Empty Nest Years 2004 – 2016

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2004 October - At Hung Kee Seafood Restaurant in Hong Kong

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2004 October - With Cindy and Ben Peng hosting at the Hung Kee Seafood Restaurant

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2004 October - In Beijing, China with HS classmate Ching-Ping Ko in a tour group from Taiwan

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2004 October - Tiananmen Square

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2005 May - Loretta with Jim and Sophia Wang (center), Aily Hsieh, Angela Liu at the celebration of Professor Jim Wang's retirement from Harvard University

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2005 May - With Leroy and Angela Liu, Tao-Shih and Aily Hsieh at the reception for Professor Jim Wang's retirement from Harvard Biochemistry Department

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2005 October - Maui (near Sheraton Hotel in the south)

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2005 October - Watching the sunset on the porch of the condo in Maui

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2005 November - At Ching Ching Lee and H. H. Tsien's apartment in Paris.

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2005 November - With Leslie on the observation deck at the Eiffel Tower

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2005 November - Arc de Triomphe

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2005 November - Inside the Louvre Museum

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2005 November - In front of I.M. Pei's glass pyramid of the Louvre Museum

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2005 November - Palace of Versailles

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2005 November - Versailles Gardens

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2006 May - David's Aunt and cousins at Ben and Helen's wedding near Easton, PA

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2006 May - Loretta's family at Ben and Helen's wedding

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2006 May - With Chungshu and Shirley Yang (best man and the maid of honor at David and Loretta's wedding in 1972) at the wedding of Ben Tu and Helen Lai

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2006 November - At a banquet at the Taipei Hyatt Regency Hotel for celebrating the 20th anniversary of Institute of Molecular Biology (IMB), Academia Sinica

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2006 November - With Professor Ray Wu at party in IMB for its 20th anniversary celebration.

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2006 November - At a mini-reunion of 1970 Ag Chemisty Classmates in Taipei hosted by President Yann-Hwa Wu Lee of Yang Ming Medical University

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2006 December - With Leslie and Mrs. Shuya Huang Yeh at the faculty housing complex of Jinan University

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2006 November - At the Lalu - a Sun Moon Lake landmark

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2006 December - A family portrait: welcoming Helen to the Tu family

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2008 August - At the Taughannock Falls near Ithaca, NY

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2008 December - Celebrating David's 60th birthday at home

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2009 March - At the Grand Central Station in NYC

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2009 June - High School mini-reunion at the Yao residence in Taipei

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2007 October - 1970 Ag Chemistry classmates mini-reunion at the Wang's in Silver Spring, MD

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2008 January - David's 60th birthday celebration in Taipei with friends and IBMS colleagues of Academia Sinica

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2008 January - Mini-reunion of high school classmates and their spouses at Dianshuilou in Taipei

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2008 July - Inside Taipei 101

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2009 July - At the Venetian in Macao, China

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ca. 2010 - Boating somewhere

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2010 February - With Professor Stanley N. Cohen at his 75th Birthday celebration at Silverado Resort in Napa Valley, CA

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2010 May - The 85th birthday celebration for grandma Liu in West Newton, MA

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2010 May - With granddaughter Eva Tu at grandma Liu's 85th birthday celebration

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2010 July - Stockholm

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2010 July - Sailing around the Stockholm waters

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2010 July - Sailing around Stockholm with Dr. R. Morganstern at the helm (not shown)

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2010 July - Dining with Dr. and Mrs. Rolf Morganstern

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2010 July - Oslo, Norway

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2010 July - Dining at a seafood restaurant in Oslo

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2010 July - On the train ride from Oslo to Flam, Norway

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2010 July - On board the ferry in the Sognefjord from Flam to Bergen, Norway

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2010 July - Overlooking the Bergen Harbor on Mt. Fløyen

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2010 July - A troll in the background on Mt. Fløyen in Bergen

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2010 July - Bryggen in Bergen with Kim

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2010 July - Outside view of the funicular up to the Mt. Fløyen

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2010 July - At the waterfront with the Hanseatic buildings of Bryggen in the background

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2010 July - Outside the gates of Drottningholm Palace in Stockholm

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2010 July - Drottningholm Palace in the background

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2010 July - Near the Royal Palace in Stockholm

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2010 September - At the Peking Gourmet Inn Restaurant on Leesburg Pike in Falls Church, VA

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2010 September - At the wedding reception of niece Christine Chow and Mr. Lee Kapnisi

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2010 September - At the wedding reception for Christine and Lee

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2011 January - At Wall Street with Christine Lin

Ming C. Lin

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2011 April - With 1970 Ag Chem classmates at the Kenwood neighborhood in Bethesda, MD

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2011 April - 1970 Ag Chemistry classmates mini-reunion at Weimei Ching's residence

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2011 July - On the campus of the National Chiao Tung Universoty in Hsinchu, Taiwan

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2011 July - With President Chi-Huey Wong in Academia Sinica

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2011 July - With Cornell and Penn State friends at the Caesar Park Restaurant near the Taipei Main Station.

