From the monthly archives:

September 2009

Culture: White Guys in Asia – Do You Have the Fever? An Ang Moh Discusses.

So, as a white guy studying East Asia and three Asian languages, a lot of people I meet think I have the fever. For those of you that are confused, I am referring to Yellow Fever, which in this context is defined as a white male that has a strong preference for Asian females. According [...]

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History: China-Africa – How It All Started

China’s involvement in Africa has become a big deal over the past few years. I have personally been very interested in the issue, and have spent the past few years researching, writing, discussing, and thinking about this issue in hopes of understanding it better. In my last year of college, I wrote a couple of [...]

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Language: Happy Mandarin/快乐汉语 on CCTV

My Chinese teacher introduced me to a new show on CCTV 4/CCTV 4’s website. The show is about an American student (Susan) that is living with a family in Beijing, and the purpose is to teach people about Chinese customs and Mandarin.

 
Although the show is not very good, and at times even annoying, I find [...]

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