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Gayook and Liu Jipaio in NYC

Reflections of Paris and Father

By Gayook | February 26, 2013

It’s early morning, the day after the conference, and I can’t sleep. I woke up in the dark, feeling emotionally raw as I gaze outside my bedroom window at the Paris rooftops, waiting for the dawn to come.  I reflect on and attempt to allow my mind, body and spirit to absorb the very personal…

1925 Paris Expo Chinese Display Entry designed by Liu Jipiao

Paris Bound!

By Jenn | February 15, 2013

So my family and I are Paris bound! I can’t believe that by the time you read this, we will be there. When we started researching Gong’s work (I call him Gong gong meaning “mother’s father”) we thought that eventually we should travel to Paris to research his life there, follow in his footsteps.  We…

Paris 1920's

My Return to Paris

By Gayook | February 14, 2013

As I get ready to leave for Paris, I am remembering the first time I went. It was in the Fall of 1995, after my first bout with cancer. And, here I am about to go again, shortly after my second bout.  What is it about Paris that is so alive for me, especially after…

Educational Pavilion designed by Liu Jipiao for the Westlake Expo 1929

Westlake 1929 to Shanghai Expo 2010

By Jenn | February 7, 2013

One of the first indications to us that my grandfather played a part in Chinese Modern Architecture was when we first met Kenneth Klein, Head of the USC East Asian Library and Lillian Yang a bibliographer that works closely with him.

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