Sci-fi gives me a family that my birth did not: co-chair of Chengdu WorldCon

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Sci-fi gives me a family that my birth did not: co-chair of Chengdu WorldCon

STORY: Sci-fi gives me a family that my birth did not: co-chair of Chengdu WorldCon DATELINE: Oct. 21, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: CHENGDU, China CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. file photos of Ben Yalow 2. SOUNDBITE (English): BEN YALOW, the co-chair of Worldcon 3. various of the Worldcon STORYLINE: The 81st World Science Fiction Convention (WorldCon) is underway in Chengdu, China Chengdu is the second city in Asia and the first in China to host the convention, which is one of the most anticipated, longest- running and largest sci-fi events in the world SOUNDBITE (English): BEN YALOW, Co-chairman of the 2023 Chengdu WorldCon The science fiction community is very much a part of the family that I've become a part of. I have hundreds of friends around the world. What effect does it have on me? It's given me a family that my birth did not give me." "This is the second oldest science fiction convention in the world. You're going to get to see many of the best things that the field has to offer. This is

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