Nine Chinese Americans get medals

Nine Chinese Americans were awarded the 2014 Ellis Island Medal of Honor on Saturday night. From left to right: Edwin Chang, director of neurosurgery at the Staten Island University Hospital; Charles Zhang, CEO of Zion Enterprises; Kin Lam, founder of the Chinese Community Accountable Care Organization; Charles Ta-Peng Chang, founder of Topline Products; Yuesai Kan, Emmy-award winning TV host; Nasser Kazeminy, chairman of the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations; Diana Xing Wu Gao, president of Seafood Expert West; Steven Wong, chairman of the Chinese American Hotel Association; Gary Sze Kong; owner of Kong's MGT Inc; David P.J. Hung, chairman of the American Acupuncture Association; Jim Winston Chu, a 2010 recipient of the Ellis Island medal. [Amy He/China Daily]