gǔbā fēnfāng
La Aurora: 拉·奧羅拉 Lā·ào luōlā

La Flor Dominicana: LFD 多米尼加 Duōmǐníjiā
La Gloria Cubana: 古巴榮耀 Gǔbā róngyào
La Palina: 拉·帕麗娜 Lā·pà lì nà
Liga Privada: 私人聯盟 Sīrén liánméng
Macanudo: 麥克紐杜 Màikè niǔ dù
Matilde: 馬蒂爾德雪茄 Mǎ dì ěr dé xuějiā

Montecristo: 蒙特克里斯托 Méngtè kè lǐsī tuō
Nat Sherman: 納特·謝爾曼 Nà tè·xiè ěr màn
Oliva: 奧利華
Padron: 帕德龍
Partagas: 帕塔加斯
Perdomo: 佩爾多莫

Rocky Patel: 洛基·帕特爾
Romeo y Julieta: 羅密歐與朱麗葉
Royal Jamacia: 皇家牙買加
Saint Luis Rey: 聖·路易斯·雷伊
San Cristobal: 聖克里斯多
San Lotano: 聖·羅塔納

Tatuaje: 塔圖阿赫
Trinidad: 千里達
Torano: 圖拉勞
Winston Churchill: 溫斯頓·丘吉爾
Zino: 季諾


Cigar box, gift set, sampler: 雪茄禮盒 Xuějiā lǐhé
Cigar cutter: 雪茄刀 Xuějiā dāo


Country of manufacture: 雪茄產地
Wrapper origin 茄衣產地
Shape designation 雪茄形狀
Appearance, hue, wrapper type 茄衣顏色
Wrapper style: 茄衣類型
Cigar length: 雪茄長度