The Chinese In America: Ellie Lee, Director of “Chinafornia,” Tells The Story Of Her Immigrant Father

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Animator/filmmaker Ellie Lee was featured on this site last month for her animated series Chinafornia, which is currently seeking support on Kickstarter. You should go check it out, because it looks like one of those creative projects about China that is actually original and unique, with all the right people working behind the scenes to make it a success. Both China Daily Show and BJC contributor Alicia have endorsed it.

The Chinese In America: This Poet-Ping-Pong Champion Is Awesome

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His name is Xue Di, and according to the Providence Journal, he is a dissident Chinese poet who has been "the league champion at the Rhode Island Table Tennis Association in Manville" for 10 straight years. How do we start listing the ways in which this is awesome? With his voice, which rises a few octaves when he gets excited? With the fact that this video is entirely about ping pong?