#52 In conversation with Ai Weiwei

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Yo,

I moved to Beijing in 2002. It transformed my life. The experience answered many questions about my life, about what it is to be Chinese American.

My bicycle commute home, Beijing 2002. Photo by Chris Force

While I was living there it was announced that Beijing would host the Olympics in 2008. Construction was already in a frenzy, but the announcement…