Taipei Times
Date: Oct 07, 2019
By: Dennis Xie / Staff writer, with CNA
Yeh Sze-ya (葉思雅), an academic in obstetrics and gynecology living in Arcadia, California, has
Yeh Sze-ya shows his collection of vinyl records at his home in Los Angeles County in an undated photograph.
Photo: CNA
Yeh and his wife, Grace Chang (張信惠), resolved to give away 4,350 vinyl records and 6,350 CDs, which became a huge three-month project, as they had to spend eight hours each day organizing and packing the items into more than 100 boxes so that the shipments would comply with customs regulations and international copyright rules.
“I knew it was a huge job, but doable,” the 82-year-old retired doctor said.
“If we can help younger people, then it is like extending our lives. The Western Paradise in Buddhism or Heaven in Christianity do not necessarily have to exist, as long as these experiences that once touched us can be passed down to the next generation,” he said. [FULL STORY]