Mr. Tyler Thompson

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  www.the-signal.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=50780& - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/22/2007    Last Visited: 9/22/2007  

  Valencia Valley kindergartner Tyler Thompson, 5, is in the "fun" soccer class on Tuesdays, in addition to being on an AYSO team.
  
  "He teaches me fun stuff," Tyler says about Coach Joel.

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  940NEWS - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/4/2005    Last Visited: 2/4/2005  

  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Tyler Thompson isn't much different from other fourth-graders in his Oakland neighbourhood.He likes basketball and pro wrestling, cartoons and comic books.
  
  But Tyler has a talent that sets him apart from his peers: he performs Chinese opera.The nine-year-old, growing up in a city more notable for its tough streets than its touches of culture, is bringing crowds to their feet around the San Francisco Bay Area with his uncanny ability to sing in Mandarin Chinese.It's a language he doesn't speak but sings like a native.
  
  "It's shocking for the Chinese.
  ...
  Tyler quickly became one of Northern California's most popular Chinese music performers, wowing audiences at Oakland City Hall, the Herbst Theater in San Francisco and HP Pavilion in San Jose.
  
  The San Jose event was filmed by China Central Television, which will broadcast his performance during its annual Lunar New Year extravaganza, a program seen by hundreds of millions in China and elsewhere around the world.
  
  On Saturday, Tyler will be a featured performer at the San Francisco Symphony's annual Chinese New Year concert, just four days before the Year of the Rooster begins on Wednesday.He will sing a Chinese folk song accompanied by a Chinese instrument ensemble.
  
  "Chinese singing has gotten me this far, so I'm going to stick with it," Tyler said.
  
  Tyler learned how to sing Chinese songs as a student at Lincoln Elementary, a public school in Oakland's Chinatown where 90 per cent of students are Asian, mostly children of working-class Chinese immigrants.
  
  It's one of the few public schools in the U.S. with a Chinese music program, started 10 years ago by teacher Sherlyn Chew, who was born in Oakland and attended Lincoln as a child.
  
  She teaches students of all backgrounds to sing Chinese songs and play traditional Chinese instruments.
  ...
  Tyler has always loved music, Ladson said.
  ...
  "Tyler lives to sing, period," Ladson said.
  ...
  "I went home and said to his father, 'Do you know Tyler is singing in Chinese?' " Ladson said.
  ...
  A few years ago, Tyler asked his mother if he could join a weekend music program Chew had started at Oakland's Laney College.Its goal was to teach students who wanted to pursue their interest in playing Chinese instruments or singing Chinese songs.
  
  Tyler doesn't speak Mandarin, a tonal language in which the same word spoken with a different tone has a different meaning.
  ...
  Tyler sang in Chinese.
  ...
  Tyler said learning to sing in Chinese has helped him solve one of life's biggest questions.
  
  "Before, I never knew what I was going to be when I grew up," he said.

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  AP Wire | 02/04/2005 | Oakland 4th-Grader Performs... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/4/2005    Last Visited: 2/5/2005  

  OAKLAND, Calif. - Tyler Thompson isn't much different from other fourth-graders in his Oakland neighborhood.He likes basketball and pro wrestling, cartoons and comic books.
  
  But Tyler has a talent that sets him apart from his peers: He performs Chinese opera.
  
  The 9-year-old, growing up in a city more notable for its tough streets than its touches of culture, is bringing crowds to their feet around the San Francisco Bay Area with his uncanny ability to sing in Mandarin Chinese.It's a language he doesn't speak but sings like a native.
  
  "It's shocking for the Chinese.
  ...
  Tyler quickly became one of Northern California's most popular Chinese music performers, wowing audiences at Oakland City Hall, the Herbst Theater in San Francisco and HP Pavilion in San Jose.
  
  The San Jose event was filmed by China Central Television, which will broadcast his performance during its annual Lunar New Year extravaganza, a program seen by hundreds of millions in China and elsewhere around the world.
  
  On Saturday, Tyler will be a featured performer at the San Francisco Symphony's annual Chinese New Year concert, just four days before the Year of the Rooster begins on Wednesday.He will sing a Chinese folk song accompanied by a Chinese instrument ensemble.
  
  "Chinese singing has gotten me this far, so I'm going to stick with it," Tyler said.
  
  Tyler learned how to sing Chinese songs as a student at Lincoln Elementary, a public school in Oakland's Chinatown where 90 percent of students are Asian, mostly children of working-class Chinese immigrants.
  
  It's one of the nation's few public schools with a Chinese music program, started 10 years ago by teacher Sherlyn Chew, who was born in Oakland and attended Lincoln as a child.
  
  She teaches students of all backgrounds to sing Chinese songs and play traditional Chinese instruments.
  ...
  Tyler has always loved music, Ladson said.
  ...
  "Tyler lives to sing, period," Ladson said.
  ...
  "I went home and said to his father, `Do you know Tyler is singing in Chinese?'" Ladson said.
  ...
  A few years ago, Tyler asked his mother if he could join a weekend music program Chew had started at Oakland's Laney College.Its goal was to teach students who wanted to pursue their interest in playing Chinese instruments or singing Chinese songs.
  
  Tyler doesn't speak Mandarin, a tonal language in which the same word spoken with a different tone has a different meaning.
  ...
  Tyler sang in Chinese.
  ...
  Tyler said learning to sing in Chinese has helped him solve one of life's biggest questions.
  
  "Before, I never knew what I was going to be when I grew up," he said.

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  AP Wire | 02/05/2005 | Oakland fourth-grader finds... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/5/2005    Last Visited: 2/5/2005  

  OAKLAND, Calif. - Tyler Thompson isn't much different from other fourth graders in his Oakland neighborhood.He likes basketball and pro wrestling, cartoons and comic books.
  
  But Tyler has a talent that sets him apart from his peers: He performs Chinese opera.
  
  The 9-year-old, growing up in a city more notable for its tough streets than its touches of culture, is bringing crowds to their feet around the San Francisco Bay area with his uncanny ability to sing in Mandarin Chinese.It's a language he doesn't speak but sings like a native.
  
  "It's shocking for the Chinese.
  ...
  Tyler quickly became one of Northern California's most popular Chinese music performers, wowing audiences at Oakland City Hall, the Herbst Theater in San Francisco and HP Pavilion in San Jose.
  
  The San Jose event was filmed by China Central Television, which will broadcast his performance during its annual Lunar New Year extravaganza, a program seen by hundreds of millions in China and abroad.
  
  On Saturday, Tyler will be a featured performer at the San Francisco Symphony's Annual Chinese New Year concert, just four days before the Year of the Rooster begins on Wednesday.He will sing a Chinese folk song accompanied by a Chinese instrument ensemble.
  
  "Chinese singing has gotten me this far, so I'm going to stick with it," Tyler said.
  
  Tyler learned how to sing Chinese songs as a student at Lincoln Elementary, a public school in Oakland's Chinatown where 90 percent of students are Asian, mostly children of working-class Chinese immigrants.
  ...
  Tyler has always loved music, Ladson said.
  ...
  "Tyler lives to sing, period," Ladson said.
  ...
  "I went home and said to his father, 'Do you know Tyler is singing in Chinese?'" Ladson said.
  ...
  A few years ago, Tyler asked his mother if he could join a weekend music program Chew had started at Oakland's Laney College.Its goal was to teach students who wanted to pursue their interest in playing Chinese instruments or singing Chinese songs.
  
  Tyler doesn't speak Mandarin, a tonal language in which the same word spoken with a different tone has a different meaning.
  ...
  Tyler sang in Chinese.
  ...
  Tyler said learning to sing in Chinese has helped him solve one of life's biggest questions.
  
  "Before, I never knew what I was going to be when I grew up," he said.

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  Boston.com / News / Education / K-12 / Oakland... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/4/2005    Last Visited: 2/5/2005  

  OAKLAND, Calif. -- Tyler Thompson isn't much different from other fourth-graders in his Oakland neighborhood.He likes basketball and pro wrestling, cartoons and comic books.
  ...
  But Tyler has a talent that sets him apart from his peers: He performs Chinese opera.
  
  The 9-year-old, growing up in a city more notable for its tough streets than its touches of culture, is bringing crowds to their feet around the San Francisco Bay Area with his uncanny ability to sing in Mandarin Chinese.It's a language he doesn't speak but sings like a native.
  
  "It's shocking for the Chinese.
  ...
  Tyler quickly became one of Northern California's most popular Chinese music performers, wowing audiences at Oakland City Hall, the Herbst Theater in San Francisco and HP Pavilion in San Jose.
  
  The San Jose event was filmed by China Central Television, which will broadcast his performance during its annual Lunar New Year extravaganza, a program seen by hundreds of millions in China and elsewhere around the world.
  
