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Book Reviews
Listening to the Heart
A Book Review
<p><em>Factory Girls: Voices from the Heart of Modern China </em>by Leslie T. Chang. Picador, 2010, ISBN-10: 033044736X, ISBN-13: 978-0330447362; 320 pages; paper $10.88; Kindle edition $11.99 at Amazon. (Note: Various editions are available with a slightly different title, dates of publication and number of pages.)</p> <p><em>Reviewed by Andrea Klopper</em></p>
A Conversation with the Authors of Children of the Massacre
[…] in Hong Kong and West China, Andrea Klopper spoke with the book’s authors, Robert and Linda Banks. The interview was originally conducted on Zoom on 21 March 2022. My curiosity was piqued regarding the Australian link mentioned by the Canberra-based authors of Children of the Massacre: The Extra-Ordinary Story of the Stewart Family in […]
Supporting Article
China – Here We Are!
How can one prepare for service in China? The author provides practical insights with examples from her own experiences when she first lived in another culture. From exploring one's expectations to extending grace and embracing the challenge, Ms. Klopper offers valuable advice that can lessen the initial strain of cross-cultural living.
The Beautiful Country and the Middle Kingdom
A Book Review
[…] One such theme is the way in which America has sought to “bend the arc of China’s history” (page 572). In order to change China, America introduced, promoted, and invested in feminist ideology; the rule of law; car culture (Ford in the 1930s, General Motors in 1990s); the aviation industry (pilot training in the […]
Stories of Christian Women in China
A Book Review
Li Ma ( 2019) Christianity, Femininity and Social Change in Contemporary China. City: Palgrave Macmillan, 2019. Available at Palgrave Macmillan. Christianity, Femininity and Social Change in Contemporary China by Li Ma, is not a book to be read in one sitting, however gripping the various accounts! Like so many of the books about China […]
Another Look at the Life of Eric Liddell
A Book Review
[…] award-winning film Chariots of Fire (1981) to look at the other two-thirds of his life which were located in China. The flyleaf of the hardcover, published in 2016 by Doubleday (a secular publisher), acclaims the book as “the definitive biography of one of Britain’s greatest ever heroes, who made the ultimate sacrifice while becoming […]
Life in Motion
A Resource for Those in Transition
Life in Motion: Growing through Transition by Amy Casteel and Ruth Van Reken. Springtime Books; 2nd edition, 2018. Available on Amazon. Drawing on years of experience exploring and writing about themes of transition, well-known and respected TCK (Third Culture Kid) author, Ruth Van Reken has teamed up with Amy Casteel to produce a ten-week […]
Chinese Migrants in the Stew Pot of Dubai
A Book Review of Chinese in Dubai
[…] third largest trading partner of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the UAE’s fourth largest tourist source market. Confucian Institutes offered lessons in Mandarin, Mandarin was being promoted in schools, Mandarin-speakers were employed in the large shopping malls and hotels, and PayPal was used extensively. Then covid broke and Wuhan was going into lockdown, […]
Out of China: How the Chinese Ended the Era of Domination
A Book Review
[…] ‘old’ and ‘new’ became the template into which was stamped every sphere of life” (page 291). “Truths” were interpreted in different ways. The past was “used” to promote and demolish alternative interpretations. Likewise the “old” was employed to validate the “new” as a New China stood up. In the past couple of years, anyone […]
Book Review: Children of the Massacre
The Extra-ordinary Story of the Stewart Family in Hong Kong and West China
[…] up the CMS Boys’ School in Fuzhou and helped develop a small theological college. Louisa assisted with the CMS Girls’ School. It is noteworthy that Robert actively promoted local Chinese leadership and encouraged the training of Chinese workers. He strongly believed that “China could never be reached except through its own people” (p. 23). […]