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The Woman Warrior: White Tigers and Ghosts

Every 500 years, dragon becomes tiger in order to learn more and prepare; tiger becomes the dragon in order to do more. This system of change patternd after the chancing of the north/south pole every several 1000 years, and the dance of male and female, or the circling around of God's hands. Back and forth bewteen worlds is where the author lives.

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Asian Women's Sorrows - The Joy Luck Club

In San Francisco's Chinatown -- The stories of this book cluster around first Chinese American Jing-mei (June) Woo's journey of discovery to China to meet her half-sisters left by a roadside: the twins Chwun Yu and Chwun...

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The Water Cube (Beijing National Aquatics Center), Beijing, P.R. China

The Beijing National Aquatics Center, better known as the Water Cube, was and is one of the most spectacular buildings in the world, and it was built specifically for the swimming and diving competitions...

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Olympic Champion, Doctor, Irish Tenor: Ronan Tynan

(public domain)After an accident in which my left foot was severed 50% from my leg at the ankle, the example of Ronan Tynan was one that reinforced my belief that despite what doctors said, I would not be...

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