March 1, 2017
Is it un-Chinese to speak English well?
“Am I abandoning my Chinese identity when I’m speaking better English every day?” I was…
February 26, 2017
A Stranger In My Own Country
When I went back to China two years ago after living in the U.S.…
April 5, 2016
My Long-term Love Affair with Poetry
I have always wanted to become a poet. I don’t know when it all began,…
March 25, 2016
The Feeling of Being Related
“My mom said that I was born somewhere near the Gobi desert…it’s in Gan…Su…do you…
September 2, 2015
A Chinese View from Paris: East and West
Since childhood, I always had the notion that the world is divided into two different…
March 4, 2015
When Chinese Is a Neighborhood Asset
For a learner of Chinese, New York City is a fortuitous place to end up…
February 13, 2015
Re-imagining and Re-constructing a Future
I am a sophomore from China studying Political Science in America,…
February 10, 2015
Are China’s Heavy Bookbags Weighing the Kids Down?
It's Chinese tradition to place very important values on education, so important that, usually, a…
February 6, 2015
Guanxi (关系) or Renqing (人情)？
Last October I had the chance to work as an English-Chinese interpreter in Philadelphia for…
January 30, 2015
Sharing Tips: How I Learned To Speak English
I was raised and schooled in the inland city of Baotou, Inner Mongolia from age…
November 15, 2014
Why I Spoke Up In Defense of Mark Zuckerberg?
Three weeks ago, Mark Zuckerberg posted a 30-minute video of his discussion with students and…
November 13, 2014
Language is Power
Before going to college in America, I lived in Beijing for over 10 years. Though…