Having A Baby Boy, China Style
Chinese Women Are Determined To Make Baby Boys I have a close friend who, after struggling for years to be a career woman and to hold off on starting a family, despite pressure her traditional Chinese parents to do so, has finally decided to have a baby. Of course, everyone expects her, including herself, to have a boy. This is China, where the majority of today’s child-bearing-aged women will only have one child, so it better be a boy! In order to achieve this goal,... Read More
Chinese Cows To Produce Human Milk
People why can’t we just drink and ingest cow’s milk like we have been for millenia? Between reading about “Mamma’s Milk Ice Cream” and breast milk cheese, I had just about sworn off of dairy products. Now, after reading about China’s HUMAN- breast-milk-producing, genetically-engineered cows, that’s it- I’m sticking to water and juice from now on! The milk produced by the transgenic cows is identical to the human variety, with... Read More
China Beats U.S. On Human Rights?
Is it possible that China could beat out the United States when it comes to the promotion of basic human rights? For most of us the answer seems very clear, “No way.” The U.S. promotes itself as the torch bearer when it comes to illuminating the path to equality, freedom, liberty and justice for all. The U.S., as concerns human rights, sees itself as a nation that blazes the trail, and not as a nation that trails the blazers (to borrow from Bill Cosby). Well, according... Read More
The MoMo Moment
Shanghai’s ballroom dancing scene plays itself out in an almost clandestine manner. The city’s dance halls are hidden away in low profile, nondescript-looking buildings, and their reputations are purely the product of word of mouth rather than location. I admit that my recent visit to the JinGuo Yuan Dance hall was motivated in part by my desire to get a peek at this almost secretive dancing subculture and its infamous MoMo moment, and not by a burning desire... Read More