  On Saturday, Tyler will be a featured performer at the San Francisco Symphony's annual Chinese New Year concert, just four days before the Year of the Rooster begins on Wednesday.He will sing a Chinese folk song accompanied by a Chinese instrument ensemble.
  
  "Chinese singing has gotten me this far, so I'm going to stick with it," Tyler said.
  
  Tyler learned how to sing Chinese songs as a student at Lincoln Elementary, a public school in Oakland's Chinatown where 90 percent of students are Asian, mostly children of working-class Chinese immigrants.
  
  It's one of the nation's few public schools with a Chinese music program, started 10 years ago by teacher Sherlyn Chew, who was born in Oakland and attended Lincoln as a child.
  
  She teaches students of all backgrounds to sing Chinese songs and play traditional Chinese instruments.
  ...
  Tyler has always loved music, Ladson said.
  ...
  "Tyler lives to sing, period," Ladson said.

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  CJAD 800 : News - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/4/2005    Last Visited: 2/5/2005  

  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Tyler Thompson isn't much different from other fourth-graders in his Oakland neighbourhood.He likes basketball and pro wrestling, cartoons and comic books.
  
  But Tyler has a talent that sets him apart from his peers: he performs Chinese opera.The nine-year-old, growing up in a city more notable for its tough streets than its touches of culture, is bringing crowds to their feet around the San Francisco Bay Area with his uncanny ability to sing in Mandarin Chinese.It's a language he doesn't speak but sings like a native.
  
  "It's shocking for the Chinese.
  ...
  Tyler quickly became one of Northern California's most popular Chinese music performers, wowing audiences at Oakland City Hall, the Herbst Theater in San Francisco and HP Pavilion in San Jose.
  
  The San Jose event was filmed by China Central Television, which will broadcast his performance during its annual Lunar New Year extravaganza, a program seen by hundreds of millions in China and elsewhere around the world.
  
  On Saturday, Tyler will be a featured performer at the San Francisco Symphony's annual Chinese New Year concert, just four days before the Year of the Rooster begins on Wednesday.He will sing a Chinese folk song accompanied by a Chinese instrument ensemble.
  
  "Chinese singing has gotten me this far, so I'm going to stick with it," Tyler said.
  
  Tyler learned how to sing Chinese songs as a student at Lincoln Elementary, a public school in Oakland's Chinatown where 90 per cent of students are Asian, mostly children of working-class Chinese immigrants.
  
  It's one of the few public schools in the U.S. with a Chinese music program, started 10 years ago by teacher Sherlyn Chew, who was born in Oakland and attended Lincoln as a child.
  
  She teaches students of all backgrounds to sing Chinese songs and play traditional Chinese instruments.
  ...
  Tyler has always loved music, Ladson said.
  ...
  "Tyler lives to sing, period," Ladson said.
  ...
  "I went home and said to his father, 'Do you know Tyler is singing in Chinese?' " Ladson said.
  ...
  A few years ago, Tyler asked his mother if he could join a weekend music program Chew had started at Oakland's Laney College.Its goal was to teach students who wanted to pursue their interest in playing Chinese instruments or singing Chinese songs.
  
  Tyler doesn't speak Mandarin, a tonal language in which the same word spoken with a different tone has a different meaning.
  ...
  Tyler sang in Chinese.
  ...
  Tyler said learning to sing in Chinese has helped him solve one of life's biggest questions.
  
  "Before, I never knew what I was going to be when I grew up," he said.

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  DailyBulletin.com - State | Nation | World - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/5/2005    Last Visited: 2/6/2005  

  OAKLAND - Tyler Thompson isn't much different from other fourth-graders in his Oakland neighborhood.He likes basketball and pro wrestling, cartoons and comic books.
  
  But Tyler has a talent that sets him apart from his peers: He performs Chinese opera.
  
  The 9-year-old, growing up in a city more notable for its tough streets than its touches of culture, is bringing crowds to their feet around the San Francisco Bay Area with his uncanny ability to sing in Mandarin Chinese.It's a language he doesn't speak but sings like a native.
  
  "It's shocking for the Chinese.
  ...
  Tyler quickly became one of Northern California's most popular Chinese music performers, wowing audiences at Oakland City Hall, the Herbst Theater in San Francisco and HP Pavilion in San Jose.
  
  The San Jose event was filmed by China Central Television, which will broadcast his performance during its annual Lunar New Year extravaganza, a program seen by hundreds of millions in China and elsewhere around the world.
  
