Author Archives: Yan Sham-Shackleton

The History of Child Abuse (International Perspective)

The History of Child Abuse by Lloyd deMause The Journal of Psychohistory 25 (3) Winter 1998 Was having a debate with someone about whether instances of child abuse was more prominent in Asia or the west, and I said that it probably manifests in different ways such as how it is institutionalized in China andContinue reading “The History of Child Abuse (International Perspective)”

News: Chinese blog shut down just days after being nominated for free expression contest

CHINA Chinese blog shut down just days after being nominated for free expression contest Reporters Without Borders today condemned the censorship of pro-democracy writer Wang Yi’s blog (http://zhivago.tianyablog.com), which was closed down just days after it was nominated for the "freedom of expression" category in a blog contest (www.thebobs.de) being organised by the German publicContinue reading “News: Chinese blog shut down just days after being nominated for free expression contest”

Check Out these Sites!!!!

The eight Reporters Without Borders nominees for the blog contest The German radio station Deutsche Welle has published the list of nominees for its weblog contest, including those chosen by Reporters Without Borders for the "freedom of _expression" category. The bloggers who have been singled out include former Tunisian judge Mokhtar Yahyaoui, currently on aContinue reading “Check Out these Sites!!!!”

News: Another Activist Detained in China

Zhong Guo I have been thinking of how people say, "China is changing slowly, it’s the right way." But how to they justify putting someone who puts their thoughts out in jail, or artists who do performance art that may question the mores and boundaries of society in detention centers (while I am sure alsoContinue reading “News: Another Activist Detained in China”

The Last Supper and Arrests of Sudanese Refugees (1)

Milan Each day Milan offers unexpected and disconcerting experiences. This morning I sampled the great Leonardo Da Vinci Mural of the "Last Supper," in a high security air conditioned reconstructed hall followed by a large purchase of chocolates. I went to sit in the Duomo to write in my diary. I had half an hourContinue reading “The Last Supper and Arrests of Sudanese Refugees (1)”

The familiar and unfamiliar of making a hamburger.

Milan 2005 Everyday I go to the supermarket. I walk around the big aisles and look at things I have no intention of ever buying, some never will ingest but I like to walk around it. I am slowly learning what is on each shelf and which aisle. I am getting to know the products.Continue reading “The familiar and unfamiliar of making a hamburger.”

Transit in London: the feeling of arrivals

Backpacking addict. Arriving to london has a different sensation. It’s like I am catching a bus and getting of nowhere. I have no emotional response to the landing, there isn’t a blip of excitment that acompanies most landing. Sydney makes me smile because I will hang out with my mom and dad in the patioContinue reading “Transit in London: the feeling of arrivals”

What are the Social-Political Implications of a Chinese Bank IPO?

Zhong Guo, So China Construction Bank is going IPO today right here in the HKSE making it the biggest initial public offering in the world this year and probably for the last four years . 8 billion dollars could be raised if the stocks sell to expectations. Which means it makes a lot of peopleContinue reading “What are the Social-Political Implications of a Chinese Bank IPO?”