Seventy years have passed since the Nanking Massacre. The Nanking Massacre is undeniable, because it was witnessed and well documented at that time by many people, including western journalists, businessmen, diplomats, missionaries, and other international observers. However, the Japanese government has never officially (i.e., with a resolution passed by their Parliament) admitted to the Nanking […]
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Reflections on Childhood School Discipline
October 2007
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An event that occurred more than 50 years ago still sticks in my memory. My older brother came to my grammar school on that Saturday at 12:00 noon, as usual, to pick me up to walk me home. Like many other grammar schools in Hong Kong at that time, my school had classes five and […]
Additional Analysis of Racial Group Staff Disparities in NJ School Districts
August 2007
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A previous article “Racial Group Staff Disparities in NJ School Districts” published in February 2007 in this website (see “Archived Pol/Soc Commentary” page) presented our initial analysis of racial group (RG) staff disparities in NJ school districts. That analysis showed that there is significant under-representation of minority RGs at the certificated staff level for the […]
Escaping from No Man’s Land and Other True Events in the WWII Era
June 2007
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A previous article “No Man’s Land: A True Event from WWII” published in December 2006 in this website discussed the “No Man’s Land” situation in Hong Kong on December 24, 1941. That was the day before the Japanese army gained control of Hong Kong from the British, but after the British had already essentially relinquished […]
