Next year will mark the 90th anniversary of the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War: 1931-1945, a war that resulted in approximately 25-30 million Chinese killed, millions of women and girls raped, and millions of innocent civilians slaughtered. Yet, the country that did all of this still has not acknowledged what it did and has […]
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One Speaks for the Voiceless and One Is the Conscience of Japan
June 2020
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Pandemic, Economy, and Political Implications: Part I
March 2020
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Due to the coronavirus, the world is facing a pandemic and a major economic downturn. This is happening all over the world, but the implications for the U.S. may be the greatest in terms of the American people’s health, the country’s economy, and the upcoming political elections. A lot of these are the results from […]
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NBA Basketball, Hong Kong, and China
December 2019
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On October 4, 2019, Daryl Morey, the General Manager of the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) issued the tweet “Fight for Freedom, Stand with Hong Kong.” This may appear to be an innocent and valid expression of freedom of speech. But a deeper reflection on that tweet shows not only that it […]
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Diao Yu Tai Student Movement: Recollection 50 Years Later
Why should we discuss a Chinese student movement that occurred 50 years ago? Just exactly what was the issue 50 years ago? What is that student movement? Why is it important? Why is it important for the American people, as well as for the people of the world? More importantly, why is it even more […]