Articles By: Emily Mitis

What Do You Think of America?

What Do You Think of America?

According to the 2010 National Population Census of China, 19.3 percent of the world’s population are Chinese citizens. The relationship between the U.S. and China has become increasingly important. So what do China’s approximately 1.4 billion people think about the U.S. and Americans?

Featured - On The Street, Global China, On The Street June 23, 2011 4:09 am 3 comments

School Reform Recasts Rural China

School Reform Recasts Rural China

China, with its fast-paced population growth, is now faced with the task of educating 26 percent of the world’s students on 2 percent of the world’s resources, says Gordon Sang, professor of education at Beijing Normal University. With 80 percent of China’s population living in rural areas, the government has recognized an outstanding need to modernize schools and improve teaching efficiency.

Society & Culture June 20, 2011 9:38 am 1 comment

The Young and the Internet Addicted

The Young and the Internet Addicted

In a large, dimly lit room, silent all but for the sound of dozens of clacking keyboards, Gao Hai, 22, looked up from his computer screen, hesitant to momentarily leave his online game of Death of the Ancients. “I’ve been playing for 3 hours, almost 4 so far today,” he says. “I’ve played all but one day this week.”

Featured - Main Slider, Society & Culture June 10, 2011 8:11 am 1 comment

From Food to Friend: Dogs Take on a New Role

From Food to Friend: Dogs Take on a New Role

Once a common source of food, dogs have become trusted companions for a growing number of today’s Chinese. Thanks to the country’s booming economy, keeping larger high-maintenance pets is now more affordable in a country that traditionally focused on low-maintenance birds and crickets.

On The Street June 6, 2011 2:43 pm 2 comments

Teaching Austin’s Children Mandarin as a Cultural Experience

“There are more Chinese kids right now learning English than there are American kids learning English,” said New Yorker magazine China correspondent Evan Osnos when he recently appeared on Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report.” But that is not to say that American kids aren’t learning Chinese as well.

Focal Points May 18, 2011 6:47 pm Comments Off