remembrance
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This Day…
..twenty one years ago.. The PRC government tries to eradicate the memory but recollection cannot be stopped. Here is a cartoon that ran in the Guangzhou newspaper Southern Metropolis Daily on June 1st, which was recognized as "Children's Day", an… Continue reading
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In Honor of D. C. Lau
The great translator and scholar, D. C. Lau, passed away on Monday. I never met Professor Lau but I am one of those touched by his erudition and eloquence. As I look around my office, his work is nearby. His… Continue reading
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My Youthful Encounter with Andre Gunder Frank
Peony, from Tang Dynasty Times, asked me to recount an exchange I had, years ago, with eminent economic historian Andre Gunder Frank. There's no ancient Chinese philosophy in this, just a rather amusing personal story. It's a bit long, so… Continue reading
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June 4th
Attention must be paid. Here is something from Mencius to contemplate, as we remember the hundreds and hundreds of people who lost their lives on this day nineteen years ago: Prince T'ien asked: "What is the task of… Continue reading
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Another Year
I posted these two pictures last year on this day and here they are again (the top one is from Roland): Continue reading
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Remembrance
Roland posted this picture. It is beautiful. It reminds me of riding the Staten Island ferry, going to see my wife-to-be, and the NYC of the seventies. UPDATE: And here is a sad reminder of the presence… Continue reading
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Memories of a Man I Hardly Knew
Yesterday I went to a memorial service for Vince Barnett, a man who had been a faculty member at my college for many years and had served as Chair of my department years before I arrived. He retired… Continue reading
The Useless Tree 