Lahaina is a gorgeous little town in the western part of Maui. Today, it is bustling with tourists. Shops and restaurants dot the water-front main street. As I researched into its past, I am confronted with a number of emotions. Foremost, the aloha spirit is abound. So far, we have met travelers from the mainland U.S., Germany, China, and even Lithuania. The aloha spirit … [Read more...] about Lahaina and a little bit of Hawaiian history
Opinion
A Chinese reporter’s 5-minute speech on free thinking, activism, and improving society
The following 5-minute speech is by 柴静, a news anchor in China. It's in Chinese, but I enjoyed what she had to say. She recounts the people she's met over the years and their unique stories of individuals fighting for rights, upholding law, and the need for free thinking. This is an example of a narrative for wanting to truly improve Chinese society. How different is 柴静 … [Read more...] about A Chinese reporter’s 5-minute speech on free thinking, activism, and improving society
Joseph Nye tells NPR’s Neal Conan China’s concerns over containment can be dismissed
Joseph Nye recently spoke to NPR's Neal Conan about the disputed islands in the East China Sea between China and Japan. Overall, I think Nye adds a helpful voice of moderation within the American public discourse on this issue. In the U.S.-China context, I also fully agree with him that if there is any sort of containment towards China, it is certainly not the same type as … [Read more...] about Joseph Nye tells NPR’s Neal Conan China’s concerns over containment can be dismissed
CIA’s role in anti-Chinese genocide
The ethnic Chinese in Indonesia has faced many decades of racism and sometimes pogroms from Indonesians envious and suspicious of the Chinese. What is lesser known is that the US and especially the CIA played a cunning, covert role in spreading the defamatory lies and colluded with the racist Islamic government of Indonesia inciting the racial violence and ethnic cleansing … [Read more...] about CIA’s role in anti-Chinese genocide
Another Look at the Great Leap Forward
The Founding of the New Republic Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, two events are so controversial that they almost cannot be discussed rationally or void of politics. One of them is the Great Leap Forward of 1958, and the other being the Cultural Revolution of 1966. A reference to history cannot be avoided for any event, more so an event as significant as … [Read more...] about Another Look at the Great Leap Forward