About a week ago, Yao conducted an audio interview with National Public Radio where he talks about the earthquake, his familiarity with that area, how he’s sometimes misunderstood by some Americans, and the politicization of the Olympic games.

Click here to launch the player that will stream the interview.

Note: the interviewer asks Yao about his donation of $70,000 U.S. The one thing not mentioned in this interview is the 2 million RMB he donated in China.

On Wednesday, Yao visited the Chinese consulate in Houston where they set up a hall for the national mourning that had been aside in China from May 19-21 for the tens of tousands of people who died in the earthquake in Sichuan.

Here Yao is pictured with his wife and mother:

Click here for more photos from Yao’s visit to the consulate in Houston.

In case you missed it, Raymond has done another translation, this time of an interview Yao did in Houston with Chinese publication Titan Sports.

In this piece, we learn more about:

* How badly Yao wants to get back to China with all that’s going on there
* Yao’s continued rehab, which includes jogging and increased weight training
* His drinking of green tea to help control his weight
* How much he perspires during his workouts
* The high-percentage of left-handed hook shots he now makes compared to a few years ago
* How many free throws he is required to make after his workouts (you won’t believe how many he made in a row one time)
* and much more!

Speaking of hard work, I want to thank Raymond again for his 3 hours of work in translating this piece.