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Anhui’S Barefoot Aids Doctors, Annie Ye Ren 2010 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Anhui’S Barefoot Aids Doctors, Annie Ye Ren

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

For the past four years, I have periodically worked with a Chinese grassroots HIV/AIDS non-governmental organization (NGO) that serves children in Fuyang Prefecture, Anhui Province. The Fuyang AIDS Orphan Salvation Association (AOS)gives aid directly to local communities, addressing local needs that are often overlooked or underfunded by large-scale government projects.


“Diversity”—Demography, Culture, And Education For A Changing New York, Pedro Caban 2010 University at Albany, State University of New York

“Diversity”—Demography, Culture, And Education For A Changing New York, Pedro Caban

Latin American, Caribbean, and U.S. Latino Studies Faculty Scholarship

An Introduction written by Pedro Cabán of the book chapter titled " 'Diversity' - Demography, Culture, and Education for a Changing New York". The book is titled "SUNY at Sixty: The Promise of the State University of New York" ed. by Bruce Leslie, and others.


Where The Tiger Survives, Biodiversity Thrives, Philip J. Nyhus, Ronald Tilson 2010 Colby College

Where The Tiger Survives, Biodiversity Thrives, Philip J. Nyhus, Ronald Tilson

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.


Hardball, Paul Katz 2010 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Hardball, Paul Katz

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

This year’s holiday cheer has been dampened by a series of events that have shaken Taiwan’s sporting world – the abrupt release by the Sinon Bulls (興農牛) baseball team of All-Star catcher Yeh Chun-chang葉君璋, as well as the fishy circumstances surrounding his aborted attempt to resume his career with the Brother Elephants (兄弟象).


Reminder: China Beat At Aha, 2010 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Reminder: China Beat At Aha

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

A reminder that China Beat editors, contributors, and readers will be gathering for an informal get-together on Saturday, January 9 at the Marriott Starbucks at 7:30 a.m.


While We Were Away…, 2010 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

While We Were Away…

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

The most distressing news from China over the holidays was the severe sentence (11 years in prison) handed to dissident Liu Xiaobo for his involvement in the writing and organization of Charter ’08 in December 2008. For those who are catching up on this story, a brief set of readings to bring you up to speed on the situation.


Upcoming Events, 2010 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Upcoming Events

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

A few upcoming events that we think will be of interest to China Beat readers:


The China Beat: Lost In Translation Edition, 2010 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

The China Beat: Lost In Translation Edition

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

1. A trackback on Peter Hessler’s recent China Beat photo essay, “Behind the Wheel, About to Snap” led us to this Spanish-language review of his latest book,Country Driving. If you don’t read Spanish, there’s a button on the page that takes you to a Google translation of the review; while the translation hits a few potholes along the way, it’s a generally good rendition of a perceptive and well-written overview of Hessler’s book.


“An Oasis Of Peace And Quietude”: The 1964/’65 World’S Fair China Pavilion, Maura Elizabeth Cunningham 2010 National Committee on U.S.-China Relations

“An Oasis Of Peace And Quietude”: The 1964/’65 World’S Fair China Pavilion, Maura Elizabeth Cunningham

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

My grandfather took his job as family photographer seriously, and over the course of four decades he produced several huge boxes of slides that my mother has recently begun scanning and digitizing. Mixed in with the usual snapshots of weddings, birthday parties, and holiday gatherings are photos he took during a family trip to the 1964/’65 World’s Fair in New York.


Blogging Aas 2010 (4), Graham Sanders 2010 University of Toronto

Blogging Aas 2010 (4), Graham Sanders

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

This panel attempted to think through a number of issues related to gossip and rumor in traditional China. Paola Zamperini of Amhest College presided over the affair in truly breathtaking Edwardian piratical style. Incisive comments were provided by Robert Hymes of Columbia University. Hymes asked the question of whether or not gossip was normative or subversive, suggesting that there was very little in any of the papers that could be taken as a subversive reading of gossip. Rather, gossip in each case tended to affirm or reaffirm normative social hierarchies and values.


