Hiking China: Yellow Mountain, Tiger Leaping Gorge
By Suzanne Ma for the Associated Press Updated:10:59 a.m., Wednesday, January 12, 2011 HUANGSHAN, China — For first-time visitors to China, Beijing and Shanghai are the default destinations. But for tourists who like to mix city travel with outdoor experiences, two natural landmarks in China stand out: Yellow Mountain and Tiger Leaping Gorge. Both are among...
“Fried dough, what’s not to like?” –the story behind the story…
This week, my story about the oh-so-beloved Canadian donut chain, Tim Hortons, was published. It serves as a “how are they doing?” story, since opening their first NYC locations 2 weeks ago. As is the case with all stories, only about 1/9 of the research and interviews you gather actually makes it into the final...
Cold Shower.
The news keeps getting worse. Riots in Xinjiang continue. Bloody, bloody fights and brutal killings continue to erupt between Han and Uighur. People are dying on both sides and I think the masses don’t even know why they’re fighting. Issues involving discrimination that range from Han and Uighur competing for good jobs, to restrictions imposed on...
Graduation
Sorry I’ve been MIA! I’ll be graduating this week from Columbia University with a Masters of Science degree at the Graduate School of Journalism. I’ll be out of the country for about a month after that, traveling in Europe. At the end of June, I start working as a reporter for the Associated Press here...
Blogging on China and the Chinese in America
Hello, world. I’m finally starting up a new blog. It’s been awhile. I was an avid blogger years ago during my first year of university. I wrote about some news but blogged mostly about my personal comings and goings. This time around, I’m going to be blogging about two of my interests that have developed...
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