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Huynh Cong Tu oral history interview and transcript
No full textThis recording and transcript form part of a collection of oral history interviews conducted by the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University. This collection includes audio recordings and transcripts of interviews with Asian Americans native to or living in Houston.Huynh Cong Tu was born in Can Tho, Vietnam, the second oldest of 8 children in his family. Growing up, he practiced the Phat Giao Hoa Hao religion and he worked various jobs to earn money and support his family. And, in 1978, when the news of the arrival of the Viet Cong came, he quickly left Vietnam with his maternal grandmother with hopes of being rescued by an American ship. They landed in Malaysia, where he and his grandmother were deemed eligible to be considered a refugee and relocate to the United States. They first arrived in Atlanta, Georgia, then Wichita, Kansas, and eventually Houston, Texas. Huynh was able to bring the rest of his family over to the US in the early 1990s. He is now a fisherman in San Leon and is active in the Vietnamese American community, helping welcome immigrants and refugees as the US did when he migrated
Orophyllus guttatus Xie, Wang & He 2021, sp. nov.
No full textOrophyllus guttatus Xie, Wang & He sp. nov. Figs. 5A–G Material examined: Holotype: 1 male, CHINA, Guangxi Prov., Maoershan (110.48°E, 25.88°N), 11-viii-2020 coll. Xie Hui-Cong (ECNU). Description. Male individuals are similar to Orophyllus supeciliarilamellatus sp. nov. (Figs. 5A–F), but differs in a dark spot at the base of the subgenital plate (Fig. 5G). Female unknown. Measurements (in mm): Male: SZ 42.51, PR 6.24, FW 34.43. Etymology: Species name guttatus means patches in the middle of subgenital and preceding plates. Distribution: Guangxi.Published as part of Xie, Hui-Cong, Wang, Han-Qiang, Li, Kai & He, Zhu-Qing, 2021, Taxonomy of genus Orophyllus Beier, 1954 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Pseudophyllinae), pp. 147-159 in Zootaxa 4990 (1) on page 154, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4990.1.9, http://zenodo.org/record/498301
Self-Assembled Morphologies and Percolation Probability of Mixed Carbon Fillers in the Diblock Copolymer Template: Hybrid Particle-Field Molecular Dynamics Simulation
No full textThe self-assembly of polymer composites of mixed carbon fillers including single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) and carbon black nanoparticles (CB NPs) in diblock copolymer (BCP) template are investigated using hybrid particle-field molecular dynamics simulations in this work. Simulations show, in agreement with experiments, that composites of BCP template with SWCNT have lower percolation threshold than that of BCP template with CB NPs. Moreover, the ratio between SWCNT and CB NPs has a strong influence on the percolation threshold of composites. The results of percolation probability show that adding more SWCNT (compared with CB NPs) to the BCP template could decrease the percolation threshold. However, a synergistic effect of percolation of the mixed carbon fillers in BCP template has been found. In particular, a nonlinear relation following the Boltzman function has been found, and the lowest percolation threshold exists with the volume ratio 4:1 (SWCNT/CB NPs) compared with the volume ratios of 1:1, 2:1, and 8:1 (SWCNT/CB NPs). The mixed carbon fillers also affect the morphologies of the BCP template, and the calculated radius of gyration of BCP shows that, in a higher concentration of the mixed fillers, the stretching of BCP is stronger, which results in the deformation of BCP template
Orophyllus supeciliarilamellatus Xie, Wang & He 2021, sp. nov.