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2011 July - Miaoli trip with David's E27 friends and their spouses

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2011 July - At a tourist attraction in Miaoli Taiwan

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2011 August - With Kenneth and Olivia Kuo at the Nittany Lion Inn Fireside Room

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2011 September - With Mrs. Christina Wu in her living room at the Kendall in Ithaca, NY

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2011 October - On the Las Vegas Strip near the Wynn Hotel and Casino

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2011 October - With David's Cousin James Fu and his wife Mei Ouyang in Las Vegas

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2011 October - With Leslie at the Caesar's Palace

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2011 December - At Christmas with Eva and Evan in Evan's first visit to State College, PA

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2012 May - Standing in front of the Japanese Maple tree

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2012 May - At Taipei Lung Xiang Yuan Restaurant-Frank Lee and D. M. Wu; Raymond and Celia Wang

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2012 May - Lanyang Museum in Yilan, Taiwan

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2012 May - Taitung, Taiwan

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2012 June - Lanzhou - Yellow River in China

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2012 June - Tianshan-Heaven Lake in Xinjiang

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2012 June - With D. M. Wu at the Urumqi International Grand Bazzar - the best naan vender in the area

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2012 June - At the statue of Princess Iron Fan in Flaming Mountains of Turpan, Xinjiang

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2012 June - Roasted whole lamb in Turpan or Tulufan-Xinjiang

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2012 June - On a donkey cart at the Gaochang Ruins on the ancient Silk Road

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2012 June - Mingsha Shan-Crescent moon spring - entrance

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2012 June - Mingsha Shan-Crescent moon spring-Camel rides

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2012 June - Mingsha Shan-Crescent moon spring

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2012 June - Mogao Caves-Dunhuang

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2012 June - Yangquan Pass Marker-Great Wall-Gansu-China

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2012 June - With the Lees at Jiayuquan-Great Wall-Gansu-China

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2012 June - At Qin Shi Zui station-Qinghai (Tibetan culture region)

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2012 June - At the Qinghai Lake - the largest saline and alkaline inland lake in China

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2012 June - At the 1st Steel bridge across the Yellow River in Lanzhou, Gansu, China

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2012 June - Evening at the Yellow River in Lanzhou

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2012 June - Entrance to Maijishan Grottoes-Tianshui-Gansu-China

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2012 June - Maijishan Caves-with Frank Lee and DM Wu

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2012 June - Maijishan Grottoes and Caves, backside view

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2012 June - Maijishan Grottoes and Caves up close

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2012 June - The Famen Temple-Xi'an-Shaanxi-China

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2012 June - Huaqing Pool-Hot Spring-Lintong-Xi'an-Shaanxi-China

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2012 June - On top of the ancient Xi'an City Wall

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2012 June - On top of the Xi'an city wall.

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2012 July - Taipei Jumimg Museum

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2012 August - With Eva at the Chihuly Exhibit in the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden

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2012 August - With Evan at the Dallas Abrboretum

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2012 August - Sitting with Evan in the Dallas Arboretum

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2012 August - With Eva at the Dallas Arboretum

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2012 August - With Ben, Evan and Eva at the Dallas Arboretum

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2012 August - Walking hand-in-hand with Eva at the Dallas Arboretum

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2012 August - More of the Chihuly Exhibit

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2012 August - Celebrating Loretta's 64th birthday at Ben and Helen's home in Irving, TX

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2012 August - Dining at Fearing's Restaurant inside the Ritz Carlton in Dallas, TX

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2012 August - At the Stewart Park of Ithaca, NY (after 40 years)

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2012 September - With Evan in a hotel room on the occasion of Jamay Liu's wedding

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2012 September - The Liu family at niece Jamay's wedding rehearsal dinner

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2012 September - At the rehearsal dinner for Jamay Liu and Chris Lau

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2012 September 15 - At Jamay and Chris's wedding venue in Bristol, RI

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2012 September - The Tu family and grandma Liu after Jamay and Chris's wedding ceremony

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2012 September - At the wedding reception

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2013 May - On Mother's Day in the living room at home with flowers from Ben and Helen, Leslie, and Kim.

