- AROUND C-TOWN (26)
- CHINATOWN CALENDAR (42)
- LIFE AND STORIES OF ASIAN AMERICANS (8)
- THE CHINATOWN BEAT (5)
- The PU PU CHATTER (2)
- WORD ON THE STREET (88)
- October 6, 2008: Seeking Candidates for Chinatown Master Plan 2010 Oversight Committee
- September 26, 2008: Peach Farm - Chinatown's Finest Seafood Basement Restaurant
- September 21, 2008: Oak Street Fair 2008
- September 19, 2008: Archstone: A Catalyst for Revitalizing Chinatown?
- September 17, 2008: Sonia Chang-Diaz Wins State Senate Seat
- September 17, 2008: Oak Street Fair - Saturday, Sept. 20th
- September 16, 2008: Welcome Back Royal Palace!
- September 9, 2008: Personal Reflections on the Housing Crisis
- September 2, 2008: What Are People Saying About Parcel 24?
- August 27, 2008: Selling Public Infrastructure and Privatized Chinatown?
Adventure of the Olympic Torch
As in any Olympics the journey of the ceremonial torch from Greece to the site of the Olympics is always adventurous. Not only does the team have to be concerned with weather conditions, but also protesters. This year, it seams like the torch is confronting more protesters than I’ve ever seen. Well it can probably be explained by:
1 – Media has gotten a lot better in getting information to the public. Additionally, everyone likes to see the drama of the Olympic torch.
2 – Since my heritage is Chinese it probably catches my attention more than before.
Keep in mind that the torch has yet to even arrive in China and it is already hitting all sorts of speed bumps. Just looking at the map above you can expect some craziness as the torch hits China. Sadly, the torch isn’t coming to Boston anytime soon, but hopefully in the future we can host the Olympics.
I personally think that attacks on the torch are the biggest waste of time for protesters. The best protest is probably to not attend or watch the Olympics. If you really want to go to the extreme, don’t spend any money on businesses that support the Olympics and tell others why you are doing so. I think the business ratio is 1 happy customer tells 8 others, but 1 unhappy customer tells 32 others.
I have views on the issues with Tibet and China, but that isn’t going to stop me from watching the Olympics. Plus, it will surely be exciting to see how the Chinese plan to secure the whole Olympics event. Funny, I actually considered going to the Olympics as a graduation gift to myself. Thank god I’m too broke to do so.