Southwest Chinese Journal (Stafford, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 17, Ed. 1 Monday, November 1, 1982 Page: 5 of 16
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November, 1982
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Page 5
Virginia Wong, Fulbright Scholar
After an extensive tour of
India as a 1982 Fulbright
Scholar, Virginia Y. Wong
has returned to Texas. Ac-
cording to Virginia Wong,
much progress has taken
place in India to improve
the quality of life in the
ten cities visited as com-
pared to India's 1975 emer-
gency period. This was Ms.
Wong's second tour to India
after being selected by the
U.S. Department of Education
and the Asian Studies Depart-
ment at the University of
Texas in Austin. Her ex-
periences with Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi, Dr. S. Nehru
Hason, Minister of Science
and Technology Research, Dr.
Devi, Professor Emeritus to
the U.N., sisters of Mother
Theresa's order, educators,
farmers, villagers and wo-
men involved in networking
and social change, etc. were
recorded on 42 audio cas-
settes and photographed.
Ms. Wong, a former educa-
tion consultant with the
Education Service Center
Region XX in San Antonio,
is presently employed by
Houston Independent School
District. She has written
two chapters for a Fulbright
Scholars' book to be placed
in the U.S. Library of Con-
gress and various univer-
sities. She has served
three years on the Minority
Affairs Committee of the
Texas State Teachers Asso-
ciation and is the Chair-
person for the Asian-Pacific
Caucus.
Mr. David Yee, Chinese
Art collector and Chinese
water color expert of Houston
(UT Publication - Who Are
the Chinese Texans?) is
Virginia Wong's father. Her
children are Miami Wong,
assistant editor of VOGUE
in New York, Dr. Stephen K.
Wong, accepted to Baylor
Medical College of Ophthal-
mology (1983) and Jade Wong,
cancer research assistant
at M.D. Anderson Hospital.
Virginia Wong would like
to hear from anyone with
concerns regarding Asian
educational issues and
problems (e.g., teachers,
students, instructional
aids, foreign language) in
Texas, and can be contacted
at (713) 790-9671. "Asian
women, get involved and
make an impact on humanity
for a better, interdepen-
dent world," is a philo-
sophy that has taken Virginia
Wong to Austin, Washington,
D.C., USSR, India, Italy,
Mexico, Canada, England
and throughout the U.S.A.
*********
Asians and women inter-
ested in a UniServ position
in Eagle Pass, Texas, call
Ms. Wong or Mr. Lee Hicks
at the Texas State Teachers
Association, 626-8460. Any
Asians wishing to improve
education for our people
in Texas and the U.S.A.,
call Virginia Wong.
JUNK DOVE LEONG*S Message
Does someone in your family
want to become a doctor?
There is a new leaflet pub-
lication just off the press
which details information for
potential medical students.
Explanation is given re-
garding course requirements,
costs, and other training
included in pursuing a ca-
reer as a physician and
setting up a practice. The
brochure also describes a day
in the life of a medial doc-
tor, including time spent in
consultation, patient care, and continuing medical education,
Single free copies of this literature can be obtained by
written request to the Department of Communications,
Michigan State Medical Society, 120 W. Saginaw, East
Lansing, MI 28823.
by June Dove Leong
Sympathy is here ex-
pressed to the family of
Mr. Sui S. Tang who left
this earthly life on Octo-
ber 13, 1982. He was 61
years of age, having been
born in Canton, China, and
a Houston resident for
some 35 years. He received
his education at the Uni-
versity of Chekiang where
he earned a Bachelor Degree
in Engineering. Later a
Master Degree of Mechanical
Engineering was awarded at
Rice University. He was
working as an Engineer for
Fish Engineering and Con-
struction Company at the
time of his death. He is
survived by his wife Mrs.
Pearl Tang; two sons, Dr.
James Tang and Alan Tang:
two daughters, Mrs. Lily
Ll.ng and Lera Tang, and
two granddaughters. He is
also survived by four
brothers - those in Houston
include William, Albert,
and Bill. Five surviving
sisters live in China. He
In Memory of
Sui S. Tang
was buried at Forest Park
East on October 16th.
During the funeral serv-
ices, Dr. James Tang, as
family spokesman, delivered
the eulogy. In it, he said
"I shall remember my father
as a gentle person, who
dedicated his life to his
family, to his work, and to
his friends. He taught me
and those around him by
his example the meaning of
diligence, determination,
and dedication...
"So for my father, let
us pray for a safe lodging,
a holy rest, and peace..."
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Southwest Chinese Journal (Stafford, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 17, Ed. 1 Monday, November 1, 1982, newspaper, November 1, 1982; Stafford, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth268416/m1/5/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.