Conflicting messages in the American atmosphere -- Imprinted on Cambridge -- Resisting professionalization -- Two "sort of" careers: project zero and the VA hospital -- An international and interdisciplinary turn -- First visit to China -- The first U.S.-China arts education conference -- The China project -- Three educational experiments, with an unscheduled trip to Taiwan -- At last-our Chinese mission accomplished -- A gadfly's view of some Chinese arts classes -- Fitting the key in the slot: five perspectives on China -- Reflections in a professional key -- Reflections in a personal key.