8.25 | in celebration of doing nothing This is actually a reminder to myself in the middle of a non-stop week that has lasted from... well, tbh I don't know when this "busy period" exactly began or how long it's been around.
8.18 | wow, that long war came to a stupid end A lot has been written on this war, which America has been fighting my entire adult life; way more than I can even begin summarizing, or would even think I should begin summarizing since I, like most Americans, didn't really pay attention to what was going on there all this time.
08.11 | dispatch from an emergency help-a-friend trip Well this is unexpected! I'm writing you from Nanning, the capital of Guizhou Province, after flying down here to help a friend through some tough times.
08.04 | athletes don't owe you anything So what's been on your mind recently? For me, thanks partially to the Olympics, there's been an almost non-stop conversation going on about women's (especially) bodies, their mental health and how much resilience the rest of the world gets to demand from them.
07.28 | hello from the first newsletter ever! I thought I was over email. But after much deliberation - I'm starting one of my own!
FEB 2021 "Anti Asian-American Violence is on the Rise, Again. Here’s How You Can Help" Published in: Radiichina.com Publish Date: February 14, 2021 Category: Coronavirus, Asian-Americans, race, solidarity Link: https://radiichina.com/anti-asian-american-violence/ Excerpt: ”Months before the United States experienced its first cluster of Covid-19 cases, Asian-Americans were suffering the brunt of racist attacks [https://radiichina.com/coronavirus-rumors-racism/] over the perceived origins of what
APR 2020 "The Americans Who Fled China Due To Coronavirus, Only To Flee Back" Published in: SupChina.com Publish Date: March 31, 2020 Category: China, coronavirus, Sino-US relations, expats, culture Link: https://supchina.com/2020/03/31/the-americans-who-fled-china-due-to-coronavirus-only-to-flee-back/ The Americans who fled China due to coronavirus, only to flee back – SupChinaOn February 2, the U.S. Department of State issued a Level 4 travel
APR 2018 "Dior Puts Youth Before Tradition at Haute Couture Shanghai Show" Published in: Jingdaily.com Publish Date: April 15, 2018 Category: China, Fashion, Luxury Markets Link: https://jingdaily.com/dior-youth-haute-couture-shanghai-show/ Dior Prioritizes Youth at Haute Couture Shanghai Show | Jing DailyIn touchier times, the brand might have been lampooned for its lazy, pandering use of the color red, or a striking similarity
JUNE 2017 "CES Asia: Chinese consumers get new tech first" Published in: CampaignAsia Publish Date: June 12, 2017 Category: Technology, Trends, China, Event Reporting Link: https://www.campaignasia.com/article/ces-asia-chinese-consumers-get-new-tech-first/437096 "The technology on show at this year’s CES Asia, held in Shanghai, endorsed China’s position as the world’s technology innovator instead of just a
The dog whistling in this New Yorker article on pandemic pets was really something. So yes, eating dogs. A topic I don’t particularly really enjoy bringing up, but that I tend to get exposed to a lot anyway.