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November 20, 2007 03:05 AM UTC --
The following article is a review from a reader after reading Memories of an Eastern Sky
In general, your book strikes me as a story about the love of a family that remains true despite . . .
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November 20, 2007 02:55 AM UTC --
She used to be a strong and optimistic woman. When her parents lived, she helped them trimmed the trees, cleaned their house, and cooked their meals. She raised two girls and a boy. She invited me to . . .
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November 16, 2007 04:19 AM UTC --
Many years ago when I studied in Missouri, I have this old couple--Hershel and Evelyn took me to their family's Thanksgiving dinner and treated me as their family member. Both of them have passed . . .
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October 17, 2007 02:08 PM UTC --
It is easy to stroll around toy stores and shopping malls and forget about the environmental consequences of manufacturing these products. But some babies are not likely to forget about it--in fact, most . . .
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September 30, 2007 08:07 PM UTC --
One of my friends just received a credit card statement. He was puzzled about the statement because he never owned or even applied the credit card. The balance was over $4,200.
He was one of the 8,400,000 . . .
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August 28, 2007 06:06 AM UTC --
Some media's portrait of Muslims after September 11 was so slanted that I decided to write my version of Muslims into my book-Memories of an Eastern Sky.
I grew up in Harbin, China. Harbin . . .
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August 26, 2007 10:56 AM UTC --
If you are thinking of writing a tribute or story about your family member(s), or if you have published an outstanding article, consider to win a prize at http://www.andyzhang.info. From now to September . . .
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August 16, 2007 02:27 PM UTC --
After completed my graduate degree in Missouri in 1999, I decided it is time to visit some old friends there after eight years. On August 1, 2007, we flew into St. Louis then drove down to Rolla, MO. We . . .
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July 30, 2007 09:17 AM UTC --
On Friday, July 27, 2007, friends and colleagues were gathered at a golf club house celebrating a new marriage for an Indian couple. It was a joyful party where women worn dazzling dresses and danced along . . .
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July 21, 2007 04:13 PM UTC --
Clouds of smoke rose from a local Wendy's restaurant when I was driving to work on Thursday morning. Numerous firefighters and police were on the scene and two firefigthers were injured too (according . . .
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June 01, 2007 03:15 PM UTC --
I was shocked by my cholesterol numbers after the recent health screening. One of the problems in my diet is too much meat and not enough vegetables. It is difficult for me to incorporate vegetables into . . .
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May 14, 2007 03:00 PM UTC --
It is by pure coincidence, I talked to a coworker this morning. "What did you do for your mother on Mother's Day?" I asked.
"Nothing." He said in a flat voice.
"Not even . . .
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May 10, 2007 11:11 AM UTC --
You have done it-completed writing your book and ready to move on to the next stage. You ask yourself, should I find an agent?
First, you should know that agents are not created equal. Some agents have . . .
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May 07, 2007 10:14 AM UTC --
My friend Becky and her family just moved to Alaska. The relocation was job related. She enjoyed the beautiful nature in Alaska and sending one postcard after another.
The most recent card, however, was . . .
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May 04, 2007 10:38 AM UTC --
On December 23, 2006, my aunt Thelma bought a Target gift card at one of the stores in Maryland. She merrily pocketed her purchase along with other gifts for the season and gave the gift card to her daughter . . .
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May 04, 2007 10:17 AM UTC --
This is a true story but the names are altered to protect their privacy.
In the afternoon of April 16, 2007, gunmen shot thirty-two people in Virginia Tech. Shortly after the incident occurred, my friend . . .
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April 20, 2007 11:44 AM UTC --
After received her Global Leadership Award in Washington DC with Vital Voices organization, Dr. Cao returned to Henan Province in China and began another rounds of volunteer works to help AIDS patients . . .
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April 19, 2007 12:58 PM UTC --
The tragic event in Virginia Tech has shaken many people. As the event unfolds with more details released about the psychologically disturbed gunmen, many parents voiced their reactions about how the media . . .
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April 18, 2007 08:16 PM UTC --
One morning last month, I was driving on the road less than one mile from my office. Suddenly, I noticed a middle-age and stocky man was running toward my car. Sweat was trickling down his round face and . . .
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April 01, 2007 10:28 AM UTC --
My sister-in-law has three kids: a ten-year-old boy, another five-year-old boy, and a two-year-old girl. She decided to take a weekend off duty and let us enjoy her children’s company this . . .
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