  On Saturday, Tyler will be a featured performer at the San Francisco Symphony's annual Chinese New Year concert, just four days before the Year of the Rooster begins on Wednesday.He will sing a Chinese folk song accompanied by a Chinese instrument ensemble.
  
  "Chinese singing has gotten me this far, so I'm going to stick with it," Tyler said.
  
  Tyler learned how to sing Chinese songs as a student at Lincoln Elementary, a public school in Oakland's Chinatown where 90 percent of students are Asian, mostly children of working-class Chinese immigrants.
  
  It's one of the nation's few public schools with a Chinese music program, started 10 years ago by teacher Sherlyn Chew, who was born in Oakland and attended Lincoln as a child.
  
  She teaches students of all backgrounds to sing Chinese songs and play traditional Chinese instruments.
  ...
  Tyler has always loved music, Ladson said.
  ...
  "Tyler lives to sing, period," Ladson said.
  ...
  "I went home and said to his father, "Do you know Tyler is singing in Chinese?'" Ladson said.
  
  A few years ago, Tyler asked his mother if he could join a weekend music program Chew had started at Oakland's Laney College.Its goal was to teach students who wanted to pursue their interest in playing Chinese instruments or singing Chinese songs.
  
  Tyler doesn't speak Mandarin, a tonal language in which the same word spoken with a different tone has a different meaning.
  ...
  Tyler sang in Chinese.
  ...
  Tyler said learning to sing in Chinese has helped him solve one of life's biggest questions.
  
  "Before, I never knew what I was going to be when I grew up," he said.

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  Gadsden Times - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/4/2005    Last Visited: 2/4/2005  

  Tyler Thompson isn't much different from other fourth-graders in his Oakland neighborhood.He likes basketball and pro wrestling, cartoons and comic books.
  
  But Tyler has a talent that sets him apart from his peers: He performs Chinese opera.
  
  The 9-year-old, growing up in a city more notable for its tough streets than its touches of culture, is bringing crowds to their feet around the San Francisco Bay Area with his uncanny ability to sing in Mandarin Chinese.It's a language he doesn't speak but sings like a native.
  
  "It's shocking for the Chinese.
  ...
  Tyler quickly became one of Northern California's most popular Chinese music performers, wowing audiences at Oakland City Hall, the Herbst Theater in San Francisco and HP Pavilion in San Jose.
  
  The San Jose event was filmed by China Central Television, which will broadcast his performance during its annual Lunar New Year extravaganza, a program seen by hundreds of millions in China and elsewhere around the world.
  
  On Saturday, Tyler will be a featured performer at the San Francisco Symphony's annual Chinese New Year concert, just four days before the Year of the Rooster begins on Wednesday.He will sing a Chinese folk song accompanied by a Chinese instrument ensemble.
  
  "Chinese singing has gotten me this far, so I'm going to stick with it," Tyler said.
  
  Tyler learned how to sing Chinese songs as a student at Lincoln Elementary, a public school in Oakland's Chinatown where 90 percent of students are Asian, mostly children of working-class Chinese immigrants.
  
  It's one of the nation's few public schools with a Chinese music program, started 10 years ago by teacher Sherlyn Chew, who was born in Oakland and attended Lincoln as a child.
  
  She teaches students of all backgrounds to sing Chinese songs and play traditional Chinese instruments.
  ...
  Tyler has always loved music, Ladson said.
  ...
  "Tyler lives to sing, period," Ladson said.
  ...
  "I went home and said to his father, `Do you know Tyler is singing in Chinese?'" Ladson said.
  ...
  A few years ago, Tyler asked his mother if he could join a weekend music program Chew had started at Oakland's Laney College.Its goal was to teach students who wanted to pursue their interest in playing Chinese instruments or singing Chinese songs.
  
  Tyler doesn't speak Mandarin, a tonal language in which the same word spoken with a different tone has a different meaning.
  ...
  Tyler sang in Chinese.
  ...
  Tyler said learning to sing in Chinese has helped him solve one of life's biggest questions.
  
  "Before, I never knew what I was going to be when I grew up," he said.

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  Lansing State Journal:Calif. fourth-grader finds fame... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/9/2005    Last Visited: 2/9/2005  

  Ancient art: Tyler Thompson (center) rehearses with fellow student Carol Liu at Laney College in Oakland, Calif. Behind them is conductor Wan Peng Guo.
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  Tyler Thompson isn't much different from other fourth- graders in his Oakland, Calif., neighborhood.He likes basketball, cartoons and comic books.
  
