May 23, 2013
...Buddhist or Atheist or Christian or whatever; it's just generally not as awkward for them. I find it refreshing, and I'm still not totally used to it. Audio: Misconceptions about...
...Buddhist or Atheist or Christian or whatever; it's just generally not as awkward for them. I find it refreshing, and I'm still not totally used to it. Audio: Misconceptions about...
...ago he had said he wanted to be a policemen or scientist. But last year, he suddenly said to her, Mom, I finally figured out what I want to be...
...made me recall analogous cases I had seen elsewhere in China, such as people ignoring barriers to cross a potentially dangerous construction site in Changsha. As I walked away from...
...the United States in a country already bursting with megacities. Bad China Days [or] How I will eventually LOSE IT and end up on the Chinese evening news (June 17,...
...political reform in China, so I will repeat what I have been saying since I went to China in 1985adapt to the current reality and take advantage of each available...
...cultural differences seem exotic. When I began preparing to teach in China, I remember imagining a school up in the mountains surrounded by clouds and having colleagues who taught wearing...
...to China should just accept this paradigm as a given. SOCIETY Chinese Dream? American Dream? (June 28, 2013, Danwei) Comparing the American dream with the new Xi Jinping buzzword Chinese...
...American says was coerced. What is notable about the case is not only that the American was held hostage, but that local police and officials enforced his detention. The incident...
...local cuisine saying that they needed to send a technician to change the gas lines to my stove and asking if I would be home between, I think, 9:00 a.m....
...of Civil Affairs. He was speaking at a forum on Thursday in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province. A Reformist Chinese Leader? Stop Fooling Yourself (July 22, 2013, Time) When I...
...Although I wrote this mainly to assist teachers of English, I imagine it could help teachers and students of Chinese as well. For example, this blog focuses almost exclusively on...
...The book is also nicely illustrated with drawing by Sze. Unfortunately I dont have a cover for the book. Why I Write (interviews with your favorite China authors) LINKS FOR...