October 16, 2014
Can I Raise Asian Kids in America?
My wife, born in Taiwan, and I have talked about kids, including the possibility of…
October 15, 2014
Do We Have to Speak Mandarin?
Preface: About 30 percent of China’s 1.3 billion population, 400 million people, can’t communicate in…
October 14, 2014
“400 million Chinese can’t communicate in Mandarin” Are You Worried?
Preface: About 30 percent of China’s 1.3 billion population, 400 million people, can’t communicate in…
October 12, 2014
What Would Mom Say…?
October 10th - last Friday was my mother's birthday. It’s been more than fifteen years…
October 10, 2014
The Dilemma of Names
“Hey Q, how is it going?” I do not know since when this monosyllabic letter…
October 9, 2014
How Not to Say ‘Hi’ to a Stranger
In June this year I made a trip to China and Taiwan, the former for…
October 5, 2014
Hong Kong At A Crossroads
For the past week, nothing has loomed larger on my mind than Hong Kong. My…
October 4, 2014
Who Is Your Ma Now?
Jack Ma's Alibaba enters the US Stock Exchange with a bang, topping Facebook and Twitter…
October 3, 2014
Four Things I Wish I Knew as a Freshman
I still find it unbelievable that senior year has arrived. The days queuing for midnight…
October 2, 2014
My Yale Experience
Before attending Yale, I had only visited the campus once and felt as if I…
September 30, 2014
An Introvert or Extrovert?
When I was a child, I was considered as a typical extrovert: I could make…
September 28, 2014
Remain A Child?
Last week, a punchy puzzling bullet-point caught my eye while I was surfing the web……