With the launching Of the sit-com "Fresh off the Boat" on ABC, there were a flurry of articles on Eddie Huang and the TV series. There was a profile of him in New York Times beside the review of the show, and Arthur Chu wrote about the importance of the show for Asian Americans in Salon.com. I watched the first 2 episodes and have mixed feelings as it triggered my own memory … [Read more...] about Eddie Huang, FOB, Time Warner Condos, and Gold Coast Houses.
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政治局新年首次集体学习辩证唯物主义 (Politburo together studied Dialectic Materialism)
Have lived in U.S. for over 50 years, yet because of my Chinese root, I am always attuned to what happens in China. I avidly read all books about China and Chinese history. From Edgar Snow, William Hinton, to various China experts. From People's Daily to New York Times about recent events. I consider my schooling up to 8th grade in Shanghai during the 50s as inoculation against … [Read more...] about 政治局新年首次集体学习辩证唯物主义 (Politburo together studied Dialectic Materialism)
Abe’s Japan going backwards on the Comfort Women Issue
It seems inevitable that Japan would start whitewashing its textbooks its WWII atrocities. http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2015/01/09/national/tokyo-based-textbook-publisher-to-delete-depictions-of-comfort-women/#.VLw_T0fF8pA Now the word "comfort Women" has been removed from High School textbooks and instead replaced by South Korean "individuals victimized by Japan … [Read more...] about Abe’s Japan going backwards on the Comfort Women Issue
汉武帝还是唐太宗 习近平陷入保守主义？/On History
Upon reading the article at dwnews.com on 12/31/2014, it triggered memory over 2 years ago when I was in Lhasa, after visiting Potala Palace, recovering from altitude sickness, and watching CCTV 10, about Taoism and analysis of history. For those who can't read Chinese, the articles analyze the two dynasties when China was at her zenith, Han and Tang and the two great emperors, … [Read more...] about 汉武帝还是唐太宗 习近平陷入保守主义？/On History
Xi Jinping’s fight against Corruption
We in the West generally are cynical about corruption. We think it's a natural product of Capitalism, of profit motive, and part of human nature. Yet the scale revealed of hundreds of millions of dollars involved does shock us. We can't just excuse them as cavalier as Deng's saying somebody has get to rich first. When Xi said that fight against corruption is life and death … [Read more...] about Xi Jinping’s fight against Corruption