My wife and I recently took a two-week trip to Xinjiang, China and a one-week trip to Taiwan. We were able to squeeze between these two trips a two-day visit to the Shanghai World Expo. Since there is so much interest in the Shanghai World Expo and many people are planning to visit it later […]
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Subtle Political Maneuvering Using U.S. Census
April 2010
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Recently during the period for completing the U.S.’s official 2010 Census form, there was a very cleverly disguised campaign that on the surface seemed to be a campaign to improve the rights of Chinese Americans who came to the U.S. from Taiwan. In actuality, it was a campaign for Taiwan independence.
Review of Martin Rees’ Book “Just Six Numbers: The Deep Forces That Shape the Universe”
January 2010
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Synopsis: How could a single “genesis event” create billions of galaxies, black holes, stars and planets? The nature of our universe is remarkably sensitive to just six numbers, constant values that describe and define everything from the way atoms are held together to the amount of matter in our universe. If any of these values […]
Audience Reactions to the Film “Autumn Gem” on Qiu Jin (秋瑾)
November 2009
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In the August 2009 issue of this website, we reported on a new documentary film “Autumn Gem” about the life story of Qiu Jin (秋瑾), China’s first feminist.[1] This film was made by a young couple from California, Rae Chang and Adam Tow, who dedicated one and a half years of their young lives and […]
