reflections/essays
lost in shanghai
Written originally in English, these essays were translated and published in Chinese in the 'LOOKING EAST' column of Oriental Outlook, a weekly news magazine with a domestic circulation of 200,000 in China.
THE DEADLINES I'VE MISSED
Some deadlines are non-negotiable
2012-01-12 Oriental Outlook (Dongfang Zhoukan)
MEDIOCRE PERFECTION
Perfection at all costs
2010-01-29 Oriental Outlook (Dongfang Zhoukan)
CHILDREN WITHOUT A SOCIAL LIFE
Must going to school in China be so lonely?
2010-01-02 Oriental Outlook (Dongfang Zhoukan)
MASOCHISTIC EDUCATION
Can you ever live down that 58?
2009-12-10 Oriental Outlook (Dongfang Zhoukan)
LIFE IN A COMPARATIVE ECONOMY
How much does a cup of coffee cost in Shanghai?
2009-11-13 Oriental Outlook (Dongfang Zhoukan)
THE ROAD TO FREEDOM
The Chinese are about to overtake the U.S. and the number one car market.
But is it good news?
2009-07-16 Oriental Outlook (Dongfang Zhoukan)
LUXURY EDUCATION
What price a good education?
2009-04-29 Oriental Outlook (Dongfang Zhoukan)
SOCIAL CODE AND GLOBALIZATION
How well do those unspoken social codes travel across the globe?
2009-03-24 Oriental Outlook (Dongfang Zhoukan)
ALEXANDER THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
Why DO Shanghai school children outperform?
2008-09-21 & 2008-09-28 Oriental Outlook (Dongfang Zhoukan)
Printed in two parts
MIXED BLOOD, MIXED MARRIAGES
The Chinese are fascinated by mixed children, but just what does it
mean to be in a mixed marriage?
2008-03-21 & 2008-03-28 Oriental Outlook (Dongfang Zhoukan)
Printed in two parts
THE BUBBLE LIFE: POLO IN CHINA
A look at the first Polo exhibition match in China held at the Nine
Dragons Polo Club in Zhejiang
2007-11-16 & 2007-11-23 Oriental Outlook (Dongfang Zhoukan)
Printed in two parts