Sino-Western Yangtze River Family Stories
My Chinese family has deep roots at Ginling College, dating almost since its inception. First as students and then as faculty, women on both sides of my family – my grandfather’s side – the Shih family 石 and my grandmother’s side the Qian family 錢 – have been influenced by this remarkable women’s college.
The Chinese state visit was broadcast over a television set at the Yichang Crowne Plaza hotel café where I was eating breakfast. It was a stunning visual – a swarm of British dignitaries on a red carpet, flanked by men in uniform, welcoming the arrival of President Xi as he touched down at Heathrow Airport […]
China is a large country to be sure, but after 50 years of missionary service at the center of the Yangtze River in Yichang, Mary Emelia Moore – one of the most universally respected women – had encountered plenty of people, including some of the most influential. Warlord armies fought fierce battles there. The Japanese […]