In response to my prior article where I mentioned Napa Valley was destination of the first wave of laborers from China (and later became the driving force behind the Chinese Exclusion Act), reader perspectivehere reminds us there were in fact much more horrifying atrocities against the poor Chinese. perspectivehere digs up a piece of history from February 22, 1860. … [Read more...] about “The Horrors of The Coolie Trade” by New York Journal of Commerce, February 22, 1860
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Curriculum protest in Hong Kong a sign some still prefer wearing dirty British laundary
At a personal level, I can easily imagine Joyce Lau being a friend, and perhaps that may end up being one day. As some of you know, she reads this blog. Her latest article in the New York Times about the recent curriculum protest in Hong Kong over "patriotic" education is tantamount to pushing a British propaganda line. It's misguided. Her article said nothing about the … [Read more...] about Curriculum protest in Hong Kong a sign some still prefer wearing dirty British laundary
To the Victorian British Empire, Hong Kong was a ‘notch’
Every June 4th, the British press tries to indoctrinate the view that Hong Kong was a grand and benevolent design in "freedom and democracy" under threat from Mainland China. There was never such a design. As perspectivehere points out for us in the book, "Collaborative Colonial Power: The Making of the Hong Kong Chinese," by Law Wing Sang, who teaches at Lingnan University … [Read more...] about To the Victorian British Empire, Hong Kong was a ‘notch’
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: “The danger of a single story”
Hat tip to reader, perspectivehere, in sharing this important perspective (through our Open Forum) from the continent of Africa, from Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, where in this 20-minute talk to a TED audience, she warns against a dominant Western narrative about other peoples on the planet. It's called, "The danger of a single story." Adichie's words must be spread. As … [Read more...] about Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie: “The danger of a single story”
perspectivehere on the 90th anniversary of “The Shandong Problem”
If not for the United States, Shandong Province (山东省), map to the left, may still be a Japanese territory today. Reader perspectivehere brought to our attention tomorrow (Feb. 4th) will be the 90th anniversary of the Washington Naval Conference of 1929 which gave back sovereignty of Shandong Province to China. It was The Treaty of Versailles marking the end of WW1 in 1919 … [Read more...] about perspectivehere on the 90th anniversary of “The Shandong Problem”