ownedbydogs

Hey Daniel! As a fellow ABC (American-born, or in my case, Canadian-born, Chinese), how in touch with your heritage were you growing up? Did you ever learn how to read or speak any of the Chinese dialects? I read somewhere you're not fluent in Cantonese, because your folks were from Shanghai. And as a parent, do you plan to share/pass on what you know with your kids, keep them in touch with that side of their cultural background, and how?

Most of my thoughts on Bletchley Park have been answered already. But as an Arts and History student I really want to know: What's your take on the changes in women's fashions throughout the years? My school's textiles and costume archive has a Dior dress from the 1950s that's so heavily reinforced and girdled inside it stands up on its own! I can study the articles but have no idea what it's like to have worn them, lived in them - and the archive director would murder us if anyone dared, so...

Hah! My grandmum still wears girdles and despairs at me and my cousins for wearing skinny jeans and crop-tops!!

I guess you wore the full length habit? The nuns/sisters(?) at my old high school wear veils and modernised habit - shorter (white, narrow sleeves, ankle length) with blue waist sash. Except the ones who taught Science classes; I can only assume there was an incident with a Bunsen burner at some point that nobody talks about.

Eh, I never went to Chinese school either. But after four generations outside China, my family didn't see much point.

Has anyone told you that your name is almost identical to that of actor Richard Dean Anderson, of MacGyver and Stargate SG-1 fame?

Also, any chance your family is actually related to said actor?

(Most of my questions regarding military service have been answered already, so I thought I'd ask something different. :D )