I recently sat down with an elder of the White Mountain Apache tribe, who granted me permission to write about some of the more obscure aspects of Apache history around the turn of the twentieth century. Most of our conversations revolved around Geronimo, but we also discussed other famous Indians as wells. One in particular […]
Race Against Cancer, Race for Life !
Diagnosed with leukemia in 1993, popular Mandarin radio host Billy Wang (also known to fans as ‘Dongfang Billy’) admits to being terrified coming to terms with his mortality. But instead of being defeated, he made a vow to live each day battling cancer, demonstrating an unbroken spirit amidst insurmountable odds. Billy now not only works […]
China:国殇; Survival Stories in Quake
by Bob Chen We live in Shenzhen. Yesterday, when my mom was in a taxi home, she heard the driver muttering, “I have stopped my work for the entire 2 last days.” “Why so?” curiously asking. After a while of silence, he sighed: “I have been riveted by the TV, watching closely what was happening in […]
China quake death toll could hit 50,000
LUOSHUI TOWN, China – China warned the death toll from this week’s earthquake could soar to some 50,000, while the government issued a rare public appeal Thursday for rescue equipment as it struggled to cope with the disaster. Rescue workers broke through key roads to the epicenter in the race to find survivors. More than […]