Urban kids dig into science and get friendly with worms
Christian Science Monitor July 18, 2000 Apple Seed program offers New York City students a hands-on way to grow For children who live among the concrete of New York City, […]
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Williams College grads honor their high school teachers
The Christian Science Monitor JUNE 13, 2000 WILLIAMSTOWN, MASS. — On an idyllic June day, Williams College senior Bert Leatherman might have been forgiven for basking in his own accomplishments as […]
Focused on China’s Fringe
The Asian Wall Street Journal January 21 2000 Atmospheric intimacy — often viscerally intense — is the hallmark of the Chinese filmmaker Zhang Yuan. This time, he’s found it in […]
In American rowing, it’s increasingly a women’s crew
The Christian Science Monitor October 25, 1999 This weekend’s Head of the Charles regatta in Boston illustrated how women are driving the sport’s growth Since the first intercollegiate race between […]
Study at a women’s college? These guys say, ‘Sure.’
3 August 1999 The Christian Science Monitor Philip Skemer knew he wanted to go on an exchange during his junior year, but wasn’t sure where. “How about enrolling at Smith […]
Please leave your gender stereotypes at the door
The Christian Science Monitor JULY 7, 1999 BROOKLINE, MASS. — The students in Brian Poon’s social-studies class are engaged in heated discussion about backpacks. Tiny backpacks, to be exact. “Why are […]
Turning Loss into Beauty: The Tragedies of Geling Yan
The Asian Wall Street Journal June 25 1999 Geling Yan writes about loss. Like so many others from her generation, the Chinese novelist and screenwriter lost her innocence and much […]
Cinema: Going Beyond Gore, Zhou Chases the `Texture of Life’
Asian Wall Street Journal March 5, 1999 Clad entirely in black, bearded and sporting a leather jacket, Zhou Xiaowen certainly looks the part of China’s latest “renegade” filmmaker. About what […]
A Rainbow on Top of the World
The Asian Wall Street Journal 29 January 1999 LHASA, Tibet — Travelers returning home from Tibet often wax poetic about its awe-inspiring landscapes, friendly red-cheeked monks bedecked in crimson robes, […]
Stories From `Under the Red Flag’
The Asian Wall Street Journal 13 November 1998 Ha Jin, avuncular and unassuming with his heavy-rimmed spectacles and gentle demeanor, sits high in his chair, center stage. The author is […]
Amy Yee 