Solidarity and Expertise
A few weeks into fieldwork this summer, I was contracted by my host organization and its New York-based partner organization to edit drafts of a [...]
Everyday Rights
Although bottom-up political action has a long history within China, only recently has a grassroots movement—one driven by local and often marginalized interests rather than [...]
Since Shanghai… and the plan for the next and final three weeks!
Okay! So after the first couple weeks of traveling around and trying to find connections and then making the connection in Shanghai and volunteering and [...]
Development and Migration and the initial "route" plan and what I have been doing!
Development and migration are often closely linked phenomena for obvious reasons- mainly people go where there is work. Global migration of which I had studied a [...]
Development and Migration and the initial “route” plan and what I have been doing!
Development and migration are often closely linked phenomena for obvious reasons- mainly people go where there is work. Global migration of which I had studied a [...]
Shanghai : "Not real China" ( thoughts and initial arrival reflections)
A few days ago while I was in Beijing, I was exploring the book swap shelf at the hostel I was staying in and I [...]
Shanghai : “Not real China” ( thoughts and initial arrival reflections)
A few days ago while I was in Beijing, I was exploring the book swap shelf at the hostel I was staying in and I [...]
Getting Around
It is really easy to get around Beijing. You wouldn’t think so, given what everyone says about its immense size, the headache-inducing traffic, and the [...]
Namaste for Now!
It’s my last day in India! Wow, it has been quite the trip. I’ve had so many incredible conversations with people about for my research [...]