Houston

Taking it to the streets - Houston, Tx

CChinese Americans in Houston rally for former NYPD officer Peter Liang at the Galleria, Houston’s busiest commercial district, on Feb 20 as part of a nationwide protest over his manslaughter conviction. More than 1,500 people joined the rally, which was conducted in an orderly fashion. May Zhou / China Daily

New York connection - Houston, Tx

John Ferguson and his wife Xu Chenxin, a New York couple visiting Houston, joined the Liang rally on Feb 20. “We live half an hour from Brooklyn and we know all about this case. Here we are fighting for the rights of every police officer throughout the US. I don’t feel that justice was served for Peter Liang for what he has done,” said Ferguson. May Zhou / China Daily

Warm welcome - Houston, Tx

Qiu Yuanping (center), director of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council of China, accompanied by China’s Consul General Li Qiangmin (fifth from left), are welcomed by Houston Huaxing Art Group on Feb 24. May Zhou / China Daily

All that jazz - Houston, Tx

From left: World Theater Artistic Director Burton Wolfe, China’s Consul of Culture Yang Song, Golden Buddha Jazz Orchestra composer Kong Hongwei and band members take a bow after the band’s Greeting from Spring Festival concert on Feb 19 in Houston. Sponsored by China’s Ministry of Culture, the band brought jazz adapted from Chinese music to Houston, Dallas, Miami and New Orleans during its tour. May Zhou / China Daily