Jennifer Holder, Writer
Jennifer Holder (jyholder@msn.com) contributes regularly to the TC Daily Planet and the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder. In addition to the stories below, she contributes to the World View blog.
Advise and Dissent: Harvey Monaghan
What would you like to tell president-elect Barack Obama? Advise and Dissent features opinions on what the new president should be thinking and doing.
Dear President Obama:
America needs a dream and a person to sell the dream. Thankfully, in you, America now has the person, and inimitable hope that there will be positive change in the country’s financial, social and political direction. MORE »
African American teacher recalls racism in China
Karla Forrest’s sojourn in the Far East left her with enlightenment, disappointment MORE »
China’s Olympics an awesome spectacle
The Olympic flame has been extinguished, marking the end of the XXIX Summer Olympic Games. For me, the glow of the flame will not soon fade. MORE »
Remembering the Sichuan earthquake: "We are not alone"
HANGZHOU, CHINA—“Our President, Hu Jintao, said little, but did a lot,” reflected a Sichuan resident on the Chinese government’s actions in response to the earthquake that occurred on May 12 in the Sichuan province, 50 miles west northwest of the capital city of Chengdu. “Anders,” who requested I not use his real name, is a 25-year-old textile industry account executive in the city of Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, where people in high-rise office buildings felt the tremors of the 8.0 earthquake. Hangzhou is 960 miles to the east of Chengdu. MORE »
Beijing huang yin nin: A volunteer's story
BEIJING, CHINA—“Welcome to Beijing” has become a familiar phrase this week, heard all over China during the celebration of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. It is joyfully chanted by Chinese people in person, and on the airwaves in speech and in song. “Beijing huang yin nin,” “Beijing welcomes you.” MORE »
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