My sister Amy forwarded this thought-provoking article to me: Raising Katie: What adopting a white girl taught a black family about race in the Obama era. In case it’s not immediately obvious, here’s the focal point of the piece: ... ...full story at Sinosplice
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| 17 Feb 09 |
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Beijing Day -26: Quick Quick Introduction »
YouTube video Hi my name is Sarah.
I don't think I fully got my point across through this video so here is what is going on in a nutshell:
My sister and I are both adopted and I would like to teach you more about adoption and adopting! My sister, Rachel is adopted... |
| 12 Mar 09 |
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Could China & India Go To War Over Tibet? » Blogging For China I came across this opinion piece recently and thought it might engender a good discussion among us. I don’t agree with the author’s conclusions at all and will give my critique after his article. We’ve discussed China’... |
| 05 Oct 08 |
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Words of Wisdom? » Black China Hand But the inextricable interdependence of China’s growth and that of the global economy requires a policy of engagement. An interesting and thought provoking article by none other then the Secretary of Treasury, (point-man for the US... |
| 17 Aug 09 |
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Today's Links: "Black" jails, typhoon relief efforts and lead poisoning protests » Shanghaiist Rape and beatings in a Beijing “black jail” hotel [Black and White Cat] "Last week’s edition of Southern Weekly (Aug. 6) carried an extraordinarily rare article on a subject that is usually off-limits for the mainstream media in China:... |
| 17 Nov 08 |
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Read the Cat. » Shanghai Scrap I’ve long been a huge fan of the Black and White Cat blog. Posting is irregular, to be sure, but what it lacks in volume, it certainly makes up for in quality. Case in point: this absolutely brilliant, reported post regarding fine shrubbery and... |
| 26 Feb 09 |
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A quick one whilst I’m away… » Granite Studio I’m on the road right now, which means that posting will be in-frequent for the next week or so. I’ll also be moderating the comments only occasionally so if you post a comment and it doesn’t show up immediately, be patient, I’... |