New York City, Your City – Presentation Organized by FUSIA for CCIP Students’ Benefit
New York, NY, June 15, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Thursday, June 9, 2011, Mr. Morgan A. Jones, Queens Borough Director at the Mayor’s Community Affairs Unit (CAU), gave an inspiring bilingual presentation to 18 students from the Cross-Cultural Internship Program (CCIP), a program coordinated by FUSIA Communications, Inc.
Titled "Welcome to New York City, Your City," the session was organized by FUSIA to benefit students in its CCIP program by giving them a better idea of working and living in New York. Beginning the presentation with a self introduction, Mr. Jones stated that he was born and raised in Brooklyn, majoring in Chinese Language and Culture in College before he attended graduation school at The Johns Hopkins - Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies, SAIS in China. In total, he had lived and worked in China for six years and only moved back to the US two years ago after getting married there.
Mr. Morgan Jones kept a candid and humorous tone during his presentation, delighting the students when he talked about New York City and shared about its history, important facts, and even introduced Mayor Michael Bloomberg as well as Queens Borough President Helen Marshall. As the students are currently staying in Queens Borough, Mr. Jones also did a short presentation on the area for their benefit, explaining that Queens is the second most populated borough in New York City while having the largest land mass, and highlighted that Queens has one of the most diverse populations with Asians making up 22% of it.
Mr. Jones then shared useful tips and information, ranging from recommended websites to visit for more information as well as a list of interesting activities to do in Queens. He then concluded by giving his contact information to the students present, stating that they are more than welcome to contact him if they need any advice with regards to living and working in New York City.
Meijiao Tang, who is from Lingnan University, was the most active during the Q&A section as she was brimming with questions about NYC. "I was very impressed with Mr. Jones’s colorful, multilingual background and thoroughly enjoyed his engaging presentation. I now realize the importance of Mandarin as a means of communication when working with the communities in New York, especially in Queens where there are so many Mandarin-speaking residents. I hope there would more sessions like this for CCIP students in the future."
Yongchao Chen from The Chinese University of Hong Kong added "Through the presentation, I understand that effective communication is essential for solving problems, especially when it comes to doing community work. The presentation also made me realize that being able to express one’s position and opinions fully is what defines true democracy and freedom.”
Special thanks to Mr. Morgan Jones for his informative and eye-opening presentation as well as the students who took part in the session. Students may obtain a copy of the presentation slides by visiting http://www.facebook.com/theccip.
Author
Hong Bin Kok (National University of Singapore)
Editor
Yongchao Chen (The Chinese University of Singapore), Meijiao Tang (Lingnan University)
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Titled "Welcome to New York City, Your City," the session was organized by FUSIA to benefit students in its CCIP program by giving them a better idea of working and living in New York. Beginning the presentation with a self introduction, Mr. Jones stated that he was born and raised in Brooklyn, majoring in Chinese Language and Culture in College before he attended graduation school at The Johns Hopkins - Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies, SAIS in China. In total, he had lived and worked in China for six years and only moved back to the US two years ago after getting married there.
Mr. Morgan Jones kept a candid and humorous tone during his presentation, delighting the students when he talked about New York City and shared about its history, important facts, and even introduced Mayor Michael Bloomberg as well as Queens Borough President Helen Marshall. As the students are currently staying in Queens Borough, Mr. Jones also did a short presentation on the area for their benefit, explaining that Queens is the second most populated borough in New York City while having the largest land mass, and highlighted that Queens has one of the most diverse populations with Asians making up 22% of it.
Mr. Jones then shared useful tips and information, ranging from recommended websites to visit for more information as well as a list of interesting activities to do in Queens. He then concluded by giving his contact information to the students present, stating that they are more than welcome to contact him if they need any advice with regards to living and working in New York City.
Meijiao Tang, who is from Lingnan University, was the most active during the Q&A section as she was brimming with questions about NYC. "I was very impressed with Mr. Jones’s colorful, multilingual background and thoroughly enjoyed his engaging presentation. I now realize the importance of Mandarin as a means of communication when working with the communities in New York, especially in Queens where there are so many Mandarin-speaking residents. I hope there would more sessions like this for CCIP students in the future."
Yongchao Chen from The Chinese University of Hong Kong added "Through the presentation, I understand that effective communication is essential for solving problems, especially when it comes to doing community work. The presentation also made me realize that being able to express one’s position and opinions fully is what defines true democracy and freedom.”
Special thanks to Mr. Morgan Jones for his informative and eye-opening presentation as well as the students who took part in the session. Students may obtain a copy of the presentation slides by visiting http://www.facebook.com/theccip.
Author
Hong Bin Kok (National University of Singapore)
Editor
Yongchao Chen (The Chinese University of Singapore), Meijiao Tang (Lingnan University)
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Elizabeth Kay
718-643-0311
www.fusia.net
Elizabeth Kay
718-643-0311
www.fusia.net
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