Living without Chinese imports  One Family's True Life Adventure
in the Global Economy."  In an article in the Boston Globe,
Bongiorni wrote that the intent had nothing to do with
protesting American jobs lost to globalization. She said they
wanted to test their connections to China's vast economy. They
found "Made in China" labels everywhere: on toys, TVs, lamps,
sneakers, T-shirts. They found them on, Barbie-themed
chocolates, coffee makers, toasters, sunglasses. That canned
Mandarin oranges came from China was obvious. Less so was the
discovery that much of the apple juice comes from China as well
as freeze-dried strawberries in breakfast cereal.  What did she
learn: "That we turn to China every time we phone a friend,
decorate the house for holidays, or pop bread in the toaster.
That the flip side to the pain of lost American jobs is the
abundant, low-cost goods that had been off-limits to us. That a
normal life without Chinese products isn't possible. We are so
deeply tied to China that I can't envision