On Learning DanceIt occurred to me yesterday, when talking to my husband (who doesn’t dan), that over the past few years I’ve acquired a certain set of…Mar 27, 2022Mar 27, 2022
Tai Sui: The False DeityPriest wrote a new book and I’m dutifully following it chapter by chapter.Jul 21, 20211Jul 21, 20211
Book Review: No Pollution, No Public HarmWhen will I be good enough to have earned the privilege to be a “good person”?Jun 16, 2021Jun 16, 2021
Li Mi’s Memo (陈情表)Chen Qing Biao (陈情表), translated as “Memorial to the Emperor Stating My Case”, is part of the Chinese high school curriculum, which means…Jun 16, 20211Jun 16, 20211
The Smiling Proud WandererXiao Ao Jiang Hu, or Smiling Proud Wanderer, as it is translated, holds a special place in my heart. It was the first Chinese novel I read…Dec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2020
Sunnyvale School District Budget Summary 2019–2020I had learned from various sources that property taxes decide public school funding, which explains the difference in quality of education…Jun 14, 20202Jun 14, 20202
China MacrohistoryMy main takeaways from this book was about the history of tradition, governing by morality vs. by law, and how the geographic landscape…Dec 9, 2019Dec 9, 2019
Objectivity and Reason: Thoughts on the Hong Kong CrisisThis is Professor Liu Rongning’s convocation speech at Hong Kong University’s Institute for China Business. It was originally published on…Nov 12, 2019Nov 12, 2019
