Michael Wong is the Vice President of Veterans For Peace, Chapter 69, San Francisco, and a retired social worker with a Master of Social Work degree. He is published in the anthologies, “Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace,” edited by Maxine Hong Kingston, and “Waging Peace in Vietnam,” edited by… Read More »The China Fear Factor by Michael Wong published by the Pivot to Peace Organization.
It was somewhat unfortunate that this session happened on September 28, 2022 at 5:00 am (pacific time) and many of you may have missed it because it was rather early for a serious subject matter. However, you can now watch this excellent forum by clicking on this link: “War or… Read More »“WAR OR NO WAR” in the Taiwan Straits – a comprehensive and excellent discussion presented by Dr. Joanna Lei about the current Taiwan situation.
To commemorate Madame Chien Shiung Wu’s (吳健雄) 110 Birthday, Nanjing University Alumni Association United States (USAAUS) hosted the first C.S. Wu Global Online Symposium, on September 24th, 2022. During WWII, Madame Wu as a physicist at Columbia University participated in the Manhattan Project, where she according to various sources played… Read More »My Summary Comment for the September 24, 2022 Event to Honor Chien-Shiung Wu by Da Hsuan Feng on September 25, 2022
Sometimes it takes a comedian to make some sense of what is going on in the political arena. What attracted my attention to this episode is the thought provocation punchline: You don’t really love America if you hate half the people in it! Democracy only works when the majority of… Read More »You don’t really love America if you hate half the people in it – Bill Maher, September 23, 2022
This provocative piece is published by the Conversation, a nonprofit, independent news organization dedicated to unlocking the knowledge of experts for the public good. According to its website, it publishes trustworthy and informative articles written by academic experts for the general public and edited by their team of journalists. According… Read More »US is becoming a ‘developing country’ on global rankings that measure democracy, inequality – as published in the Conversation, September 15, 2022.
This program is about 45 minutes long and is produced by the China Global Television Network, the international division of state media outlet China Central Television (CCTV), headquartered in Beijing. What does China want? It’s a question posed by many in the West, including politicians, scholars, journalists and members of the general public. Some assert… Read More »Global Thinkers Special: What does China want? – CGTN
Through the publishing of this blog, I have gotten to know Professor Da Hsuan Feng quite well. DH as some of his friends call him is a gentleman and a scholar with an impressive circle of friends. One of his friends Professor Shih Choon Fong (施春风) is a Singaporean who was… Read More »Several articles and books on living up to our standards of “American Exceptionalism” – We are trying hard but we are not there!
Our friend, Xiaoyan Zhang, Ph.D. (aka Dr. XYZ) shares with us this article about the Flying Tigers and his father’s lasting friendship with the 14th air force under command of General Chennault during WWII. This is a moving piece about a friendship that has transcended time and politics. Xiaoyan is… Read More »A Friendship That Transcends Time and Politics, Xiaoyan Zhang, Ph.D., August 2022
Our good friend, George Koo published this opinion piece in Asian Times explaining why he is disgruntled with the status of our country. I admire his courage in making such an honest and bold statement at a time when Anti-Asian/Chinese Hate seems to be at its zenith. George explained how… Read More »Confessions of a disgruntled Chinese American by George Koo, August 23, 2022.
As Americans, we like to claim ourselves as the citadel and the champions of democracy. We have fought many wars in that name since WWII – notably, the Korean War (1950-1953), the Vietnam War (1955-1975), and many recent conflicts in the middle east including Yemen, Libya, Syria, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran,… Read More »Democracy in our country is still “Young” and “Tenuous”