No full textOrophyllus supeciliarilamellatus Xie, Wang & He sp. nov. Figs. 4A–I Material examined: Holotype: 1 male, CHINA, Guangxi Prov., Maoershan (110.48°E, 25.88°N), alt 1200m, 11-viii-2020 coll. Xie Hui-Cong (ECNU). Paratype: 2 males, CHINA, Guangxi Prov., Jinxiu (110.25°E, 24.16°N), 19-vii-2015, coll. He Zhu- Qing (ECNU); 2 males and 3 females, CHINA, Guangxi Prov., Yangmeiao (108.64°E, 25.19°N), alt 1200m, 18-vii-2015, coll. Lin & Zhu (SEM); 4 males, CHINA, Guangxi Prov., Yangmeiao (108.64°E, 25.19°N), alt 1200m, 20-vii-2015, coll. Lin & Zhu (SEM); 2 males, CHINA, Guangxi Prov., Yangmeiao (108.64°E, 25.19°N), alt 1200m, 21-vii-2015, coll. Lin & Zhu (SEM); 1 female, CHINA, Guangxi Prov., Yangmeiao (108.64°E, 25.19°N), alt 1200m, 22-vii-2015, coll. Lin & Zhu (SEM); 2 females, CHINA, Guangxi Prov., Damingshan, alt. 1250m, 19~ 25-vii-2013, coll. Zhu, Liu, Wang & Zhang (SEM); 3 males, CHINA, Guangxi Prov., Yangmeiao (108.64°E, 25.19°N), 6-viii-2020, coll. Xie Hui-Cong (ECNU); 3 males, CHINA, Sichuan Prov., Mengdingshan (103.03°E, 30.06°N), alt 1456m, 31-vii–1-viii-2007, coll. Liu, Huang, Zhou & Bi (SEM); 1 female, CHINA, Guizhou Prov., Fanjingshan, alt. 1000~ 1800m, 6-viii-2014, coll. Sun & Li (SEM). Description. Very similar to preceding species but smaller, tegmina shorter and broader, not recurved as preceding species at apex in female (Fig. 8). Male cerci thicker, and styli only about half length of subgenital plate which bearing eyebrow-shaped marking basally (Fig. 4F, G). The basal panels of female subgenital plate each with a blunt conical tubercle at outer apex (Fig. 4H). Ovipositor shorter (Fig. 4I). Measurements (in mm): Male: SZ 43.10–51.57, PR 6.27–8.20, FW 35.56–41.91, HF 17.09–19.56. Female: SZ 53.92–58.15, PR 6.93–8.03, FW 48.25–49.53, HF 19.54–21.25, OV 23.56–25.52. Etymology: Species name supeciliarilamellatus means 2 stripes on the ventral surface of the subgenital plate. Distribution: Guangxi, Guizhou, Jiangxi, Sichuan.Published as part of Xie, Hui-Cong, Wang, Han-Qiang, Li, Kai & He, Zhu-Qing, 2021, Taxonomy of genus Orophyllus Beier, 1954 (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Pseudophyllinae), pp. 147-159 in Zootaxa 4990 (1) on page 153, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4990.1.9, http://zenodo.org/record/498301
Huynh Cong Tu and female relative video oral history and transcript
No full textThis recording and transcript form part of a collection of oral history interviews conducted by the Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation and donated to the Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice University. This collection includes video recordings of interviews with Vietnamese Americans native to or living in Texas. This interview forms part of the national 500 Oral Histories Project conducted by the Vietnamese American Heritage Foundation.Huỳnh Công Tử was born on September 27, 1960 at Cần Thơ, Vietnam. He is the 3rd oldest out of 7 children in his family. His favorite memory of his childhood is the annual celebration on May 18, the anniversary of the day the "Phat Giao Hoa Hao" religion was created. Tu's father was in the army for 16 years; after 1975, he was put into prison camp (tù cải tảo) for 2 years. Tu attended school in Can Tho up to grade 6. On April 30, 1975, he remembers Can Tho being very chaotic with people running, screaming, and trying to flee the city. He was 15 years old, and remembers seeing only 5-6 Viet Cong officers present in the city and not understanding how South Vietnam could have lost the war. When Tu's father was imprisoned, the family was struggling to make ends meet. Tu and his siblings had to work to help; Tu had to work the hardest because he was the most quick-thinking out of his siblings. After 1975, the family desperately wanted to vuot bien but did not have the money to do so. On May 8, 1978, Tu boarded a small boat of a family friend to vuot bien; he arrived in Malaysia after 3 days at sea. He remained in Malaysia for 9 1/2 months before seeking refuge in the United States through the USCC organization. He arrived in Atlanta, Georgia in early 1979. He felt very fortunate to have made it to America because out of 10 boats that departed from Can Tho at the same port that