America-China Relationship Progress through Subnational Leadership
Enjoying an international encounter One of the very best elements of any international encounter is when a visitor can participate in a family or community’s expression of tradition. Such events are the very center...
The mask shown above has become emblematic of the Uyghur people and their protest against the Chinese government. The mask is painted to reflect the flag of East Turkestan, the region now known as...
Summary The phrase “US-China relations” is a mixed metaphor. The People’s Republic of China is the national name for the civilization of China. The United States of America is the national name for the...
By: Carson Tavenner From 27 years of military service, teaching, and work in the non-profit sector, I’ve come to realize to move forward, Americans need to enlarge their thinking about China. Here are some key...
Leadership. Networking. Promoting civil dialogue. These are the Tai Initiative’s by-words to promote and nurture positive behaviors in the American-Chinese relationship. Sounds great, but how does it really work? What do we do to...
Meet Swallow Yan by Karen Lauer; interview by Sarah Itagaki For over 20 years, Swallow Yan has worked to bring the Iowa state community out of its comfort zone. Since arriving in Iowa in...
Culture Shock 文化冲击 Stephy Chung’s documentary “Culture Shock – Chinese Americans in China” (found below), brings to light important questions about identity and citizenship in a rapidly changing world. In this documentary, four young American-born-Chinese...
I just read a translation of a great essay responding to the People’s Daily’s recent article “The Post-80′s Generation is Dispirited: Early Decline Cause for Alarm” In the essay, the author describes his own...
We are now working on the invite list for the April 12th conference, “New Thinking for New Directions” to be held at Seattle University. If you would like a special invite in the mail,...
My favorite novel is Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, a story that investigates the questions of what lives inside the heart of man, and what relationship civilization has to dark regions of the Earth. ...
