ARTICLE: A Tradition That Cherishes Poker, Not Pumpkin Pie, By CARA BUCKLEY, New York Times, November 26, 2009

At least this way, Chinese-Americans are putting their alleged inscrutability to good use . . . on the poker tables!

Me? I think a pair of sunglasses does the trick.

It does highlight, though, the long tradition of gambling in Chinese culture, which reminds us of how weird and out of character the tiny Maoist period of 30 years was amidst 5 millennia of history.