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Nowhere is the erosion of American influence so visible as the place it counts most : emerging Asia.


Gordon Chang

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HA-JOON CHANG I don't believe complete assimilation is possible, at least not for anyone who has an active, op...
CHANG-RAE LEE I'm interested in people who find themselves in places, either of their choosing or not, and who...
CHANG-RAE LEE When we assess the impact of technological changes, we tend to downplay things that happened a while...
HA-JOON CHANG It's important my daughters learn from the hard work my wife and I put into this company. Who be...
DO WON CHANG Patent monopoly creates a lot of problems. It allows the patentee to charge the maximum to consumers...
HA-JOON CHANG No place is perfect, but I admire Oahu for its offering of the tropical and the urban, and then its ...
CHANG-RAE LEE Unlike F. Scott Fitzgerald and Tom Wolfe, I don't like proper dress while working. I like writin...
CHANG-RAE LEE I often think that the prime directive for me as a teacher of writing is akin to that for a physicia...
CHANG-RAE LEE I write on a computer. On breaks, I'll make myself green tea. I don't want something too caf...
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