Books:

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Online:

Click below for links to an archive of my writings at Gourmet.com

Articles:

“Lessons from the Village Cook.” Gourmet, May 2008.

“A Cuisine Comes Out of the Closet.” Gourmet, May 2008.

“Fast Times at Master Thai.” Gourmet, May 2008.

“Quick Courses in Two Thai Hotels.” Gourmet, May 2008.

“Colonial Spirit.” Cathay Pacific Discovery, May 2008.

“Monkeys Facing Crisis.” DAYS Japan, February 2008.

"Lessons in Hue." My Teacher Is My Hero: Tributes to the People Who Gave Us Knowledge, Motivation, and Wisdom. Edited by Susan Reynolds. AdamsMedia 2008.

“Una Carrera Contrarreloj en el Bosque Sagrado.” GEO Spain, No. 249, 2007.

“Top 10 Discoveries of 2007: Greater Angkor, Cambodia.” Archaeology, December 2007.

“Work Your Children Well.” The Sun-Herald (Australia), Dec. 23, 2007.

“Big Bird Business: Making Conservation Affordable for Cambodian Villagers.” Wildlife Conservation, October 2007.

Fodor’s Thailand, 10th Edition, Travel Tips and Cambodia chapters, August 2007.

“Forest of Broken Urns: Borneo’s unexplored past is dying by the chainsaw,” Archaeology, March/April 2007.

“On the Waterfront.” Gourmet, December 2006.

“Fresh from Kep: Cambodian pepper capital creates new life from old spice,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Sept. 27, 2006.

“The Flame of Life,” Gourmet, May 2006.

“Riding the Slow Train,” BBC News, April 2006.

“Working Both Sides of the Fence,” Wildlife Conservation, April 2006.

“Plan Helps Birds, Villagers Thrive in Cambodia,” The Christian Science Monitor, March 16, 2006.

“Field Note: Hing Tim,” Archaeology, January/February 2006.

“Uncovering Mexico’s Hidden Treasure,” Gourmet, January 2006.

“A New Thai Hideaway Brings Nature to Your Door,” Gourmet, December 2005.

“AIDS Pandemic Gives Way to a World Epidemic of Orphans,” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Dec. 4, 2005.

“Isaiah in Laos,” Orion, November/December 2005.

Cambodia Now: Life in the Wake of War (McFarland & Company, 2005)

Fodor’s Thailand, 9th Edition, Phuket section, September 2005.

“Radical Change: In Cambodia, children are orphaned because of AIDS.” Dragonfire, (www.dfire.org) September 2005, Issue 6.

“Plain of Jars: The explosive implications of archaeology at Laos’ most puzzling site.” Archaeology, July/August 2005.

“A Grand Failure: Reporter reflects on the coverage of tsunami-ravished Asia.” Montana Journalism Review, Summer 2005.

Street food in Phnom Penh and Sri Lanka, Gourmet, May 2005.

“Killing fields still define present-day Cambodia.” Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 24, 2005.

"The aftershocks of the Khmer Rouge.” The Boston Globe, April 17, 2005.

"A Return to Paradise," Wildlife Conservation, April 2005.

"Life After Killer Waves: The tsunami struck already troubled environment," Wildlife Conservation, April 2005.

"Tsunami TLC: Thai and international nurses dispense ingenious solutions for traumatized survivors," NurseWeek, Jan. 31, 2005

"Stench of Tsunami's Death Toll Can't be Scrubbed Away," Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Jan. 9, 2005.

"Thais Turn to DNA to Help in Search for the Missing," The Christian Science Monitor, Jan. 7, 2005.

"Aftermath of Horror," The News-Review (Roseburg, Ore.), Jan. 7, 2005.

"Dr. Dan," Drexel Online Journal, December 2004.

"Choun Nhiem: Angkor's lonely celebrity," Archaeology, Nov./Dec. 2004.

"Cambodia Tribunal may pave way for judicial reform," The Christian Science Monitor, Oct. 14, 2004.

"Cambodia's Royal Turtles," ORTV, October 2004.

"Cambodians Crave Justice, but Vigilantes Fill the Void," The Christian Science Monitor, July 21, 2004.

"The Splendors and Smells of Bangkok," Drexel Online Journal, July, 2004.

"Tapping for Survival," Phnong tribesmen in Cambodia tap trees for resin to help promote forest conservation, Wildlife Conservation, June 2004.

"The Book Thief," Drexel Online Journal, June 2004.

"The Night Shift," Camping out at Preah Khan, Archaeology, May/June 2004.

"Running on Empty," A story about Cambodia's top distance runner, Overseas Radio and Television, Summer 2004.

"A Royal Return," Conservationists team up with former Khmer Rouge to save Cambodian turtles, National Wildlife, February/March 2004.

