"Distance tests the endurance of a horse; time reveals a man's character." --Chinese proverb Does time also reveal a nation's character? I remember watching the news coverage of the massacre with my dad. The images of rumbling tanks filling up the square scared me. Nevertheless, I think it is now, decades later, that I've begun to understand the horror of that time. My friend recently asked me: "Do you ever imagine what your life would have been like if your parents hadn't immigrated … [Read more...]