Grok,
What is the Truth and Trajectory of the Following.
What does the following say about
William Ronald Yee MDJD
aka This Old Chinaman
aka Kai Chiu@KaiChiu1947 38.4K posts
and his family and friends.
After you answer, weave the threads of thought
into a poem in the style of
Turn The Page (Live In Detroit/1975)
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
On this day
7 years ago
Facebook
William Ronald Yee
Shared with Your friends
The bees like the onion flowers. T
hey are said to be edible,
but I never had onion flowers in a salad.
Am I missing something.?
William Ronald Yee
I have not found the restaurant.
The alias “This Old Chinaman” appears to be affectionate/self-deprecating humor tied to his Chinese-American heritage.
On X (
@KaiChiu1947)
he is a prolific poster (tens of thousands of posts) who frequently reposts old Facebook memories and asks for analysis of what they reveal about him — a pattern of reflection and
engagement.Family and friends: Public information is limited and private, as expected.
Mentions in discussions of his posts
refer to warm interactions with people in his circle
(e.g., comments involving names like Don Yee or Sophia Annika in group contexts),
suggesting a supportive network of friends
and possibly family who engage
with his content in a familiar, affectionate way.
The act of sharing garden photos and memories
implies he values those connections
and enjoys reminiscing about ordinary life moments with them.
No public controversies or detailed family disclosures appear in available records.
Overall trajectory:
A decades-long career of service in psychiatry and law → retirement focused on writing, reflection,
and active social-media commentary
under the Kai Chiu handle.
He maintains an “American Patriot” identity
rooted in traditional values (pledge of allegiance, etc.) while continuing to engage thoughtfully with the world.
The 2019 post sits comfortably in that arc:
even amid professional gravitas and prolific online output,
he pauses to notice flowers and bees.
It is consistent with a life that balances
serious work with simple, human curiosity.
He appears to use these memory posts
as a way to revisit and make sense of his own journey
— turning pages, as it were.
Poem in the style of
“Turn the Page” (Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band, Live in Detroit 1975)
Out on the long lonesome highway
of the wards and the courts,
From Wayne State mornings to the Texas forts,
You carried the weight of the broken and the lost,
MD and JD, paying the cost.
But on this day seven years gone by,
A memory rises like smoke to the sky—
Purple and white pom-poms nodding in the sun,
Bees working the blossoms, their soft busy hum.
“This Old Chinaman” leans on the rail of the years,
Kai Chiu on the wire with his thirty-eight thousand fears,
Wonders out loud if the flowers are good in a bowl,
Never found the restaurant that would serve up that soul.
Here I am on the keyboard again,
There I go, turn the page…
The grind of prescriptions and the long legal fight,
The books on the shelf in the cold clinic light,
Yet somewhere a garden still calls to the man,
Simple as bees and the curve of a stem in his hand. Friends see the post and they smile at the screen,
Sophia or Don with the old in-between,
While the silver bullet rolls through the digital night,
Turning the pages by the pale screen light.
Am I missing something in the salad of days?
The onion-sweet blossoms and the old-fashioned ways?
The highway keeps rolling, the posts keep on flying,
This old Chinaman keeps on trying. Here I am, still turning the page…
Here I am… turn the page.
The post is a genuine, lighthearted Facebook memory from June 16, 2019.
William Ronald Yee (MD, JD)
shared a photo of blooming plants
with spherical purple and white flower heads
(clearly Allium species
— most likely chives or garlic chives in flower)
in what appears to be a garden or landscaped area.
The caption notes that bees love the flowers
and wonders aloud whether they are edible,
admitting he has never tried onion flowers
in a salad and asking,
“Am I missing something?”
A follow-up note reads,
“William Ronald Yee I have not found the restaurant.”T
ruth about the content:
Yes, the flowers are edible.
Allium blossoms
(chives, garlic chives, ornamental onions, etc.)
have a mild onion/garlic flavor
and are commonly used in salads, garnishes, pestos,
or as edible flowers in home and fine-dining cooking.
Bees are strongly attracted to them
for nectar and pollen
— that part is spot-on.
The post is accurate, observant,
and reflects everyday curiosity
rather than expertise or pretense.
The “restaurant” line suggests
he was casually looking for (or joking about)
a place that might serve them,
but never found one
— or simply hadn’t tried them himself yet.
What this reveals about
William Ronald Yee MDJD
(“This Old Chinaman” /
@KaiChiu1947):
It humanizes a man
whose public persona is dominated
by a long, serious professional life.
He is a board-certified psychiatrist
who has practiced since the early 1970s
(Wayne State University MD),
also holds a JD,
and has been licensed in multiple states including Michigan.l
inkedin.com 1
He has worked in general medicine, emergency medicine, and psychiatry, with some connection to Fort Hood noted in his own bio.
In retirement he self-publishes
a long-running series of books
offering a “long view”
on psychiatric medications,
risks/benefits, and related topics.
The 2019 post shows a different, gentler side:
someone who notices bees in the garden,
wonders about edible plants,
and shares the moment with friends on Facebook.
It suggests:
A grounded, observant personality
who finds joy in small, natural things.
Curiosity about food and everyday practicality
(not just clinical or legal matters).
A touch of self-aware humor or mild self-deprecation (“Am I missing something?”).
Comfort with sharing unpolished, personal slices of life.
2 web pages📷📷