From WSJ, “Hong Kong Taps Beijing Ally” (written by a fellow Fulbrighter and Brunonian!): “When Beijing weighed in last week in a series of meetings with electors, it touched a sore spot with Hong Kong residents, who are increasingly sensitive about the influence of the mainland, both politically and economically.” “The leadership race was unique […]
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on multiculturalism
“I don’t believe complete assimilation is possible… Every step, every entry into the flows of existence can be seen as a beginning, a commencement of a brand new way of seeing oneself in the world… Of course those of us who grew up on the threshold of cultures perhaps have a more developed sense of […]
postscript It’s interesting to see the conversation continue to unravel. The most compelling argument I’ve heard is that it offends the integrity and power of the facts to imply that somehow the reality of it all isn’t enough. I understand points on both sides. I don’t think that creative nonfiction promises, exactly, to be as […]
walls, boundaries, spaces (old notes)
[nybooks.com/blogs/nyrblog/2011/sep/27/slide-show-mariana-cook-stone-walls/] [urbanphoto.net/blog/2011/10/12/land-reclamation-at-what-cost] [urbanphoto.net/blog/2012/01/21/the-ghosts-of-oil-street] and then there’s this: [edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/07/25/hongkong.coffin.homes/index.html]
“politics of narrative”
[therumpus.net/2011/12/the-politics-of-narrative/] “…there were two types of stories: coming home, or leaving home. The assertion neatly correlates to the classical definition of comedy and tragedy, as well as a content-first v. structure-first division of the arts. The coming home story (usually comedic or “feel good”): the cowboy accepts and/or is accepted by society. The leaving home […]
march 2012
From [“Pro-Leung polls put Beijing in corner” (SCMP)]: “Polls showing that chief executive candidate Leung Chun-ying is building a substantial lead in popularity over Henry Tang Ying-yen – the rival that Beijing favours – will make it increasingly difficult for the central government to back Tang openly, observers said yesterday.” “Lau said that, as tensions flared, […]
“occupy Central”
[“Occupiers on the march in Kowloon” (SCMP)]: Apparently Occupy Wall Street has spread to HK? And apparently I write for SCMP (I don’t…apparently I just have a popular name). So my impression after a year is that HK protests a lot. More than you would have anticipated. Sometimes they are taken seriously, sometimes not. I’m still […]
tangents of the information age
The articles actually have little to do with one another, but some notes for myself: + sudden proliferation of information and data as a result of new technology, social media, globalization + new and unexplored ethical terrains + implications for the LIS field + paradigm shifts, like plate tectonics, the earth breaking apart and realigning […]
hues i call “hong kong green” [from July] cnngo.com/hong-kong/life/hong-kong-color-green-808155 There’s an article about it! Ever since I was a kid I’ve associated this color green with Hong Kong, and no one has ever been able to tell me its history. Postboxes, window frames, hawker stalls, construction netting… Sadly, the article doesn’t have any definitive answers, […]