Pre-Olympics round up of summer media coverage I’ve read (?) on China. China arrests thousands in latest internet crime crackdown Gu Kailai, wife of disgraced political leader, has been charged with murder of British businessman Neil Heywood. River hero allowed…
On working this summer in Hawaii
Countdown to the East /West China workshop/ conference in Hawaii. This post is mostly to see if the clock html works, and catalogue some resources. The East/West Center website This clock has current Honolulu time. my wiki http://compchina.pbworks.com/EastWest
Review: Not One Less
Just watched a movie from 1999 or so, made in and about China, called Not One Less (see also wikipedia). It won several awards, including Best Picture for 1999 Venice International Film Festival, and the Audience Award for the 1999…
Chinese New Year
The 22nd is Chinese New Year’s Eve this year. Because Chinese New Year is governed by the lunar calendar, the date can be different every year for those of us who use the solar calendar – which is everyone. Even…
American Born Chinese: graphic novel review
American Born Chinese provides an easily accessible introduction to the immigrant experience in a graphic novel format. It is an award winning book that even my 4 year old was drawn into, but the subtle allegory can be brilliant at…
Red Mandarin Dress: an Inspector Chen Mystery.
I really enjoyed The Red Mandarin Dress (again, available cheap on Amazon and in kindle), though irreconcilable confusion and contradictions seem to be a deliberate theme. The title, and most of the book, insists on using term “mandarin dress” though …
When Red is Black: Inspector Chen Mystery
This book has interesting information on architecture, as well as traditional Chinese literature and language. Evidently shikumen – or traditional Chinese dwellings developed initially for one family – when adapted for mulit-family use converted a tiny room on a landing…
A Loyal Character Dancer: Inspector Chen Mystery
This book is also available at Amazon cheap, and in Kindle ebook. I particularly like how this book teaches lessons in essential Chinese vocabulary. (For more details and resources see China Composition Wiki here). Loyal is on the cover, and…
Death of a Red Heroine: Inspector Chen Mystery
As I described how this Award Winning book won me over earlier, let me offer some practical information on the text and some details. There is some sex – but it’s SFW. It’s done well. There is also some implied…
Inspector Chen Cao: Qiu Xiaolong’s Mystery Series
The Inspector Chen mysteries by Qiu Xiaolong came highly recommended by retired JCCC librarian Andrea Kempf. I approached the first novel, Death of a Read Heroine, skeptically and read resistently for for the first 30 or 40 pages, but have…