Locusts
A full page ad was published in a Hong Kong newspaper today, depicting a giant locust perched on a mountain overlooking the Hong Kong skyline. The text asks: “Are you willing for Hong Kong to spend one million Hong Kong dollars every 18 minutes to raise the children born to mainland parents?” The locust is...
It’s a Hard Knock Life
12 hour days? 500 Euros a month? Life in Europe isn't easy for the average Chinese migrant worker.
When in Rome… eat Chinese?
I never thought I'd be that kind of tourist. But here I am in Italy, doing exactly what I think Chinese immigrants shouldn't do when they are in a foreign country: Speak only to other Chinese and eat only in Chinese restaurants.
Advice to Chinese bar owners in Italy: Turn on the lights!
Chinese immigrants are leaving behind the factory life and opening up bars across Spain and Italy. What do the Chinese know about running bars? Coffee and wine are a way of life here in Europe. Can an immigrant be a part of this scene here in Europe?
Chinese recruited for war had secret passage through Canada
YPRES, Belgium — Under pristine, white tombstones in the British military cemeteries dotting the landscape throughout Belgium and northern France, the graves of thousands of Chinese labourers can be found. You just have to know where to look.
The Dreaded Saturday Morning Ritual
It's Saturday morning in Rotterdam and I find myself at a place I once dreaded as a child: Chinese school.
Buried in Chinese characters…
I’m sorry for my absence. I made it a priority to blog when I first arrived in Hong Kong. But things started to get busy, as I signed up for two volunteer projects – one teaching English phonics to 10-year-old kids and the other visiting a shelter for battered foreign domestic helpers – and I’ve...
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