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2013 June - With the Lin's at the train station in Spring Lake, NJ

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2013 June - City center of Spring Lake, NJ

Ming Lin

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2013 August - Loretta's 65th birthday celebration at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston

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2013 August - With Ben-Liou Yao and Amy Chang at the Four Seasons Hotel in Boston

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2013 November - E27 (DT high school classmates) mini-reunion in LA

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2013 December - Rockefeller Center in NYC

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2013 December - Brooklyn, NYC

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2013 December - With Ernest and Lizzie Jay and Ming and Christine Lin in Manhattan

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2014 May - Shanghai Huang Pu River - The Bund

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2014 May - At Suzhou's Cultural Center (Golden Rooster Lake) with Raymond and Celia Wang

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2014 June - At the Sun Yat-Sen Mausoleum in Nanjing, China

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2014 June - Hangzhou Pagoda

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2014 June - West Lake in Hangzhou

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2014 June - At a Hangzhou longjing tea plantation

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2014 June - At a Hangzhou longjing tea plantation

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2014 June - With the Yeh's at a tea restaurant near the Taipei Main Station

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2014 June - Enjoying Taiwan cuisine with James, Celia, and Jeffrey Shen hosted by Tao and Aily Hsieh in Taipei

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2014 July - At the National September 11 Memorial and Museum

Mr. Ming C. Lin

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2014 July -In front of One World Trade Center

Mr. Ming C. Lin

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2014 July - Winter Gardens in NYC

Mr. Ming Lin

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2014 August - George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in Dallas, TX (on the campus of the Southern Methodist University)

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2014 August - Visiting with Mrs. Christina Wu in Ithaca, NY

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2015 January - At a mini-reunion of HS classmates and their spouses at Chao Ping Ji Restaurant in the San Want Hotel in Taipei

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2015 January - At the Wuling Farm to enjoy the Cherry blossoms

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2015 January - Dinner at the Tsien's with E27 classmates and their spouses

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2015 January - With Ag Chem classmates after a lunch at Taipei's Su Hung Restaurant

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2015 January - At the Sheraton Hotel Mall in Macao, China

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2015 February - The remaining section of the old Stanford Medical Center (as in the period of 1976-1980)

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2015 February - With the Toungs and the owner of the Crouching Tiger Restaurant in Redwood City, CA

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2015 February - Hiking in a park near the Cheung's San Jose Home

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2015 February - With Professor Stanley N. Cohen at the Seascape Resort in Monterey Bay for the celebration of his 80th birthday.

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2015 February - California Highway 1 near Big Sur

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2015 July - On the High Line in NYC

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2015 July - Enjoying a Shake Shack Burger at Madison Square Park in NYC

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2015 July - At the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC

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2015 August - With Eva and Evan for a celebration of Loretta's 67th birthday in Dallas, TX

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2015 August - A family photo before lighting the candles for Yen-Sheng

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2015 October - At David's Fu-Hsing (primary School) reunion in Taipei

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2015 October - With Teacher and Mrs. Niu, and Fu-Hsing classmates at the dinner banquet on the second day of the reunion at the Silks Palace neighboring the National Palace Museum

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2015 October - With Loretta's High School classmates (Ling Hsiao Li and Yuling Chang) in Taipei

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2015 November - Enjoying a nice dinner at Leslie's apartment in NYC

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2015 December - A family reunion at Christmas in State College, PA

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2015 December - With Ben's family at the Nittany Lion Shrine on the Penn State campus

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2015 December - With Evan at the Penn State Botanical Garden

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2015 December - In Tudek Park in State College, PA

Helen Lai

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2015 December - With Kim in front of the blooming autumn cherry tree

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2016 January - Cheers! At Leslie's apartment in Queens, NY

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2016 February - With Ming and Christine Lin inside Bill and Cindy Ling's cabin on board the NCL Breakaway somewhere in the North Atlantic Ocean

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2016 February - North Atlantic Ocean

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2016 February - Magen's Beach-St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

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2016 February - Overlooking Magen's Bay Beach in St. Thomas

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2016 February - At the St. Thomas Pier

Ming Lin

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2016 February - St. Thomas-U.S. Virgin Island-with Cindy Ling

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2016 February - Tortola-British Virgin Islands

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2016 February - The French Saint Martin

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2016 February - In the middle of a tour of the island nation of Dominica

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2016 February - At a hot spring on the Island of Dominica

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2016 February - Around the Island of Antigua

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2016 February - At a Wifi Bar in Antigua and Barbuda

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