"The Butcher's Son," Drexel Online Journal, December 2003.

"Tapping the Forest Wealth," Overseas Radio and Television, December 2003.

"Seeing by Hand," Massage Magazine, November 2003.

"Timor’s Safe Havens: Caves that shaped the history of the world’s newest nation," Archaeology, September/October 2003.

"Postcards from the Edge," Future Nurse, a publication of NurseWeek, March 2003.

"Leprosy Patients Benefit from Educated, Compassionate Nurses," NurseWeek, Dec. 2002.

"Banished Bats." Archaeology, September/October 2002.

"Passing the Test: Reconciling Cambodia." The Chattahoochee Review, Summer 2002.

"Rivers of Wine: Discovering Southern Oregon Wine Country." Wine Press Northwest, Summer 2002.

"Culture Shock: Unprepared for the hard realities of life in Cambodia, volunteer RNs struggle to cope with challenges to save ailing children." NurseWeek, Aug. 20, 2002.

"Shu’s Story." Kyoto Journal, #49, Spring 2002.

"Senior Class: By 2030 one in five Americans will be 65 or older. In the meantime, an inadequate pool of gerontological nurses faces the challenge of treating the nation’s aging population." NurseWeek, May 13, 2002.

"Action Stations: Hopes for the Future of the Irrawaddy Dolphin in Cambodia’s Mekong River." BBC Wildlife, April 2002. (Reprinted in Overseas Radio and Television, November 2002.)

"Up to the Challenge: Nurses with disabilities overcome legal, social and mental hurdles to flourish in their careers." NurseWeek, March 12, 2002.

"One Log at a Time." International Wildlife, January/February 2002. (Reprinted in Overseas Radio and Television, August 2002.)

"Critical Challenge: Faced with job stress exacerbated by the shortage, specialty nurses — particularly critical care RNs — keep their focus." NurseWeek, September 2001, cover story.

"Vacuums That Totally Suck: The Forgotten Technology That Tidies Our Lives." Scientific American Explorations, Fall 2001.

"The North Umpqua Trail: Vision of Wonder." The News-Review, three-part series Aug. 12, Aug. 19, Aug. 26, 2001.
"It began as a dream by one man, Jack Glover, and ended up a majestic reality that stretches for 79 miles through some of the world’s most breathtaking forest."
"Trail Transforms Those Who Find Time to Savor Its Beauty."
"The Tale of the Trail."
"Ancient Indians Made Their Own Paths Along the River."
"Explosive Past, Ever-Changing Present Chisels the North Umpqua."
"Look for Varieties of Wildflowers on the Trail."
"The North Umpqua, By the Numbers."

"Trickle Down Effect: Global Nursing Shortage Provokes Competition, Cooperation Between Countries Desperate for RNs." NurseWeek, June 2001.

"Healing Touch: Practitioners of Reiki Harness Human Energy to Restore Body’s Balance." NurseWeek, May 2001.

"Seal or Sea Lion? Hint: Take a Look at the Flippers." Scientific American Explorations, Spring 2001.

"Arctic or Antarctic: Here’s How to Distinguish Between These Two Icy Places." Scientific American Explorations, Winter 2001.

"The Old Winemaker: HillCrest Vineyard’s Richard Sommer is Oregon’s Grandfather of Wine Grapes." Wine Press Northwest, Winter 2000.

"Nearsighted and Farsighted: A Bulged or Flattened Eye Can Cause Focusing to Go Awry." Scientific American Explorations, Fall 2000.

"Fear and Loathing in Phnom Penh: A Harrowing Year at The Cambodia Daily Becomes a Daily Test of True Grit for Two Young Journalists." Montana Journalism Review, Summer 2000.

"Tibet: On the Roof of the World, Life Under a Chinese Thumb." The News-Review, June 18, 2000.

"Logging the Hard Way: Hmong Loggers in Vietnam Carry Out a Hard Day’s Work on Their Backs." The News-Review, June 4, 2000.

"Voices of the Dead and Living Demand Justice: 25 Years After the Cambodian Genocide." San Jose Mercury News, April 23, 2000.

"Cambodia Books." San Jose Mercury News, March 12, 2000, Books.

"Thanksgiving Does Not Exist in Cambodia." San Jose Mercury News, Nov. 21, 1999.

"A Life in Waste." The News-Review, Nov. 24, 1999.

"Making a Living in Cambodia is No Day of Thanks." Fresno Bee, Nov. 26, 1999, Opinion.

"Khmers Living in a Lost Empire." South China Morning Post, Dec. 18, 1998.

"Through Dinosaur Eyes." Earth, June 1998.

"Americans Don’t See Vibrance of Vietnam." The Oregonian, June 1, 1997.