Comments on: Finding Inner Warmth In Our Stories https://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/finding-inner-warmth-in-our-stories/ Mon, 11 May 2020 01:01:15 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 By: Wes Radez https://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/finding-inner-warmth-in-our-stories/#comment-7151 Wed, 21 Aug 2019 03:28:26 +0000 http://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/?p=8574#comment-7151 In reply to Marianne Davis.

I’m glad that you found your community and that you’ve found this site, Marianne. Thank you for your kind words. ~Wes

]]> By: Marianne Davis https://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/finding-inner-warmth-in-our-stories/#comment-7150 Wed, 21 Aug 2019 03:04:35 +0000 http://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/?p=8574#comment-7150 We were fortunate to be held close by our fellow adoptive parents and friends through Families with Children from China (FCC). Through FCC we found the path for our kids to go to good local Saturday Chinese School, participate in Chinese Folk Dance, gather together on holidays, and share stories in their newsletters. We also hosted exchange students from China for many years, which have yielded extended family relationships and even “roots” travel trips home.
But as our kids grow older, sites like these are helpful to maintain the connection. I was pleased to read about feeding hungry ghosts, and am always up for a good new recipe. I always read the latest post with pleasure and anticipation. Thanks Wes, keep up the good work!

]]> By: Wes Radez https://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/finding-inner-warmth-in-our-stories/#comment-2362 Wed, 29 Aug 2018 23:01:26 +0000 http://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/?p=8574#comment-2362 In reply to James Chou.

Hi James, Wow, your kind words really made my day. Thanks for that! If you’ll send me an email through the site, I’d be happy to speak further. ~Wes

]]> By: James Chou https://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/finding-inner-warmth-in-our-stories/#comment-2357 Wed, 29 Aug 2018 18:29:37 +0000 http://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/?p=8574#comment-2357 Dear Wes,
Thanks so much for that insightful interview and creating this very useful and important website. Chinese Americans and Asian Americans are so diverse and complex yet we often experience many of the same feelings, indifferences, stereotyping, prejudices, disrespect, misunderstanding, jealousy, envy, inequality, hatred, racist feelings among ourselves and from the society we live in.

Luckily children are born without these hangups and prejudices, but are slowly taught from what they see from their parents and adults around them. There is that beautiful song from the Rogers & Hammerstein ‘s “South Pacific” “You’ve Got To Be Carefully Taught” that really says it all! We are all humans and all related to a common ancestry sharing common genes and yet seem to always pick out superficial differences instead of common thread of love, family, and compassion.

I would love to interview you for a similar presentation for your website so that we can all learn more about you and your background and what got you to drop everything to devote your time to this amazing website. I really think that what you are doing is so very important; not only for the Chinese American community but also the whole Asian American community that is so misunderstood. Just like Michelle Kuo’s inciteful book, it also opens up the door to exp!ore other races, religions and cultures that we hopefully allow all of us to understand, respect, and appreciate one another. Thank you both for widening and enriching our horizon!

I also hope that we could also get an opportunity to talk and ask questions of our grandparents and our distinguished senior (even better to write them down) who struggled, suffered and took great risks to journey far from their beloved homeland to start a new chapter in their lives which has affected all of us!!!

]]> By: Wes Radez https://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/finding-inner-warmth-in-our-stories/#comment-1801 Sun, 25 Mar 2018 03:01:58 +0000 http://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/?p=8574#comment-1801 In reply to Sarah Shim.

Thanks, Sarah. Couldn’t agree more about the need to share these stories for the entire community’s benefit. Glad that you’ll pick up Reading with Patrick. It’s wonderful. ~Wes

]]> By: Sarah Shim https://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/finding-inner-warmth-in-our-stories/#comment-1800 Sun, 25 Mar 2018 01:49:23 +0000 http://www.chineseamericanfamily.com/?p=8574#comment-1800 Educating others about Chinese Americans is so important. We need to remind others that we had a place in history, we earned our way to be recognized. We had the same struggles like other races. I Chair one of the largest cultural event in Hawaii on the island of Maui. I do Chinese cultural talks about rituals and tradition and also the history of the immigration of the Chinese to Hawaii and their significant contributions. Why because like you growing up there were no text books very little Chinese stories. I enjoyed the interview. As soon as our only book store opens on the island I will look for Reading with Patrick. Aloha

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