February 5, 2013
Why we learn Classical Chinese我们为什么学习文言文
“At some point in your life, it could be after you are retired, it could…
January 30, 2013
A language of their own – Sara and Chellie Zou
Sara and Chellie Zou, twin sisters in DC, have a language of their own. It'll…
January 29, 2013
On TV with Da Shan and Joe Wong! 与黄西和大山出现在电视上
I am not a person who is often starstruck, but this past Monday all bets…
January 21, 2013
Always use the hard language每时每刻使用更难的语言
People often ask me how I learned Chinese. “你中文怎么说的这么好？你是新疆人吧！” (“Why do you speak Chinese so…
January 11, 2013
The secret of the silk market秀水市场的秘密
My first experience at the Silk Market in Beijing was both a success and a…
December 19, 2012
A Story of Giving Thanks感恩故事
After three straight all-nighters I slept through the Thanksgiving Day last month. The Friday morning…
December 18, 2012
Real World Chinese Exams现实世界中的中文考试
Today I took one of the biggest Chinese exams of my life. This wouldn’t be…
December 15, 2012
Bus Diplomacy公车外交
There’s a sign above the bus driver’s seat that asks passengers not to stand idly…
December 6, 2012
Satire and Cultural Miscommunication 讽刺与文化隔阂
As any student of a foreign language knows, a lot of what’s being said in…
December 4, 2012
Out of Sync: On Chinese language – a window into Chinese cultural psyche中国语言–中国文化心理之窗
Last month, I went to a two-hour fascinating yet fastidious lecture about the role of…
November 29, 2012
Is China Like My Bed?中国像我的床一样么？
This past Tuesday, I returned home to my apartment after an exhausting day of six…
November 27, 2012
Behind the Scenes at a Chinese Television Studio中国电视演播室幕后的故事
In the past few weeks, I’ve been getting calls from television stations around the country…