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China, HK, Macau
korean_nationalism

Some Thoughts on Nationalism in a Korean Context

This is an article Damjan posted some time ago. It has taken a while to bring my thought process to an appropriate place for sharing. It is about the development of legislation that outlines prosecutable acts of racist harassme...
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Public Health & Development
Redesign Your Cause: Nicholas D. Kristof

Cancer in Your Kitchen: Nicholas Kristof’s Noble Doublespeak

When someone removes a part of our burden, we reward him, because we don’t have to do the burden moving ourselves. I suspect that Mr. Kristof understands this human inclination to pay forward the responsibility, and I am con...
by Damjan Denoble
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China, HK, Macau
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Update on legal definition of Temporary Rape

Two weeks ago I commented on a China court ruling that lightened the sentence of two police officers who had molested a drunk college girl, from ‘rape’ to ‘temporary rape’.  A more recent analysis of th...
by Damjan Denoble
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China, HK, Macau
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A Thanksgiving Bag of Links

Happy Thanksgiving Everybody. As we all take time to enjoy friends, family, and good food, AHCB will not be updating until the coming week.  In the meantime, here are some readings to keep you busy.  My two cents worth of com...
by Damjan Denoble
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Sunday Book Review: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running

Posted by Damjan DeNoble I bought Haruki Murakami’s lithe volume  on the interconnectedness of running and writing this past Wednesday.  I bought two copies, one as a gift for a friend, and another to read myself.  I had n...
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