A deeply personal story about the loss of a student I experienced while teaching children in Shanghai

Searching for Jewish identity in the crumbling city of Kaifeng, Henan province. We managed to find the descendants of local Chinese Jews.

The start of our journey, the start of my stories. This was my first story to begin writing about traveling in Asia.

Sampling warm Baijiu in China's frigid Northeast.

A first hand account of how I was introduced to shadow banking world in China

Welcoming the New Years in Japan! A visit to the Meiji Shrine, a trip to Kobe, and more celebration.

Hello everyone Welcome to the Wild West of Asia blog-site. Here I will share excerpts from my collected stories for everyone to enjoy. I...