There she is - Houston, Tx

Karen Young (fourth from left), crowned Miss Chinatown Houston 2016, strikes a pose with other contestants at he Miss Chinatown Houston Scholarship Pageant on July 23. The event, hosted by the Chinese American Citizens Alliance Houston Lodge, is in its 45th year. Alvin Gee / For China Daily

Just reward - Houston, Tx

Finalist Orilla Shen (left) receives a trophy from Rachel Lee, Miss Chinatown Houston 2015, at the Miss Chinatown Houston 2016 Scholarship Pageant on July 23. Alvin Gee / For China Daily

Support call - Houston, Tx

Steven Pei (right), a professor at the University of Houston, calls for the formation of a South China Sea Support Association to support China's territorial claims in the region on Sunday. May Zhou / China Daily

Less than legal - Houston, Tx

Paul Chu (left), a Nobel Prize nominee and founding director of the Texas Center for Superconductivity at the University of Houston, says the Hague tribunal's ruling on the South China Sea is not legally binding, at a iscussion on Sunday. Chu is one of the initiators of the South China Sea Support Association. May Zhou / China Daily

(China Daily USA 07/29/2016 page14)