Years ago, I was in D.C. watching the July 4th parade. Hundreds of Hindus formed the largest parade block. On one of their floats, they built a real-sized replica of the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia; men and women wearing traditional Indian garments surrounded the gigantic bell, singing and dancing. It looked funny. Were it not […]
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A nightmare has been haunting me since I left China. In those terrible dreams, I go back home to see my elderly parents, then I get trapped in China, and find no way back to the United States. Many times, I woke up from the nightmare with pounding heartbeat and drenched in sweat. I pinched […]
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.” Last Sunday, as part of the celebrations of the 242nd anniversary of America’s Independence Day, everybody in my church proudly recited the Pledge of […]