Recently I have been thinking a lot about Canada, it’s a democracy, it has free speech, it has socialized medicine, clean water, extremely left and liberal, not many gun deaths, according to Michael Moore, people can leave their doors unlocked. Most of the Canadians I have met tend to be chilled, polite, genial and easyContinue reading “So why exactly does Canada have to be COLD?”
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Don’t Want to Date “Right Wing Nuts??”
Glutter Plugs I came across the most undeniably eye catching net dating ad ever. Personally, I might appropriate this banner and put “glutter blog” underneath it… but I haven’t had any right wing nuts on my comment section for a very long time, ever since I quit a certain aggregator. Although I don’t suggest anyoneContinue reading “Don’t Want to Date “Right Wing Nuts??””
News: Cyber-dissident Du Daobin sentenced to four years of house arrest
Report From Reporters Without Borders A sentence of four years of house arrest passed today on Chinese cyber-dissident Du Daobin by a court in Xiaogan (in the central province of Hubei) is lenient compared with the long jail terms usually imposed on cyber-dissidents in China, Reporters Without Borders acknowledged. But the fact remains that DuContinue reading “News: Cyber-dissident Du Daobin sentenced to four years of house arrest”
Casting Call for Asian American TV Program
What: Casting Call for VAX Field Talents Who: Anyone of any race and ethnic background. Vietnamese American a plus! No experience necessary. Age: 18-30. Young, fashionable and outgoing! VAX (Vietnamese American Xposure) is a fresh, young and edgy weekly half hour magazine style television show dedicated to “xposing” who we, as 2nd Generation Asian Americans,Continue reading “Casting Call for Asian American TV Program”
Sartre, Clinton, Mandela: Books I am Reading.
My cousin told me that at some point in human evolution, we discovered fire and started eating meat, which gave us enough energy to evolve. I am currently on a health kick so I am devolving as we speak. So I have not much to say… So here are the list of books I amContinue reading “Sartre, Clinton, Mandela: Books I am Reading.”
Hong Kong Hold Candle Light Vigil for Tiananmen Victims
We have a dream, it will not die, remember that! No matter how it is beaten, freedom will flower. We have a dream it will not die, it comes from our heart, remember that! Lyrics from Freedom Flower We are the only place in China that allows for any memorial activity regarding the events ofContinue reading “Hong Kong Hold Candle Light Vigil for Tiananmen Victims”
Beijing, June 4th 1989: Blood, Death, Chaos and Not that One Photo.
Today is the day of that one photo, the one everyone remembers, you know the one I am referring to, its lucid, calm symbolism etched into the minds of millions, the photo Wang Dan has over his bed in his dorm in Harvard University, the one that has and will gloss every story regarding TiananmenContinue reading “Beijing, June 4th 1989: Blood, Death, Chaos and Not that One Photo.”
“六四”十五周年
“六四”十五周年 2004.07.26 (照片由法新社提供) 更多“六四”照片 “六四档案”网链接 鲍彤文章 咫尺天涯念紫阳—-兼为“六四”十五周年作 全球六四征文活动参赛作品 (由全球纪念六四十五周年筹委会提供) 我们没有敌人–纪念"六.四"事件十五周年 (作者：周舵) 我所亲历的八九民运片断 (作者：江棋生) 一个香港人的“六四”(作者：容国维) 不死的怀念—八九亲历记 (作者：王德邦) 黎明前的枪声 (作者：雷雨声) 我死了—在1989年6月4日凌晨一点 (作者：李纪婉) “六四”日记摘抄Continue reading ““六四”十五周年”
June 4th 1989: The images and memories
Watch a BBC News Story from June 4th 1989 (video) as well as journalist Kate Adie’s reflections (audio) of the evening. <Witness Tiananmen BBC: Collection of Interviews and Stories for this 15th anniversary Photos: Victims of Tiananmen Massacre and IFCCS — Related Posts: Beijing, June 4th 1989: Blood, Death, Chaos and Not that One Photo.Continue reading “June 4th 1989: The images and memories”
News: China confines activists on eve of anniversary
By The Associated Press and Knight Ridder Newspapers BEIJING — Three Chinese activists have been removed from their homes just ahead of tomorrow’s anniversary of the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in Beijing, a human-rights group said yesterday. Activists Wang Guoqi, Zhang Chunzhu and Yang Jing were all moved into hotels outside Beijing in theContinue reading “News: China confines activists on eve of anniversary”
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