岁月的痕迹
徘徊于理性与现实的旷野里, 生存于东方与西方的交界面。
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(2005-05-20 13:25:39)
My11yodaughterisunusuallyinquisitiveandseemsabittoomatureforherage.Shelikestoreadandthinksalot.Sheraisesplentyofquestions.Ifyoudonotgiveassuringanswerstoherquestions,shemaybecomeworried.Forexample,sheaskswhatweshoulddoifwerunoutofmoneyanddadloseshisjob?Whydoherdumberclassmatesgetmoreweeklyallowancewithoutlearningout-of-classlessonsthanshedoeswithallweekendChineseandmathexercisesincluded?Doesitmean...[阅读全文]
(2005-05-19 16:45:55)
WhenIfinishedmytwo-yearhighschooleducationinlater1975,ourclasshadbeenaskedtogotothenearbyfarmstolearnfromfarmers.AsIfeltsomeofmyclassmateshadbiasedopinionsagainstmeduringtheprecedingthreeyears,Ididnotseeanypointbystickingwiththem.Therefore,Idecidedtoreturntomyancestorhometownforre-education,whereanoldtwo-bedroomfarmhousewasstilllegallyundermyparents'names.Thisturnedouttobeagoodchoice.Inanewenviron...[阅读全文]
(2005-05-19 09:37:00)
Firstsomebackground:Iworkinbiomedicalfield,andhave2USpatentsand45first-authorpapers.Isubmittedaself-preparedI-140NIWpetitionrecentlywithfourreferenceletters(allfromthesameschool).IdidnotuseanylawyerformypetitionasIbelievemychanceofsuccesswouldbehighwithorwithoutalawyer.Herearesomekeydates:I-140NIW(self-prepared)TSC;RD:08/02/04;RFEdate:03/23/05;RFERD:04/15/05(withformETA750b);andI-140AD:04/21/05(em...[阅读全文]
(2005-05-19 09:24:03)
WeliveinasmalluniversitytowninsouthernpartofUSA.Duringthepastthreeyears,wehavebeenteachingourtwodaughters(nowaged11and13)Chineseathome.WeareusingtextbooksfromChina,andeverymorningbeforegoingtoschool,theyneedtoreadalessonthreetimes.OnSaturday,theyspendaboutonehourtowritedownnewwords(fivetimeseach),andthenwegivethemdictation.Afterdictation,weaskthemtowritedownanysimilarwordsthey(andwe)canthinkof,tor...[阅读全文]
(2005-05-19 09:18:07)
Myyoungerdaughterturned11threeonMay3,andreceiveda"specialpresent"fromherschoolonMay6.Theschoolmydaughterattendsisapublicone,whichcatersGrade6studentsonly.Thereareabout320studentsformingfourteams(orbigclasses),witheachteamcontaining80students.Eachyear,theschoolselectsonestudentfromeachteamandhangstheirphotosinthehall,tosetrolemodelsforfuturestudents.Herschoolcoordinatortoldherthatshehasbeenselected...[阅读全文]
(2005-05-19 08:36:37)
IstartedsecondaryschoolwhenIwas12,whichlastedforthreeyears.Duringthesefirsttwoyears,Iwasthestudyrepresentativeformyclass,presumablyduetomygoodreputation(asahighacademicachiever)carriedforwardfrommyprimaryschoolyears.Iwasevenputinchargeofpreparingmyclass’wallpaperandotheractivities.Buttheturningpointcameintheearlypartofthesecondyear,whenIwasassignedtositnexttoaboywhodidverypoorlyinallsubjectsexcep...[阅读全文]
(2005-05-19 08:33:20)
Theyouthofmygenerationswassquanderedduringtheunprecedented,tumultuousculturalrevolution,wheninfightingovershadowedtrust,cheatingprecededhonest,jealousycameaheadofdecency,andhighacademicscorerequaledto“whiteexpert”.AlthoughIalwayshadgoodmarksforallsubjectsduringmysecondary/highschoolyears,Iwassomehowdislikedbysomeofmyclassmates,whohappenedtobemyclassmonitororyouthleaguesecretary,butwithloweracade...[阅读全文]
(2005-05-19 08:29:06)
Iwasbornintoatungstenminer’sfamilyinsouthernChina.Beingtheoffspringofself-subsistencingfarmers,myparentshadrelativelylittleeducation.Asamatteroffact,theyhadnomorethan7yearsofschoolingbetweenthem.Notsurprisingly,theirearningcapacitywasseverelylimited.Mymotherhadtoworkextremelyhardasadress-makerathometosupplementthefamilyincome,whilelookingafterfivekidsatthesametime.Withameagerincomeandabigfamilyto...[阅读全文]
