is a group of grad students that are eager to further awareness of culture between China and the United States. With the advance of technology available over the internet, their interest is in communicating daily life and social activity through streamed video documentaries. They also intend on experimenting with broadcasting, web conferencing, and other growing technologies as they are being developed. Although their ideal is to have an equivalent exchange between the two cultures, it is difficult being based in the United States. They genuinely hope you will benefit and contribute to the site to further its evolvement.

She is the first grad student from mainland China at Cal State University, Hayward. In China, she was an editor for the prestigious Guang Ming Daily, the second largest national newspaper. Fei has received several Chinese national honors in the field of journalism. In 1997, Fei and her two sisters wrote a bestseller called Three Sisters' Skies and Dreams, earning them recognition as the Chinese Bronte Sisters. Fei also has a long history of achievements in the field of traditional Chinese culture. She has done Chinese painting for many years and is also a performer of the Guqin (Chinese Zither) and the Guzheng (chinese harp). She is one of the founders of the North American Guqin Association. Having started web design in 1997, Fei's dream is to set up an interactive website for cultural exchange between the US and China, advancing the understanding of China's long history and culture. One day she plans on holding a live concert broadcasted over the internet. So far, she has gained competence in HTML, DHTML, Javascript,Audio/Video editing and streaming, QTVR,3D Modeling,Graphic Design, and touched upon E-commerce, and CGI/Perl coding.

Karen was born and raised in the United States. Having traveled and lived across America, she has experienced both the diverse cultures of San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Boston, as well as lived amongst those who have very limited exposure to foriegners. Her parents both came to the US, from China, at a relatively young age, thus, placing her family in neutral territory, being neither wholly Americanized or traditional Chinese. This is very typical of many of this generation. They have but a taste of authentic Chinese life. Karen has always desired to gain more understanding of life in China. From a brief visit she made in summer of '98, it was very different from what she imagined it to be and those she talked to seemed to share an equally distorted view of America. She sincerely hopes to both gain and create better understanding between the cultures through this project. Karen graduated with a degree in Architecure from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1997. She has a love for graphic design and decided to join the quickly expanding world of multimedia in 1998.

Bill was born and raised in California. He earned his BA in Fine Arts, with a concentration in painting, from San Jose State University. He was a syndicated cartoonist, freelance illustrator for numerous magazines, newspapers, and books, as well as a literary magazine editor. Bill also has an extensive history in a number of other fields. These include landscape design, expertise in native California plant identification, and game designer/ animator for Sega of America. Bill is a painter, poet, songwriter, and competitive runner. Currently, he is a web developer, and has worked for major silicon valley computer companies. He is well versed in HTML, DHTML, Javascript, Java, Photoshop, Illustrator, Director and Lingo, and Unix. He has experience in Perl and XML.