The Wu Way in the News: we’re starting a writer’s group in Pocatello, Idaho
I got a call from an Idaho State Journal journalist on Friday, January 2 about the writer’s group I’m starting in Pocatello. Well, lo and behold, the next day, there was the story in the paper (these guys work fast!). Here’s the full story, for posterity: New writers’ group formed here POCATELLO — Jocelyn Eikenburg […]
My Short 2009 (and beyond!) China Wishlist
Instead of looking back on 2008, or making predictions for 2009, I thought — why not share a list of my hopes and wishes for China in the next year…and beyond? So…here’s a short list of what I’d like to see in the Middle Kingdom in 2009, and after. It is NOT a prediction; I […]
Buck’s East Wind: West Wind: The feminist side of the Good Earth, where foreign women married Chinese men, long before it was cool
I’m a huge fan of Pearl Buck. From the moment I opened the “House of Earth” trilogy — which includes “The Good Earth”, “Sons” and “A House Divided” — I was hooked, and devoured every word passionately. But yet, there was always one part of the book I found heartbreaking, perhaps for personal reasons. In […]
Fox…er Phoenix News Strikes Again: Overseas Chinese biggest fears – daughter marrying a black man, and a child going gay?
Phoenix News (aka 凤凰å«è§†ï¼‰is run by Rupert Murdoch, the guy behind Fox News. So maybe it should come as no surprise that, in the aftermath of the election, it decides to drag on a couple of pundits from California, professors both representing the overseas Chinese population, to spread a little more hatred and division on […]
After all of the sour milk, can we trust China?
Just this evening, I was chatting with my good friend Caroline, who is from Zhejiang Province in Yiwu, and she happened to mention that she knew an import-export broker from South America. “He said that someday he would like to make me the manager of his Yiwu office,” she wrote, “because I’m the only person […]
We’re not just about China and Chinese translation…we do some great, plain-old writing projects too!
Hi all! It’s been a while since we’ve been on the blog, with our move to Pocatello, Idaho. Thought I’d dig into the mailbox and respond to what’s becoming a Frequently Asked Question. This comes from my friend Joel here in Pocatello as well: Do you focus solely on Chinese culture and translations or do […]