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I was in the elevator this morning, rushing to grab my coffee before work, when I noticed something unusual—a small bag of candies tied with a red ribbon and a…

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Mar 2025

History and Culture

The Abacus: How a 1,000-Year-Old Chinese Tool Helped Build Atomic Bombs

It all started with a dusty old suitcase tucked away in the corner of my aunt’s attic. She had recently returned from a trip to North America, bringing back souvenirs,…

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Family Legacy: Chinese Genealogy and Ancestral Villages

Imagine stepping into an ancestral hall (宗祠, zōngcí)—its wooden beams creak under the weight of centuries, yet every inch tells a story. The air carries the faint scent of incense,…

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Kaiping Tangkou: Peter Stuckey, Blue Paintings, and the Village That Refuses to Fade

So there I was, sitting in the Four Seasons Restaurant in Kaiping Tangkou (yes, that Four Seasons), when I bumped into Peter Stuckey. Now, Peter’s no ordinary retiree—he’s not out…

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I Am Sun Yet-Sen Founder of Modern China: The Return to China and the Seeds of Revolution Part 3

In 1883, I was abruptly withdrawn from my studies at Iolani College in Hawaii and sent back to my ancestral home in Cuiheng Village. My brother, Sun Mei, made this…

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I Am Sun Yet-Sen Founder of Modern China: Awaking the Rebel Part 2

When I was born on November 12, 1866, the Qing Dynasty had just extinguished the last embers of the Taiping Rebellion . The Taiping Rebellion (1850–1864) was one of the…

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I Am Sun Yat-Sen The Father of Modern China: Roots of Struggle – Part 1

In my lifetime, I’ve had over thirty names. In the United States, people called me Sun Yat-sen; in Japan, most referred to me as Sun Wen. After the Xinhai Revolution,…

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Qingming: A Journey Through Time and Memory

For overseas Chinese, Qingming is not merely a date on the calendar—it is a portal to the past, a sacred moment when the veil between worlds thins, and we are…

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Siyi Greater Bay Area Development: A Story of Economic Transformation and Regional Integration

The Siyi region—comprising Taishan, Kaiping, Enping, and Xinhui—has long been a cradle of resilience, innovation, and cultural richness. Known as the "侨乡" (ancestral hometown) for millions of overseas Chinese, this…

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The Siyi Dialect: A Heartbeat of Identity Calling Across Generations

Language is more than words—it is the soul of a culture, a living thread that stitches together generations, histories, and identities. For third- and fourth-generation overseas Chinese from the Siyi…

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Why Guangdong’s Marriage Traditions Start with Candy in Elevators (And a 3-Day Rule)

The Abacus: How a 1,000-Year-Old Chinese Tool Helped Build Atomic Bombs

Family Legacy: Chinese Genealogy and Ancestral Villages

Kaiping Tangkou: Peter Stuckey, Blue Paintings, and the Village That Refuses to Fade

I Am Sun Yet-Sen Founder of Modern China: The Return to China and the Seeds of Revolution Part 3

I Am Sun Yet-Sen Founder of Modern China: Awaking the Rebel Part 2

I Am Sun Yat-Sen The Father of Modern China: Roots of Struggle – Part 1

Qingming: A Journey Through Time and Memory

Siyi Greater Bay Area Development: A Story of Economic Transformation and Regional Integration

The Siyi Dialect: A Heartbeat of Identity Calling Across Generations

Hong Kong’s Hidden Depa...

The Letters That Never Came:...

Singapore-Taishan Migration H...

The Enping-Cuba Connection: C...

Tracing Your Heshan Ancestors...