Recent work
Economic Growth Slows Slightly; Global Attitudes Toward China’s Economic and Military Power Remain Mixed
China Market Intelligence
(Also appeared in Business Insider.)
July 27, 2011
China’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the first half of 2011 slowed slightly compared to the same period last year. (Read more.)
Breaking Down Barriers for Small Business Exports
China Business Review
July-Sept. 2011
Small businesses made up 97 percent of all US companies that exported goods and services abroad in 2009, but they only generated roughly one-third of all export revenue, according to the US Census Bureau. (Read more.)
America’s Choice
Newsbreak (Manila, Philippines)
May 3, 2011
On Sept. 12, 2001 I stood in line for almost an hour to buy a copy of the New York Times at one of the only open newsstands in downtown Manhattan. (Read more.)
America in Asia
Newsbreak (Manila, Philippines)
March 10, 2011
Five years ago I observed a dozen or so Manila call center employees in an “accent neutralization” and American culture training course. At one point, the teacher asked his students to write down their perceptions of American culture, or what they think of when they think of America. (Read more.)
Cost of Doing Business in China Rises
China Business Review
January 2011
Two recent PRC government policies will increase the cost of doing business in China, a top concern of many US companies. The recently passed Social Insurance Law will soon require foreigners working in China to participate in China’s social insurance system. (Read more.)
Magazine Features
Dark Days for Family Planning
Without a national policy, it’s up to local officials to address the population problem.
Newsbreak (Manila, Philippines)
January 1, 2007
Dr. Junice Melgar had been warned that setting up a women’s health clinic in Malabon would not be easy. People told her stories about random violence, sporadic electricity, and the floods during the rainy season. But when she decided to push through with her plans, she had no idea it would be so difficult to obtain the most basic information about the community she was trying to serve. (Read more.)
Adapting to Adoption
The demand for Filipino children is higher abroad. Here, a lot of stigma is still attached to adoption.
Newsbreak (Manila, Philippines)
November 21, 2005
Just when Patricio Abinales and his wife, Donna Amoroso, were about to give up on adopting a child from the Philippines, the couple got a call from the Intercountry Adoption Board. The agency, which regulates the adoption of Filipino children by couples residing outside the Philippines, told them there was a two-year-old girl who would soon be their daughter. (Read more.)
News Stories
Tahoe Property Makes Priciest List, Tahoe Daily Tribune and North Lake Tahoe Bonanza, June 17, 2005
On Borrowed Breath: Four Years After Lung Transplant, Woman Pedals Around the Lake, Tahoe Daily Tribune and North Lake Tahoe Bonanza, June 7, 2005
United Airlines Pension Cut Hits Home, Tahoe Daily Tribune and North Lake Tahoe Bonanza, May 26, 2005
Future Looks Shaky: Large Temblors, Tsunami Could Occur in Region, Tahoe Daily Tribune and North Lake Tahoe Bonanza, April 29, 2005
Bush Budget Jeopardizes Acquisition of Incline Land, Tahoe Daily Tribune and North Lake Tahoe Bonanza, February 9, 2005