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A researcher from Kansas takes a humorous and anthropological look at life in Fujian and around China.

Here’s the next batch of posters.  I’ll have more up as I get them scanned and translated.  Corrections welcome.

Long Live the invincible Marxism, Leninism, and Mao Zedong Thought!

The Red Army does not fear difficult expeditions.

Carry out in depth the Revolution’s Mass Criticism! Everything will come out.

Soldiers and civilians unite as one, view the world and [...]
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This past summer, my former fellow Fuzhouite Ron Sims (aka “Black Man in China”), asked me to find some of those old Cultural Revolution style posters and bring them back to the US.  In addition to being a prolific podcaster, Ron is also a talented artist and web designer and had wanted to master the [...]
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Once again Christmas is here, and for all you fellow Jews out there, that means Chinese food and a movie.  See, while America’s majority Christian population celebrates the Christmas season, Jews (as well as other non-Christian groups) are left with the most boring day of the year.  No work, no school, no shopping, no access [...]
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Looking to join a gym?  Don’t have the money to pay for a high-tech super-sophisticated 24-hour fitness megaplex?  Why not go to China where public exercise equipment is free and abundant in parks and squares across the nation?  I call it the 老头锻炼公园 or “Old Man Exercise Park.”  When I stayed in Beijing 3 months [...]
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This past summer, during my trip to the Yu Village in Southern Hebei, I came across a jovial series of public health/sex education signs. They were constructed out of tile and affixed to the sides of stone buildings lining the main road of the Yu Village. Several generations ago, public displays such as [...]
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Last evening was allegedly the largest public gathering in the history of the city of Chicago. Regardless of any political affiliations, this was an event I was not going to miss. Here are some pics and thoughts from Obamapalooza ‘08.

In addition to campaigners, street vendors were out in full force all over downtown [...]
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Earlier this month I spent two weeks in an interpreter training seminar for a new agency I am now working for.  As part of the seminar, each participant was required to complete a ten-page glossary of medical terminology in their respective language.  Adrenal glands, anthrax, congestive heart failure…the list went on.  To complete the course, [...]
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During a routine walk through Chinatown today, I noticed that (like most neighborhoods in Chicago these days) the streetscape was blanketed with Barack Obama signage.  Chinese Americans are not usually viewed as a critical voting bloc, but apparently the Obama camp thought they were significant enough to put out this poster.

It reads:
Please cast a vote [...]
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For those of you who have followed my blog since its inception, you probably remember when I lived in Fuzhou.  In posts, I often cite that I lived in Fuzhou for 3 years, but this is not completely accurate.  In fact, my first 15 months in the Middle Kingdom were spent in a town called [...]
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