THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING

Boston College grad caught in Olympic torch controversy

Email|Print|Single Page| Text size – +
April 23, 2008

BOSTON—A Boston College graduate teaching English in China was caught in the acrimony between China and France over the Olympic torch relay when he was confronted by angry protesters outside a French-owned store.

Officials say 22-year-old James Galvin was coming out of a Carrefour store in Zhuzhou on Sunday when dozens of protesters confronted him, thinking he was French.

Galvin, from Plymouth, Conn., is a volunteer with Cambridge-based WorldTeach. WorldTeach executive director Helen Claire Sievers says Galvin was whisked away by police unharmed.

Galvin is a 2007 graduate of Boston College. He is on a yearlong assignment teaching English to seventh- through 12th graders.

Galvin took Monday off but was back teaching Tuesday.

© Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

more stories like this

  • Email
  • Email
  • Print
  • Print
  • Single page
  • Single page
  • Reprints
  • Reprints
  • Share
  • Share
  • Comment
  • Comment
 
  • Share on DiggShare on Digg
  • Tag with Del.icio.us Save this article
  • powered by Del.icio.us
Your Name Your e-mail address (for return address purposes) E-mail address of recipients (separate multiple addresses with commas) Name and both e-mail fields are required.
Message (optional)
Disclaimer: Boston.com does not share this information or keep it permanently, as it is for the sole purpose of sending this one time e-mail.