Chinese culture in general is not very religious. Confucianism is more a code of ethics than a religion, and ancestor worship is a way for parents to control you even after theyre dead.

I visited a new cultural center in Shanghai in 2005 that was pretty much perfect, except for the really badly translated Chinglish signs: a handicapped restroom that said Deformed Mans Toilet, that kind of thing.

Now I see -- we are always most revolted by the things hidden within us.

To me to write well is to battle stereotypes. To write well is to create three-dimensional characters that seem human.

Yellow Face marks my summation of multiculturalism.

It's the stories that make my heart beat faster ...those are the ones to write about

Chinese culture in general is not very religious. Confucianism is more a code of ethics than a religion, and ancestor worship is a way for parents to control you even after theyre dead.