Tag Archives: Shakespeare
37 Sisters – TechWomen
. . Yesterday, we held the final TechWomen presentations by the 37 Mentees from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and the Palestinian Territories. A year ago, when the Anita Borg Institute staff and I first started working toward this goal … Continue reading
Chinese Name, English Name
Since starting to work for Huawei, I have learned something about Chinese names and English names. I am sure I there is a great deal more to know! I have even acquired a Chinese name of my own: 丁凯笙 ( … Continue reading
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Lair of the Golden Bear, “Twilight at Pinecrest”
We got back last week from our annual camping trip. Every year since 1993, my family has vacationed at the Lair of the Golden Bear, the family camp managed by the U.C. Berkeley Alumni Association. The Lair is in the … Continue reading
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Obama and Shakespeare
Listening to and later reading President Obama’s inaugural speech (20 January 2009), one phrase struck me as familiar: “We remain the most prosperous, powerful nation on Earth. Our workers are no less productive than when this crisis began. Our minds … Continue reading
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Community Abuse
My husband and I frequently go to lunch or dinner at Dashi, a good family-owned Japanese restaurant across the street from Sun’s Menlo Park campus. Dashi has recently been the target of online community abuse, with an attacker using several … Continue reading
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Caboose Art Tour
I am still decorating the inside of WP668, our backyard caboose. The last big piece of furniture, the Victorian fainting couch, is still not finished. Below are pictures of some of the art currently inside. Two of the artists are … Continue reading
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Keeping in Touch with my College Kid
My daughter Jessica is now in her second undergraduate year at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is doing well and enjoying herself despite the un-California-like weather of her school home. She is in CMU’s Humanities Scholars Program majoring … Continue reading
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