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When I first came to this country in 1955 as a young boy, one of my first impressions was that many parents would give their children a small weekly allowance, e.g., 50 cents or a dollar. Usually this was given on Friday evening after the parents received their paychecks. I observed that most of the […]

The U.S. is known as a country where if you are willing to work hard, and especially if you are willing to study hard and work hard, then you will have a good future:  A good education, a good job, and a good life.  The U.S. is a country full of opportunities, and they are […]

During the winter of early 1956, a group of members from the El Dorado County Federal Church (a Methodist church) visited our house in Placerville, California to welcome our family as recent immigrants to the U.S. and new attendees of their church.  The outside temperature was in the 20’s or 30’s.  The inside temperature was […]

(How Chinese, Americans, and Overseas Chinese Joined Forces to Regain Control of the Critical Supply Route to China) For more than two and a half years during WWII, fierce, deadly, and heroic battles took place in the western Yunnan Province (in the region called Dianxi, 滇西) in China. Besides helping to turn the tide against […]