Recently a medical study indicated that practicing Taiji [1] can help to relieve depression among the elderly. The study was published in the March 6, 2011 issue of the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry [2]. According to the study’s first author Dr. Helen Lavretsky, a UCLA professor-in-residence of psychiatry, “This is the first study to […]
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Jewish-Chinese Connection During WWII: How a Chinese Diplomat Saved Thousands of Jews
April 2011
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Tens of thousands of Jews living in Austria wanted to leave their country after Germany annexed Austria in March 1938 and started persecuting the Jews. The persecution of Jews in Austria (and in Europe in general) came to a peak on November 9-10, 1938 with a series of attacks on Jews known as “Kristallnacht” (also […]
An Introduction to Lian Gong Shi Ba Fa (練功十八法)
February 2011
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Lian Gong Shi Ba Fa or Lian Gong 18 Form (練功十八法) is a comprehensive system of Chinese health exercises. It is a set of stretching, breathing, and self-massaging exercises designed to prevent and relieve stress and acute pains around the neck, shoulders, back, hips, legs, joints, and connective tissues. Even though it is relatively new […]
Subtle and Not-So-Subtle Distortions of WWII History
More than 65 years have passed since the end of WWII. Massive inhuman atrocities were committed by the Japanese military in many countries in Asia during WWII. Because most people, especially people who do not have relatives who lived through that part of history, have no knowledge of what actually occurred, it is very easy […]