Month: September 2013

IIAS "The Newsletter" #65 Autumn 2013

We Are Published!

On September 9th, Jenn’s blog was a heads- up that we would be in the International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS)’s “The Newsletter,”. We are published in Issue #65, Autumn 2013 Edition, pages 6-7!

AMCA Website Project!

Just when we’re getting ready to go to Paris, a new exciting project starts! Several months ago Rita Wong contacted us through our website and introduced us to AMCA (Archives of Modern Chinese Art) based in Taiwan.  Apparently Professor Francesca dal Lago (who is on the advisory board) mentioned our research project to her.

Matthew, Jennifer and Gayook (Liu) Wong Family portrait

News On A Personal Note…

News on a personal note…I am excited because this week, my PET Scan results came back negative, so still cancer free! I am especially excited because this was the first PET Scan that didn’t show any signs of cancer at all. The last scan I took did, whereupon I had to undergo a follow up…

The International Institute for Asian Studies in the Netherlands

We Will Be Published!

Yes, we will be published!  The International Institute for Asian Studies (IIAS) will be publishing a 2-page spread about my grandfather and our family’s story in their Fall Newsletter. Hopefully this will be the first of many opportunities to share our story! I’m honored that my family entrusted me to write it!

Liu and his daughter Gayook in front of their Upper East Side Apartment in New York City ca. 1947

Why Germantown

Why Germantown? I am finally getting answers to questions about my father’s decisions that have always alluded me. When I started learning about his groundbreaking contributions I was shocked. This was certainly not the father I knew. What I absolutely did not expect was that it would take me on a journey back to my…

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