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EMBRACING NEW CHINA

Readers take a delightful journey being immersed in deep into China's mysterious culture through a trail of over 300 magnetic images. Enjoy the often hidden lives of warm welcoming people, living in visually stunning places, while surviving healthily on ancient and innovative things. Discover the magic surrounding changes and free choices in lifestyles.

Available 2024

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Black in China

A Memoir

BLACK IN CHINA tells the dynamic story of Aaron Anthony Vessup a Black American teacher who, after decades of living in the shadow of American racism, makes the radical decision to travel 8,000 miles to find a new future as an educator and photographer in China. Aaron’s story spans the gulf between the crooked streets of South-Central LA and the crowded lanes of Modern Beijing, providing a rich and intimate view of today’s China through the eyes of a Black man. Aaron grapples with issues of race and history in both America and China, exploring why he would prefer to be “Black Chinese”, not “Black American.”

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AMERICAN ROBOT

A Memoir

Caught between family demands, and social groups, and ostracized as a member of the religious “Holy Rollers”, the author of AMERICAN ROBOT, balances on precarious razor edges of sacred edicts, genetic mental illnesses, and toxic social stress. Aaron Anthony Vessup boldly confronts opposing social and spiritual quandaries. This writer narrowly escapes police bullets, suicide, and institutionalization. Interracial fraternizing has proven dangerous. With unabashed frankness, the author takes readers on a transforming journey beyond America, between social class intersections, cultures, and lifestyles. Torn between the guilt of social “causes” inactivity and passion for justice, doing the right things becomes increasingly problematic as mental haunts seem to prevail. This story highlights strategies for escape and survival.