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Sherri Lassila, left, her children Connor, 1, and Anya, 3, and Chinese children watch a musician play at an antique shop in Beijing.7 |6 S9 d/ p5 V+ Z m1 F- e
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A crowd gathers at a Beijing market to look at Connor, son of venture capitalist Erik Lassila and his wife, Sherri, formerly of Woodside; Connor's blond hair is a rarity in China.- I/ D6 s6 i) f& ]/ t* D9 C
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Venture capitalist Gary Rieschel, who said he was drawn to China by its around-the-clock intensity, leaves a subway train on the way to a meeting in Shanghai. . {7 [9 G' ~8 G( f# e# Z* D2 h5 n( h0 `! A ' p' I8 i9 T1 x, PPeggy Liu, right, checks on her sons and their nannies while driving her minivan in Shanghai. Her family moved from Los Altos in 2004. , O8 {1 ~( i6 Y' j Q $ L* x5 p2 C6 Z6 l! }) w9 w* V9 N& D: h9 @
Sami Melcher, 11, standing, and sister Miranda Melcher, 12 play at home in Beijing.