Who are these Uyghurs anyway? They live in a part of China that few Westerners visit or even know exists. Both the Uyghurs and Han people were friendly to us.
Enjoying Chinese Food and Hospitality
August 1, 2009 By
Chinese people are hospitable; the greatest honor they can offer their friends is to have them over for a meal. The hostess will go to any length to offer the very best to her honored guests.
Bitter-sweet Memories
June 22, 2009 By
Chi Newman’s life has been a series of fortunate occurrences that always seemed to pop up when she needed them most.
English is a Difficult Language
April 7, 2009 By
We forget how difficult it is to master the English language. Chi Newman invites you to join her in laughing at some attempts to translate into English from around the world.
Memories of China
January 27, 2009 By
Chi Newman is a proud American citizen, but also very proud of her Chinese heritage. Whenever possible, she enjoys telling people about China, the Chinese people, their customs, and other facts about her country of origin.
Kung Shi Fa Tsai
January 26, 2009 By
Strings of firecrackers explode in the air and a fierce dragon leaps and weaves from side to side. My ears are pleasantly bombarded with gongs and clashing symbols. It’s that time of year again for best wishes and congratulations, Chinese New Year.
The Great Storm of '08
December 23, 2008 By
Neighbors gathered together or stopped briefly to chat in the middle of the street, constantly being interrupted by the loud cracking sounds of huge limbs falling to their deaths off in the distance.
Just another day in the neighborhood
October 6, 2007 By
Living in Oregon. It’s tough having to get up every day and being forced to look at tall trees in my neighborhood and the peaks of Mt. Hood and Mt. Jefferson off to the east. Some people wonder why I don’t miss the hustle and bustle of Southern California. Yes, when I lived there I [...]
Hikers and climbers
February 19, 2007 By
Well our dedicated volunteers and public servants in the central Oregon area have saved another set of mountain climbers at great expense and personal risk. Hats off to all of those who participated and successfully saved these folks who were out for a weekend climb up Mt. Hood’s slopes. Just a few weeks before, this [...]
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