Megan Shank is an editor, writer and translator living in Shanghai, China.
PUBLISHED IN THE SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST APRIL 18, 2006
University research efforts are under way to write word-processing programs for 16 minority languages on the mainland
by Megan Shank
A doctoral student at Dalian Nationalities University has written a software program he hopes will encourage young people to study Naxi Dongba, a rare hieroglyphic language on the [...]
FOR CITY WEEKEND’S PARENTS AND KIDS SPRING EDITION.
By Megan Shank
It might have once seemed inconceivable that you would fluff your kid’s aura before the big game or that you would make sure to smear peppermint oil on their wrists before they take on the big test, but living in a country where conventional western [...]
FOR THE SPRING VERSION OF CITY WEEKEND’S PARENTS AND KIDS MAGAZINE.
April 18, 2006 - by Megan Shank
Sometimes the best laid plans are best laid aside. When Fulbright recipient Jessica Schiffman arrived in Shanghai, she intended to study heart disease at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. Her own heart, however, remained loyal to musical therapy. [...]
FOR CITY WEEKEND’S SHANGHAI ENTERTAINMENT GUIDE
Filipino artists in China, some might argue, have been limited to spots in hotel cover bands where instead of expressing the spirit of their country and culture, they have been forced, by popular demand, into mimicking Mariah and Madonna and channeling Celine and Shakira.
The Philippines once enjoyed a more [...]