Early on an unseasonably cool, young September morning, a few firecrackers cut through the thick mist enveloping Xiaoshicun (Little Stone…

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As the cofounder of a parent-cooperative, early childhood education, community-based program that grew to become a school, I offer some…

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The title of this talk is taken from that passage in the Bible which says, "Faith is the substance of…

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Wyoming Snipes Kashoff passed away two years ago, on February 22, 2003, at the extraordinary age of 38. At the…