  But Tyler has a talent that sets him apart from his peers: He performs Chinese opera.
  
  The 9-year-old, growing up in a city more notable for its tough streets than its touches of culture, is bringing crowds to their feet around the San Francisco area with his uncanny ability to sing in Mandarin Chinese.It's a language he doesn't speak but sings like a native.
  
  "It's shocking for the Chinese.
  ...
  Tyler is now one of Northern California's most popular Chinese music performers, wowing audiences at Oakland City Hall, the Herbst Theater in San Francisco and HP Pavilion in San Jose.
  
  The San Jose event was filmed by China Central Television, which will broadcast his performance during its annual Lunar New Year extravaganza, a program seen by hundreds of millions in China and elsewhere around the world.
  
  Culture classes
  
  Tyler learned how to sing Chinese songs as a student at Lincoln Elementary, a public school where 90 percent of students are Asian, mostly children of working-class Chinese immigrants.
  
  It's one of the nation's few public schools with a Chinese music program, started 10 years ago by teacher Sherlyn Chew.She teaches students of all backgrounds to sing Chinese songs and play traditional Chinese instruments.
  
  Chew said she first recognized Tyler's talent and his "angelic" voice when he was a spunky kindergartner.
  ...
  "I went home and said to his father, 'Do you know Tyler is singing in Chinese?' " Ladson said.
  ...
  A few years ago, Tyler asked his mother if he could join a weekend music program Chew had started at Oakland's Laney College.Its goal was to teach students who wanted to pursue their interest in playing Chinese instruments or singing Chinese songs.
  
  A foreign language
  
  Tyler doesn't speak Mandarin, but Chew taught him and other students who didn't speak Chinese by spelling out the words and teaching them how to sing with the correct pronunciation and intonation.
  ...
  Tyler said learning to sing in Chinese has helped him solve one of life's biggest questions.
  
  "Before, I never knew what I was going to be when I grew up," he said.

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  Las Vegas SUN: Oakland 4th-Grader Performs Ancient Art - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/5/2005    Last Visited: 2/5/2005  

  OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Tyler Thompson isn't much different from other fourth-graders in his Oakland neighborhood.He likes basketball and pro wrestling, cartoons and comic books.
  
  But Tyler has a talent that sets him apart from his peers: He performs Chinese opera.
  
  The 9-year-old, growing up in a city more notable for its tough streets than its touches of culture, is bringing crowds to their feet around the San Francisco Bay Area with his uncanny ability to sing in Mandarin Chinese.It's a language he doesn't speak but sings like a native.
  
  "It's shocking for the Chinese.
  ...
  Tyler quickly became one of Northern California's most popular Chinese music performers, wowing audiences at Oakland City Hall, the Herbst Theater in San Francisco and HP Pavilion in San Jose.
  
  The San Jose event was filmed by China Central Television, which will broadcast his performance during its annual Lunar New Year extravaganza, a program seen by hundreds of millions in China and elsewhere around the world.
  
  On Saturday, Tyler will be a featured performer at the San Francisco Symphony's annual Chinese New Year concert, just four days before the Year of the Rooster begins on Wednesday.He will sing a Chinese folk song accompanied by a Chinese instrument ensemble.
  
  "Chinese singing has gotten me this far, so I'm going to stick with it," Tyler said.
  
  Tyler learned how to sing Chinese songs as a student at Lincoln Elementary, a public school in Oakland's Chinatown where 90 percent of students are Asian, mostly children of working-class Chinese immigrants.
  
  It's one of the nation's few public schools with a Chinese music program, started 10 years ago by teacher Sherlyn Chew, who was born in Oakland and attended Lincoln as a child.
  
  She teaches students of all backgrounds to sing Chinese songs and play traditional Chinese instruments.
  ...
  Tyler has always loved music, Ladson said.
  ...
  "Tyler lives to sing, period," Ladson said.
  ...
  "I went home and said to his father, `Do you know Tyler is singing in Chinese?'" Ladson said.
  ...
  A few years ago, Tyler asked his mother if he could join a weekend music program Chew had started at Oakland's Laney College.Its goal was to teach students who wanted to pursue their interest in playing Chinese instruments or singing Chinese songs.
  
  Tyler doesn't speak Mandarin, a tonal language in which the same word spoken with a different tone has a different meaning.
  ...
  Tyler sang in Chinese.
  ...
  Tyler said learning to sing in Chinese has helped him solve one of life's biggest questions.
  
  "Before, I never knew what I was going to be when I grew up," he said.

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