What I Read On My Summer Vacation (Part Iii), Jeffrey Wasserstrom 2010 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

What I Read On My Summer Vacation (Part Iii), Jeffrey Wasserstrom

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

I’ll get to books I actually read over the summer (or in one case, am part of the way through as I write), as opposed to simply ones I dipped into, learned about, wrote about, or thought about, in a minute. First, though, I want to mention briefly a trio of book-related summertime activities of mine that don’t quite fit into the format of this series.


Customer Satisfaction Index Of Singapore: Executive Summary 2009, Institute of Service Excellence, SMU 2010 Singapore Management University

Customer Satisfaction Index Of Singapore: Executive Summary 2009, Institute Of Service Excellence, Smu

Research Collection Institute of Service Excellence (2007-2024)

Since 2007, customer satisfaction from the consumption of products and services in 8 key economic sectors of Singapore were measured and scores released annually through the Customer Satisfaction Index of Singapore (CSISG). Currently the CSISG is undergoing a transition from an annual to quarterly release of results. CSISG results of 6 economic sectors were released in October 2009. The release of results for the 2 remaining sectors: Healthcare, and Finance & Insurance, and an update to the national score concludes the measurement for 2009. Starting from 2010, CSISG company, subsector, and sector scores will be updated quarterly, on a rolling …


In Search Of Something More: My Path Towards International Service-Learning In Engineering Education, Margaret Pinnell 2010 University of Dayton

In Search Of Something More: My Path Towards International Service-Learning In Engineering Education, Margaret Pinnell

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Faculty Publications

My personal and professional travels led me toward global education, in particular the University of Dayton (UD) program Engineers in Technical Humanitarian Opportunities for Service-Learning (ETHOS). I do not believe I ever intended to become part of an international engineering education program. In fact, I think the international piece was just a bonus. What really drew me to the ETHOS program was what initially draws our students to the program - a desire to "help" people. In order for the reader to understand how I ended up being involved in global education through the ETHOS program, I must first explain …


Reading Round-Up: Google And China, 2010 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Reading Round-Up: Google And China

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

Stories about Google’s announcement that it will no longer censor its Chinese search engine, and that the company is reevaluating its presence in China, have been showing up at a breakneck speed over the past two days. While we anticipate that much more will be written about this development, here are some of the pieces that have caught our attention so far:


Sheep In Wolves’ Clothing? The Book The Han Nationalists Love To Loath, James Leibold 2010 La Trobe University

Sheep In Wolves’ Clothing? The Book The Han Nationalists Love To Loath, James Leibold

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

What book could cause one Chinese netizen to “shiver with fear from head to toe” and others to suggest that the Han people might once again face genocide? Wolf Totem (狼图腾), the semi-autobiographical polemic of Han author Lü Jiamin 吕嘉民 (aka Jiang Rong 姜戎) and his confessional self-awakening about the beauty, strength and freedom of the Mongolian steppe and its lupine culture.


Penny For A Photo, 2010 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Penny For A Photo

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

“In the Tibetan town of Tagong, Western Sichuan, this local poses enthusiastically for my camera.


Aha Update: Conference On Asian History Luncheon, 2010 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Aha Update: Conference On Asian History Luncheon

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

A quick note to call your attention to a scheduling change at this week’s American Historical Association meeting in San Diego:


China Beat At Aha, 2010 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

China Beat At Aha

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

For those attending the American Historical Association meeting in San Diego next week:


Mao Fever And The Story Of A Mao Book, Ross Terrill 2010 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Mao Fever And The Story Of A Mao Book, Ross Terrill

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

No abstract provided.


As China Beat Heads Into Its Third Year…, Kate Merkel-Hess 2010 University of Nebraska - Lincoln

As China Beat Heads Into Its Third Year…, Kate Merkel-Hess

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

In January, we marked the end of our second year online. China Beat has changed a lot during that time, and will be changing more in the coming weeks and months as China Beat’s new editor, Maura Cunningham, takes the helm. It’s been my pleasure to have been founding editor of China Beat, and as I transition to a new role at the blog (I will now join the ranks of the blog’s consulting editors), I wanted to look back at how China Beat has developed since January 2008—for new readers and for readers who have been with us since …


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