Mom’s Chinese diploma
January 5, 2022
My mother earned two medical degrees, the first in 1936 and the second twelve years later. She always displayed the 1936 Chinese diploma in the most prominent spot.
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Olfactory memories
August 18, 2021
When I was a child, every now and then I would find my parents slicing and dicing garlic, ginger, vegetables, and meats—a sure sign they were getting ready to cook a Chinese meal.
Love of Mountains
July 12, 2021
My love of mountains began in childhood in the Appalachian mountains…but living in Alaska changed my life.
The Minya Konka, 1932
April 23, 2021
An oil painting of a stunning mountain landscape hung in my childhood home.…Few people outside of the mountaineering world know of this mountain on the eastern rim of the Tibetan plateau, but in my family the Minya Konka is the stuff of stories.
China, 1930
March 5, 2021
My parents were newlyweds in 1930 when they crossed the Pacific Ocean to Shanghai, China. They were bound for the city of Chengdu in Sichuan province and their first of two tours of duty as medical missionaries.