I recently posted about why it is so impressive when foreigners read Chinese literature, and have received a few responses asking for a list of recommended material. I admit I…
Credentials are constantly undergoing a Spanish Inquisition. SAT’s, graduate school, the Western literary canon, gap years, travel, the nuclear family, and internships are all subject to the flux and flow…
First of all, apologies to any dedicated readers that I was absent this past month. I passed my thesis defense and am now considering how to send the project to…
This is a response to Jonathan Levine’s article on working in China, “Go East, Young Man”, published on January 8. After writing this response, I found that someone had written…
So being a student can often feel pretty 大起大落, and right now I’d say I’m on the upswing. I’ve realized the basis of my academic self-esteem is how much reading…
I really dislike laowai blogs. Laowai is a Chinese term that means “foreigner” – a term not just used by Chinese, but by any self-respecting foreigner who lives in the PRC (People’s Republic of…
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