My11yodaughterisunusuallyinquisitiveandseemsabittoomatureforherage.Shelikestoreadandthinksalot.Sheraisesplentyofquestions.Ifyoudonotgiveassuringanswerstoherquestions,shemaybecomeworried.Forexample,sheaskswhatweshoulddoifwerunoutofmoneyanddadloseshisjob?Whydoherdumberclassmatesgetmoreweeklyallowancewithoutlearningout-of-classlessonsthanshedoeswithallweekendChineseandmathexercisesincluded?Doesitmean...[
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WhenIfinishedmytwo-yearhighschooleducationinlater1975,ourclasshadbeenaskedtogotothenearbyfarmstolearnfromfarmers.AsIfeltsomeofmyclassmateshadbiasedopinionsagainstmeduringtheprecedingthreeyears,Ididnotseeanypointbystickingwiththem.Therefore,Idecidedtoreturntomyancestorhometownforre-education,whereanoldtwo-bedroomfarmhousewasstilllegallyundermyparents'names.Thisturnedouttobeagoodchoice.Inanewenviron...[
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Firstsomebackground:Iworkinbiomedicalfield,andhave2USpatentsand45first-authorpapers.Isubmittedaself-preparedI-140NIWpetitionrecentlywithfourreferenceletters(allfromthesameschool).IdidnotuseanylawyerformypetitionasIbelievemychanceofsuccesswouldbehighwithorwithoutalawyer.Herearesomekeydates:I-140NIW(self-prepared)TSC;RD:08/02/04;RFEdate:03/23/05;RFERD:04/15/05(withformETA750b);andI-140AD:04/21/05(em...[
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WeliveinasmalluniversitytowninsouthernpartofUSA.Duringthepastthreeyears,wehavebeenteachingourtwodaughters(nowaged11and13)Chineseathome.WeareusingtextbooksfromChina,andeverymorningbeforegoingtoschool,theyneedtoreadalessonthreetimes.OnSaturday,theyspendaboutonehourtowritedownnewwords(fivetimeseach),andthenwegivethemdictation.Afterdictation,weaskthemtowritedownanysimilarwordsthey(andwe)canthinkof,tor...[
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Myyoungerdaughterturned11threeonMay3,andreceiveda"specialpresent"fromherschoolonMay6.Theschoolmydaughterattendsisapublicone,whichcatersGrade6studentsonly.Thereareabout320studentsformingfourteams(orbigclasses),witheachteamcontaining80students.Eachyear,theschoolselectsonestudentfromeachteamandhangstheirphotosinthehall,tosetrolemodelsforfuturestudents.Herschoolcoordinatortoldherthatshehasbeenselected...[
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IstartedsecondaryschoolwhenIwas12,whichlastedforthreeyears.Duringthesefirsttwoyears,Iwasthestudyrepresentativeformyclass,presumablyduetomygoodreputation(asahighacademicachiever)carriedforwardfrommyprimaryschoolyears.Iwasevenputinchargeofpreparingmyclass’wallpaperandotheractivities.Buttheturningpointcameintheearlypartofthesecondyear,whenIwasassignedtositnexttoaboywhodidverypoorlyinallsubjectsexcep...[
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Theyouthofmygenerationswassquanderedduringtheunprecedented,tumultuousculturalrevolution,wheninfightingovershadowedtrust,cheatingprecededhonest,jealousycameaheadofdecency,andhighacademicscorerequaledto“whiteexpert”.AlthoughIalwayshadgoodmarksforallsubjectsduringmysecondary/highschoolyears,Iwassomehowdislikedbysomeofmyclassmates,whohappenedtobemyclassmonitororyouthleaguesecretary,butwithloweracade...[
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Iwasbornintoatungstenminer’sfamilyinsouthernChina.Beingtheoffspringofself-subsistencingfarmers,myparentshadrelativelylittleeducation.Asamatteroffact,theyhadnomorethan7yearsofschoolingbetweenthem.Notsurprisingly,theirearningcapacitywasseverelylimited.Mymotherhadtoworkextremelyhardasadress-makerathometosupplementthefamilyincome,whilelookingafterfivekidsatthesametime.Withameagerincomeandabigfamilyto...[
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