day, only 3 to 4 boats made it to land. Tu states that he fled Vietnam because there was no freedom, no democracy, and no human rights; the communist government did not care for the people. He believed that even if US forces had remained in Vietnam, it would not have successfully brought the country together. Tu asserts that there are Vietnamese people living in Vietnam did not and do not know the true nature of Viet Cong, then how would Americans understand? Tu worked for a year to provide money for family back in Vietnam before he attended high school. Today, he has a career in fishing and crabbing. In 1994, his family was reunited in Houston, Texas. Tu's wife was previously an owner of a nail salon but is now a stay-at-home mom. Together, they have 5 daughters and 1 son; their oldest daughter now has her own family. Tu's mother lives with him and his family, while his father travels back and forth from Vietnam to the United States due to business. Today, Tu often volunteers at local elections and supports Vietnamese political candidates when they run. He is extremely proud to be Vietnamese and feels extremely fortunate and proud to be a citizen of the United States. He hopes to one day see Vietnam have democracy and freedom of speech before he dies
FIGURE 3 in A new cicada species of Psalmocharias Kirkaldy feeding on an Ephedra plant from China (Hemiptera: Cicadidae)
No full textFIGURE 3. Psalmocharias akesensis sp. nov. (male). A, B & C. head and thorax, dorsal view, showing intraspecific variability on mesonotum.Published as part of Wang, Xu, He, Zhiqiang & Wei, Cong, 2017, A new cicada species of Psalmocharias Kirkaldy feeding on an Ephedra plant from China (Hemiptera: Cicadidae), pp. 367-372 in Zootaxa 4290 (2) on page 371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4290.2.6, http://zenodo.org/record/82913
Emathia takensis Boulard 2006, comb. nov.
No full textEmathia takensis (Boulard, 2006) comb. nov. Cicadalna takensis Boulard, 2006: 592.Published as part of Wang, Xu, He, Zhiqiang & Wei, Cong, 2017, A new species of Cicadatra Kolenati, 1857 from China, with primary phylogenetic analyses of the tribe Cicadatrini (Hemiptera: Cicadidae), pp. 174-184 in Zootaxa 4242 (1) on page 180, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4242.1.9, http://zenodo.org/record/37607
Beating the Spread: Oregon's Role in the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act
No full textEstablished in 1859, Oregon, like so many other states, discovered quickly that a strong, viable economy was necessary in order to support the government and the civilians of the state. This paper follows the development of Oregon's economy over the years all the way to 1989 when the Oregon State Lottery introduced a sports wagering game that was meant to provide additional revenue to the state. This game, otherwise known as Sports Action became a controversial topic among many people. Professional and amateur sports leagues all took issue to this game and eventually federal intervention was called for. From this cry for help, the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act was created. This research contributes to our understanding of Oregon's actions and offers a look into the modern politics that our nation operates on through careful examination of government records
Arrest of Viet Cong Suspect
No full textAn Hoa, Vietnam: South Vietnamese soldier holds the forged identity papers of a teenage Viet Cong suspect, caught after he tried to escape 11/15 from this village, 32 miles northeast of Saigon. At right is the suspect\u27s mother.https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/upi_vietnam/1062/thumbnail.jp
Psalmocharias Kirkaldy 1908
No full textGenus Psalmocharias Kirkaldy, 1908 Sena Distant, 1905: 307. Type species: Cicada querula Pallas, 1773 Psalmocharias Kirkaldy, 1908: 124. Type species: Cicada querula Pallas, 1773Published as part of Wang, Xu, He, Zhiqiang & Wei, Cong, 2017, A new cicada species of Psalmocharias Kirkaldy feeding on an Ephedra plant from China (Hemiptera: Cicadidae), pp. 367-372 in Zootaxa 4290 (2) on page 368, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4290.2.6, http://zenodo.org/record/82913
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