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Sep.21.2010
First appeared on http://blog.emerson.edu/ploughshares/2010/09/ebooks_ebooks.html#more Larry, a retired history professor and a friend, emailed me recently to recommend a book he was reading. "It's a must-read. I'll lend it to you after I finish it," he wrote. Fifteen minutes later, he...
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Jan.26.2008
I write in both English and Chinese. For my first novel February Flowers, I wrote it in English first then translated it into Chinese. For my completed second novel (title TBD), I wrote it in Chinese first then translated it into English. It's daunting to manage both languages, yet as someone who...
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About Fan
I was born on a state-run farm in mainland China, where my parents were exiled during the Cultural Revolution. Despite poverty and isolation, the farm provided me with boundless freedom and joy. In 1985, my parents left the farm, bringing my four older...
Causes Fan Wu Supports
Mothers' Bridge of Love, Sandra Cisneros' Macondo Workshop for writers and artists, Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI)