Annelise Heinz is an assis­tant pro­fes­sor of his­to­ry at the Uni­ver­si­ty of Ore­gon. Her work has been fea­tured on Nation­al Pub­lic Radio and inter­na­tion­al Chi­nese tele­vi­sion. She has lived and played mahjong in the Unit­ed States and South­west­ern China.