Mandarin Immersion...In Beijing

Next week is LiLi’s last week at her Mandarin Immersion public elementary school in San Francisco.  To continue Mand...

Though there is a movement afoot to close the central city coal burning plants it hasn't happened yet to our nei...

New book:   Unsavory Elements Read more:  http://www.businessinsider.com/unsavory-elements-by-tom-carter-2013-8#ixzz2b2vM1mhc

We got into BJ last Friday evening after a five hour delay on United's 889--most of it onboard--turned the 12.5 hour flight into a 17 ho...

We went to the Chinese consulate in SF today to apply for our visas. Not changed yet.  The forms are essentially the same for now but the ...

From a friend: Souring on Shark Fin Soup http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/30/opinion/sunday/souring-on-shark-fin-soup.html?ref=opinion

I’ve not written in months because I’ve been in America struggling with the question of whether to return to China thi...