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Tammy Tian
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Published in book babes

·Aug 3, 2020

The Brain I Want —

And the society we want. — The Shallows by Nicholas Carr propelled me into technology. I first read this writing as an undergraduate in Journalism school. As someone learning about the science and arts of communications, the internet — I mean everything underneath the hood — seemed like such a far-off world. …

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Mar 22, 2020

A Beginner’s Guide to Software Development

My primary trade is communications. I took up code to become a better communicator for our brave new world. Lately, people have been coming to ask me for advise on making a similar career switch. They come for all reasons of all kinds to take up code — money, ego…

Software Development

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A Beginner’s Guide to Software Development
A Beginner’s Guide to Software Development
Software Development

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Apr 14, 2017

Grandma

My grandma was admitted into the hospital today. My family at home was taking care of her. They send messages all day long. And tonight, I just received a photo of her, thin, in the hospital bed, doing her best to smile. And it’s such a bright smile, my grandma. …

Family

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Family

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Apr 12, 2017

Jury Duty, My Homecoming Awakening

This is my experience at Jury Duty. The sun still hasn't colored the sky. My eyes struggle to peel open. A crack of light meets my eyes only to filter my room in a cool tone of gray. I take a deep breath. My back seems to have attached itself…

Short Story

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Short Story

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Published in ChinaKnows, Business News for the China Market

·Apr 1, 2017

Myth of Lure

The belief that China is straining itself to lure scientists home — I work for a new drug research institute in China and have been in and out of China’s academia for the past year or so at Tsinghua University, whose name for some reason cannot be stated without mentioning Harvard or MIT. My research center hopes to develop medication and other…

Politics

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Myth of Lure
Myth of Lure
Politics

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Sep 6, 2016

Traveling though time

I was catching up with my cousin, Korina. We’re only a couple of years apart, both recent college graduates. We were chatting about how we were getting by in life. I’m in Beijing. She’s at our hometown in small Midwestern America, Milwaukee. “We’re really lucky to have family — that…

Short Story

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Short Story

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Jul 27, 2015

On Food and Writing

When I have too much free time I dig through the pantry and fridge and challenge myself to make something to eat. I made a cool, refreshing, iced grass jelly bowl — a street food dessert you might find in East Asia, Southern China especially — dressed in lemon juice…

Food

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On Food and Writing
On Food and Writing
Food

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