Karaoke

Series shows China in major transition (The Columbus Dispatch)

9 Jul 2008

NEW YORK -- The image of Ted Koppel interviewing world leaders is so ingrained that it seems odd to see him wearing a hard hat for a nervous trip into a Chinese coal mine or sitting in a Chongqing karaoke bar where teenage girls are hired to "entertain" male customers.

DESIREE COOPER: As our culture changes, so goes our language (Detroit Free Press)

9 Jul 2008

On a political level, we are wringing our hands about the influx of immigrants into our country -- both legal and illegal. But on a social level, the interaction between races and ethnicities has invigorated both our lives and our language. The proof is in the dictionary. Words like salsa, yoga, falafel, chai and karaoke are now as American as apple pie.

Koppel on China's rush to free enterprise (The Record)

9 Jul 2008

The image of Ted Koppel interviewing world leaders is so ingrained that it feels odd to see him wearing a hard hat for a nervous trip into a Chinese coal mine, or sitting in a Chongqing karaoke bar where teenage girls are hired to "entertain" male customers.