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On Tuesday, a group of us from East Asian Studies at Trinity University headed to Houston to help celebrate 50 years of #PingPongDiplomacy with USA Table tennis, the Chinese Table Tennis Association, and National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. So exciting to be a part of this historic celebration 🎊

Retweet if you agree that our governments should send a package of rapid tests & N95 masks to every household, every week, for free.

First try! Wordle 210 3/6 ⬜🟨⬜⬜⬜ ⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Third try! Wordle 215 2/6 ⬜⬜🟨🟨🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Wordle 216 6/6* ⬛⬛⬛🟨⬛ 🟨⬛⬛🟨⬛ ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 ⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Okay that wasn't at all expected.

The United States we know today was built with the labor of enslaved Black Americans. The last were not freed (officially) until 19 June 1865. Let us celebrate— and never forget.

「以冬日至，致天神人鬼。」 “On the winter solstice, we honor the gods in the heavens and the ghosts among us.” -The Rites of Zhou 周禮 (2nd century BCE) This has been a long year — years — of ghosts. May the days ahead bring more light. #wintersolstice #冬至 #everynightapoem

Geremie Barme explaining how even in dark times, study of China can reveal a "vast world of literature, history and thought... [and] a study of human greatness, genius and potential." See his essay in defense of Sinology via China Heritage chinaheritage.net/journal/new-si…

My former student, Patrick Brady TU ‘99, attended the Trinity University Career Fair on Wednesday seeking interns for his company GatherCraft. Here, we shared a great dinner at 極品女兒 at the San Antonio Pearl! What a great day for Chinese studies!

In 2009 when I started studying Chinese, a big thing at the time that helped me stick to it was: Any time I mentioned to someone I wanted to learn Chinese, I'd get intense positive feedback: "man that's so smart" "oh you're gonna find a great job" "that's the future, right?"

Photo: Sand Letter / Tian Li, Fu Zhiyong, SeeekLab, by Ars Electronica chinadigitaltimes.net/2024/06/photo-…

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Given recent developments, this seems like an appropriate reminder.

Chinese Exclusion 2.0?: An Online Teach-In on Visa Revocations and What it Means for Chinese Students and the U.S. Thursday, 6/ 5, 2025 9 - 11:00 AM Zoom webinar featuring: Eileen Chow, Gabriel “Jack” Chin; Kaiser Kuo ; Mae Ngai, Thomas Kellogg international.ucla.edu/ccs/event/17277

the feeling of winning your first national championship? priceless. #HookEm

Heard the sad news about Brian today and thought about all the years I’ve been listening to him and admiring his genius. Rest in peace dear Brian.

Here are 10 ways that Trump’s Big Ugly Bill will make your life more expensive: 1. Your utility bills go up as we lose clean energy investments and electricity costs more; 2. Your rent goes up as predatory housing companies artificially jack up prices;