Cardinal Chronicle
BY MICHAEL PEÑA
As part of the Stanford International Initiative, a new website that showcases the university's efforts around the world is expected to launch in May. The Stanford Global Gateway will link from the university home page, and the site is intended to serve both as a portal and as an interactive resource for those interested in or involved with international activities. Starting this month, designers are inviting students, faculty and staff to e-mail captivating digital images that depict Stanford's global reach, such as photos of fieldwork, studies abroad, arts or entertainment. Images should be in high-resolution jpeg format and sent to wsparks@stanford.edu, with "SGG Image" in the subject line. For proper crediting, the e-mail should specify who created the image and contain details such as when and where a photo was taken and who is pictured. The deadline for submissions is Friday, March 27. For more information, go to http://international.stanford.edu/sgg.
On Tuesday, March 10, LI-KENG WONG, one of the few surviving immigrants who were detained at Angel Island for interrogation in the 1930s, will speak at a brown-bag event at the Asian American Activities Center (A3C). In her 2008 autobiographical book, Good Fortune: My Journey to Gold Mountain, which is referenced often in elementary school history classes, Wong describes her family's journey from the Chinese village where she grew up to Oakland's Chinatown. During the Depression, immigrants from Korea, the Philippines, Japan, India, Russia and other countries also passed through the U.S. Immigration Station at Angel Island. After a three-year closure for renovations, the facility—along with the Barracks Museum—reopened to visitors on Feb. 15. A3C is located in the Old Union Clubhouse. The talk will be from noon to 1 p.m.
Last Saturday, more than 100 high school students and coaches from around the Bay Area competed in the U.S. Department of Energy's regional Science Bowl, held here at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Cupertino's Homestead High School defeated runner-up Harker School in the 11th round of competition, with Menlo School coming in third. Homestead will now go on to compete in the national competition in Washington, D.C., later this spring. There, middle and high school students will be quizzed in a fast-paced format similar to the game show Jeopardy.
Write to Michael Peña at michael.pena@stanford.edu or mail code 2245.
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