I start by using Chinese and many of the sounds of other languages are similar.
Do understand: Chinese people are brilliant; the West cannot fool them.
Chinese people are indignant. Indignant! For decades, despite everything, they tried to make peace with the West. They are in fact the most peaceful big nation on Earth and what do they get in return? They get insults, provocations and intimidation.
Now, the Chinese people are outraged and they are sending clear signals to Beijing: "do not succumb to the West." "If you do, our nation will suffer immensely, and the rest of the world will turn to ashes."
Yet some of my friends tell me they understand 50 percent of what my mother says. Some say they understand 80 to 90 percent. Some say they understand none of it, as if she were speaking pure Chinese. But to me, my mother's English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It's my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, full of observation and imagery. That was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed things, made sense of the world
My mother didn't teach me lessons about being Chinese as strongly as she did the notion of who I was as a female.
Only two kinds of daughters, she shouted in Chinese. Those who are obedient and those who follow their own mind!
What Chinese parents understand is that nothing is fun until you're good at it. pg 29
Parenting is the hardest thing I have ever done. I tried to find the balance between the strict, traditional Chinese way I was raised, which I think can be too harsh, and what I see as a tendency in the West to be too permissive and indulgent. If I could do it all again, I would, with some adjustments.
Kant does represents a distinctively modern view of the human condition in contrast to that of ancient high culture, found in ancient Greek ethics and also in ancient Chinese ethics.
Twitter is most suitable for me. In the Chinese language, 140 characters is a novella.
Modern Chinese culture is weak and lackluster.
My understanding of Chinese history is limited. So far, I have only scratched its surface; I wish I could find out more.
So-called Chinese art and culture is under control of the Party. They exist to serve the official agenda. I call it fake art and culture.
I'm doing quite a few things now. In one day, I will go to Kassel, Germany, for a documentary project I've been preparing for half a year. I will bring 1,001 Chinese to participate as my artwork there - any Chinese who is a Chinese passport holder and over eighteen years old could apply through my blog. I'm just bringing them to Kassel to see the art show, and pay their room and board.
The relationship between the Chinese government and me is like a Cold War.
Chinese government is very clearly losing power in every aspect, but trying to fix up all the problems or potential problems.
I'm, I guess you could say, the Chinese-speaking, banjo-picking girl.
For most Americans, my Chinese music feels like a novelty and it's not what it is for me.
I reside in a new colony for the Chinese-singing banjo player, with a population of one. At least I have something I have to do with my life.
