You can hear it before you see it: the chaos and clatter of shuffling tiles, the rhythmic tap-tap as miniature walls rise, followed by calls of victory erupting across the table. For Connor Wan ...

Mahjong has been an integral part of Chinese social life since its invention in the mid-1800s, during the late Qing dynasty. It took less than a century to reach the West, with a simplified playing ...

Some of my best childhood memories from Chicago involve helping my mom set up for her weekly mahjong game. I can still remember the names of the women she played with for decades — friendships built ...