Dan Harris over at China Law Blog made a bold post today relaying complaints students at the University of Washington have for their fellow international students from Mainland China. He qualified that the complaints were directed at students from China and not of students with Chinese ethnicity. He also qualified the students whom he got the complaints were "sophisticated, … [Read more...] about Responding to China Law Blog: “Chinese Students In America. It’s Bad Out There.”
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Jun Lu Performing Arts, “龙的传人”
I was invited to Jun Lu Performing Arts as a guest photographer for their year-end performance at Santa Clara University's Mayer Theatre this past Sunday. It was titled, "龙的传人." Jun Lu is an accomplished dancer, choreographer, and teacher. Her dancers brought cheers and thunderous applause from the audience. The theatre house manager at the end of the show commented this … [Read more...] about Jun Lu Performing Arts, “龙的传人”
“Jasmine Flower” (茉莉花)
Yu Hongmei 于红梅 Erhu 二胡 Zhao Cong 赵聪 Pipa 琵琶 Chen Yue 陈悦 Dizi 笛子 Ji Wei 吉炜 Guzheng 古筝 … [Read more...] about “Jasmine Flower” (茉莉花)
Taking the good parts
Following is a rendition of Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" in Chinese. It's a delightful performance. The Chinese performance struck me for having taken the music (in my opinion the great part) and replacing the lyrics (in my opinion the not so great part) with something that is much more palatable. While China has many problems to overcome, she is also benefiting from … [Read more...] about Taking the good parts
“Tell Me Why” by 钟辰乐 (Zhong Chenyue) and 徐泽辉 (Xu Zehui)
(Here is another performance by 钟辰乐 (Zhong Chen Yue) singing "Memory" accompanied by an orchestra. I think I still prefer his China's Got Talent version from a while ago.) … [Read more...] about “Tell Me Why” by 钟辰乐 (Zhong Chenyue) and 徐泽辉 (Xu Zehui)