The Clean Boardroom
“I am not a racist but…” Mrs. Zhang* begins smilingly. She is addressing me specifically, staring right at my nose… Continue reading The Clean Boardroom
Category: China
Villain or Vulnerable?
Zander Rounds I have to lean in to hear Zeng over the howling protests of steel meeting stone outside—although I suspect were we not on an active construction site, I might have still have to strain. A slight man, Zeng strikes me as a guy reluctant to fill a space with his voice. Zeng is twenty-six. Did I hear that correctly? I scoot my plastic … Continue reading Villain or Vulnerable?
Are You a Chinese?
“Are you a Chinese?” After years in China, ineffectually trying to blur my gangly American edges and blend in, this is one question that I never really imagined I would receive… Continue reading Are You a Chinese?
Part 2: African Student-Entrepreneurs in Zhejiang Province
Without further ado, Part II: a monstrosity of an attempt to summarize some of my thoughts and observations about the African student-entrepreneur experience studying and working (半工半学) in China… Continue reading Part 2: African Student-Entrepreneurs in Zhejiang Province
A New Generation of Sino-African Relations: Chinese Youth in Kenya
“I only admire three people in Nairobi and they are all here.”Li, a manager of a private company, said at a social meeting of a group of Chinese youth… Continue reading A New Generation of Sino-African Relations: Chinese Youth in Kenya
