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What I’m reading
I'm currently reading Richard Burger's book Behind the Red Door: Sex in China
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It is a very interesting look at a subject that is rarely discussed with expats (or anyone else).
Tag Archives: Liuzhou
Beijing’s floods and an ounce of prevention
Seeing photos of the terrible flooding in Beijing, I can’t help but feel for the families affected by the devastation (video). As is usual with disasters, netizens have begun to blame the gov’t for the outcome of what would likely have … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Life in China
Tagged Beijing, China, Emergency management, Flood, Guangxi, Hurricane Katrina, Liuzhou
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The importance of a hometown
One of my first posts on this blog focused on the idea of being a waiguoren (外国人), an “outside country person”, and the fact that a foreigner can never be fully accepted in China. Today though, we’ll be looking at … Continue reading
Posted in Chinese Culture & Language, Life in China
Tagged anthropology, Asia, Beijing, China, Fei Xiaotong, Guangdong, Liuzhou, Migrant worker, sociology
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