The World Shook-2
It is Monday afternoon here in China. As I write this, the entire country just held three minutes of silence, […]
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The World Shook-1
On the afternoon of May 12, 2008, a massive 8.0 earthquake centered in Sichuan Province struck China. Thanks to the […]
Year of the Mouse-5
It had been the worst storm in 100 years, but we’d made it through, trucked the desperately needed blankets, coal, […]
Year of the Mouse-4
The truck groaning with its bulky load, the leaking radiator patched, the drivers still intrepid, our caravan finally arrived at […]
Year of the Mouse-3
As we made our way along the snowy and treacherous road to Chenzhou, I thought back to the conversation I […]
Year of the Mouse-2
After a night’s sleep in Shaoguan, we still had 200 km to go to reach the babies. We were anxious […]
Year of the Mouse-1
The Year of the Mouse 2008 was supposed to be an auspicious one that would mark China’s step into the […]