The English Center
By Jian Di Liang Being in the United States for two and a half years, my happiest time was the period studying at the English[Read more]
Jian Di Liang
Jian Di Liang (Charlotte) is from China. She is enthusiastic, friendly and outgoing. Meeting new people and traveling are her biggest interests.
Stories by Jian
Happy New Year! Oakland’s Chinatown Welcomes The Year of the Snake
By Jian Di Liang Posted
By Jian Di Liang The Lunar New Year is coming, and so is The Year of the Snake. The New Year is one of the[Read more]
Freedom?!
By Jian Di Liang Posted
By Jian Di Liang My friend Alice came to the US in May last year. And we met each other at the English Center –[Read more]
Dimond’s Food Mill
By Jian Di Liang Posted
By Jian Di Liang “Our store is family-oriented, and we are dedicated to help customers and serve the best food,” says Kirk Watkins, owner of[Read more]
Health of the Hood: The Dimond & Laurel Districts
By Jian Di Liang Posted
By Jian Di Liang Greens relaxes us in busy life. It is nice to live in a neighborhood that can see greens everywhere , such[Read more]
Moon Cakes, Mid-Autumn, and Losing My Chinese-ness
By Jian Di Liang Posted
I have begun to understand why a lot of American-born Chinese people do not feel connected to their Chinese ethnicity. If their families are like[Read more]
Carl Chan, The ‘Mayor’ of Oakland’s Chinatown
By Jian Di Liang Posted
"After seeing all the discrimination and segregation, I became determined to serve the Asian community. I do not want to be famous, but help people[Read more]
Just How Chinese is Oakland’s Chinatown?
By Jian Di Liang Posted
Story and photos by Jian Di Liang In Oakland, Chinatown is considered an Asian center. The markets, restaurants, and social services draw people who are[Read more]
Learning Hard Lessons in a New Land: My Immigration from China to America
By Jian Di Liang Posted
By Jian Di Liang Moving to a new place in order to have a better life – that was what my family expected before we[Read more]
Health of the Hood: Between Upper Diamond and Laurel
By Jian Di Liang Posted
By Jian Di Liang - In general, my neighborhood is really quiet. The streets are narrow and clean. The restaurants, school, stores and so on[Read more]
