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Landscapes shaping people
I just started reading River Town, by Peter Hessler, and thought this passage right at the beginning was interesting. I often heard remarks like this, [that all the women of Fuling had a reputation fo… more →
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Landscapes shaping people
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Dana wrote 4 months ago: I just started reading River Town, by Peter Hessler, and thought this passage right at the beginning … more →
Chinese Food: The Open Source McDonald's
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Dana wrote 10 months ago: Jennifer 8 Lee gave a TED talk on the rampant spread of Chinese food throughout the US and the world … more →
Before And After - Some Norwegian Ghosts
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sonetka wrote 1 year ago: In keeping with Dana’s idea about posting a ghost story a day, here are two Norwegian stories … more →
The Tale of Hoichi the Earless
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Dana wrote 1 year ago: Yesterday, I had to act as an usher for a school performance by a visiting artist sponsored by the a … more →
You Can Wear It Again, Part 2: Cover Her Face
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sonetka wrote 1 year ago: It was a very proper wedding. The bride was elegantly dressed – the two bridesmaids were duly … more →
You Can Wear It Again: Wedding Clothes Past And Present
sonetka wrote 1 year ago: Wedding season has been going on for some time, but enough of it remains that hotels are still being … more →
The Great Japan/China Trip: Tokyo, Day 2
Dana wrote 1 year ago: On our second full day in Tokyo, I met my boss and her family in the hotel lobby at 9am to get start … more →
The Great Japan/China Trip: Kyoto, Part I
Dana wrote 1 year ago: Where was I? Oh, yes, our emergency hotel in Tokyo. As I mentioned, though, one of the best things a … more →
Blogroll Addition: Jeff in Burundi
Dana wrote 1 year ago: We seem to be having some sparse posting of late, but the summer travel season (including such thing … more →
Shocking Rudeness
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Dana wrote 1 year ago: A very bizarre conversation happened last night after karate class ended. The subject of my upcoming … more →
Mild Annoyance Over Holidays
Dana wrote 1 year ago: I find it kind of annoying that my Japanese-themed calendar* that I have on the bulletin board over … more →
More Local China-Tibet Protest News
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Dana wrote 1 year ago: Not to make this blog all East Asia, all the time, but hey, it’s what’s catching my atte … more →
Secular Memorialization
Dana wrote 1 year ago: My last post on the Yasukuni documentary got me looking around for other stuff on the politics of wa … more →
Yasukuni Documentary
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Dana wrote 1 year ago: I’ve written about the Yasukuni Shrine in Japan before, and all the controversy it causes, esp … more →
Local Olympic Torch Protest Follow-Up
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Dana wrote 1 year ago: Well, I did indeed get to come to work today and find out how the planned pro-Tibet vigil and pro-Ch … more →
Thoughts on Olympic Torch Symbolism
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Dana wrote 1 year ago: At this point, I’m sure everyone has seen or heard news about the Olympic torch relay being in … more →
Tea Ceremony Books
Dana wrote 1 year ago: Okay, I admit, I’m cheating a bit, because I’m cross-posting these book reviews from my … more →
Tea Ceremony: Live and in Books
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Dana wrote 1 year ago: This past Saturday, I filled in for one of my coworkers as the narrator (or commentator, as they see … more →
Yo-Yo Ma on Transnationalism
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Dana wrote 1 year ago: Last week’s “This I Believe” essay on NPR was by cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who had some in … more →
