In this piece, I’ll explore the concept of home, from the physical, spiritual and psychological point of reference.               In the Chinese language, the character for family...and more flourishing.”   If immigration brings forth only the most motivated of people, does then a successful integration in America occur to the most adaptable?        

            How a people regard its family structure determines the path of its children.               In historical China , the child was of minor importance.   Babies were not even...  So, after years of hearing about a cousin's trip to India or the Galapagos, every grandchild is agog over their 15th birthday.   What a wonderful way to forge kinship between the generations!

             How do you count your birthday?   Historically, the Chinese count age from the day of birth and every year afterwards on the seventh day of the new year as the communal birthday for everyone...Institute in its first Index of Global Philanthropy (2006): The total of US private giving had increased to a massive $71 billion in 2004 [as quoted in globalissues.org, maintained by Anup Shah].