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Chinese New Year: Embrace the “Fu” (Happiness); Beware the “Weixian” (Danger)

Posted on February 10, 2013 by connieinasia

          China being 13 hours ahead of us here in Illinois, it’s an early Saturday night in Asia with families beginning celebrations for Spring Festival Eve festivities.  Houses have been cleaned all day to welcome in the new year … Continue reading →

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Meeting Amity’s New Teachers in China

Posted on September 25, 2010 by connieinasia

    Our Recent Amity Teacher’s Conference               While my second year students were starting their classes a few weeks ago, I was still out of the classroom, attending Amity’s 4-day teacher’s meeting in Nanjing.             Just before Amity teachers … Continue reading →

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