Jack Yan on Vox

Park Avenue: from Michigan to China

2008-06-28T12:23:45Z

For some reason, I found the Buick Park Avenues of interest on Autocade today. Buick Park Avenue (C-body). 1991–6 (prod. unknown). F/F, 3791 cm³ (V6 OHV). Attractive, roomy Park Avenue (the Electra tag disappeared), allegedly inspired by Park...

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Tony Blair inspires Yale’s class of 2008

2008-06-14T09:13:22Z

Former British PM Rt Hon Tony Blair gave the graduation speech for Yale University this year. It was an inspiring, largely non-political address. So, after 100 years of Class Days, finally you get a British speaker. What took you so long? Did ...

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Improvements to the Chinese group on Vox

2008-06-13T14:12:23Z

As of today, it appears I am administering the Chinese group on Vox. Sky, who founded the group, has departed from Vox and I am grateful for being left in charge. Thank you, Sky, for this and for instigating the group. For those of you who wish...

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US Marine Mom attacked by Red Chinese thugs in NY

2008-06-11T09:46:08Z

Heard over dinner tonight, hosted by Laywood Chan, son of the late and great Dan Chan who passed away on May 18: the story of Judy Chen of Flushing, NY, a mother of two sons serving with the US armed forces, was attacked by a Red Chinese régime-s...

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Asians in the media, before political correctness

2008-06-10T12:27:42Z

The politically correct camp will say this is racist toward Chinese. I find it bloody funny and, PC thugs, I don’t need you defending me and implying that I can’t do so myself. I am perfectly capable of doing so if I need to—and with Alf Hill, I d...

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Dan Chan, a great Chinese New Zealander

2008-05-24T01:29:44Z

I learned quite a few things about Dan Chan at his funeral last Wednesday in the eulogy delivered by historian Dr James Ng. Dan was born in China in 1907 but was educated in Australia, where his father worked, from 13—both at a state school in ...

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Leadership comes from the grass roots, not institutions

2008-05-09T11:17:21Z

[Cross-posted] Sometimes I surprise myself on what comes up in blog comments. In a thread about the Iraq war and the short memories of nations over on Vox, I wrote the following. And as I wrote, I believed this to be a possible truth. To go forth...

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David Horowitz on the reasons for the Iraq War

2008-05-08T06:38:19Z

Whether you support the war in Iraq or you don’t—and here in New Zealand we have the luxury to criticize the United States—David Horowitz’s recollection (video found originally on Humbled Infidel’s blog) of why the US went in certainly correlates ...

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The little Rovers that could

2008-04-04T22:54:09Z

Here’s an Autocade series for the Brits. Remember these? Well, maybe all but the last one. I haven’t put in the data for the MG ZR yet though. Triumph Acclaim. 1981–4 (prod. 133,625). 4-door saloon. F/F, 1335 cm³ (4 cyl. SOHC). Anglicized ver...

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Red Chinese intellectuals speak out in support of Tibet

2008-03-23T23:07:06Z

In my emails today. Good to know some in Red China have the guts to go against the Communist Party’s line and speak out freely. Twelve Suggestions for Dealing with the Tibetan Situation by Some Chinese Intellectuals 1. At present the one-sided...

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