In the fall of 1991 in Beijing, my first Chinese language teacher not only gave me a Chinese name, but she taught me and all of my classmates a Chinese song I’ve never forgotten, “Wo Ai Beijing, Tiananmen.”
我愛北京天安門,I love Beijing, Tiananmen,
天安門上太陽昇;The sun rises above Tiananmen.
偉大領袖毛主席,The great leader Chairman Mao,
指引我們向前進。Leads all of us forward.
During …