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China Daily USA | Updated: 2014-06-06 11:26

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RALLY CALL

International Leadership Foundation (ILF) founder and CEO Chiling Tong (front, third from right) came to Houston on May 31 to rally advisors from local chapter for the upcoming ILF Leadership and Business Conference to be held in Washington. To Tong's left are Houston chapter chair Leeshan Birney and advisor James Birney. May Zhou / China Daily

GOLDEN NOTES

Ma Lin, clarinet soloist from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, accepts the Grace Woodson Memorial Award from John Dennis (left) after winning first place in the Houston Symphony's Ima Hogg competition on May 31. The $25,000 prize was provided by the Dennis family and Ma will also make a solo appearance with the orchestra in July. Jeff Fitlow For China Daily

HAPPY READERS

The newly formed Chinese Women Happy Reader Club held its first discussion on May 31 at the East West Bank community center. Chinese immigrant literature critic Chen Ruiling talks to author Zhao Meiping about Zhao's autobiography Who's Struggle Didn't Incur Injury to share their thoughts with the audience. May Zhou / China Daily

TOP OF THE TOPS

Members of the Chinese American Citizen Alliance Houston Lodge cut the ribbon on June 1 to open a two-week exhibition Top of Their Field, which celebrates outstanding Chinese Americans around the nation, including former US ambassador to China Gary Locke, architect Maya Lin and author Ha Jin, among many others. Provided to China Daily

(China Daily USA 06/06/2014 page9)