diaspora
Along the Map’s Torn Edge
It is in Sichuan that China’s Han majority rubs up against the edges of the Tibetan Plateau, along a fault line straddled by National Highway 318.
A Sunday Service Among the Akha
In Mae Salong, a Chinese minister and his wife invited us to a Sunday service, attended mostly by the Akha, one of Thailand’s hill tribes.
China’s Forgotten Army
An interview with a veteran of China’s Forgotten Army in Mae Salong. Abandoned by Taiwan and adopted by Thailand, he fought for over 40 years.
Making a Life in China: A Documentary
An eTV documentary following three South Africans living in Bejing and Shanghai
Off the Record in Vientiane
A man I met in Vientiane, who spoke eloquently about the city and how it had changed, initially gave short, guarded answers to my questions. [...]
South African in China
Thoughts on being South African in China, ahead of our appearance in the documentary Postcards from China, with links for Africans in China.
A Letter from Thailand
The censor didn’t deliver the letter, and through every promotion and every move, he made sure that he received the 95 that followed – and that the businessman’s mother, who must have thought herself abandoned by an ungrateful son, received none of these letters from Thailand.
