For the record - July 28, 2010

Chinese immigrants: A story that ran July 19 in the LATExtra section about early Chinese immigrants to the U.S. noted that one individual, Jook Sue, who was traveling from Hong Kong, was granted permission to fly west. The story should have said that Sue was granted permission to fly to the West from Hong Kong.

Diana Nyad: Bill Dwyre, in his column in Tuesday’s Sports section, said 60-year-old long-distance swimmer Diana Nyad is a sports commentator on NPR. Nyad actually works for Santa Monica-based KCRW, an NPR affiliate.

Waves: An interview in Saturday’s Section A with British author Gavin Pretor-Pinney on his new book, “The Wave Watcher’s Companion,” incorrectly referred to oceanographer Walter Munk as Walter Munch.

Sports drinks: An article in Monday’s Health section about sports drinks incorrectly referred to Boston-area sports nutrition consultant Nancy Clark as Nancy Carter.

Herb Alpert: An article about musician-artist Herb Alpert in Sunday’s Arts & Books section said that his foundation has given away nearly $100 million over 20 years. The total is more than $100 million, the foundation says.

FHA condo list: An article in Sunday’s Business section about the Federal Housing Administration’s list of approved condominium communities and its implications for condo owners and buyers gave an incorrect Web address for an information service to be launched by the end of this month by FHA Pros. The address is https://www.CheckFHAApproval.com.

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