Yearly Archives: 2010
LA educates Chinese migrants on how to access American Healthcare system
Just like Western expats without Chinese language skills living in China, Chinese expats without English speaking skills living in America have a hard time understanding where to get help for their needs. This is especially important for Chinese expat seniors who's healthcare needs are great and ability to improve language skills are limited.
Prehistoric Boulder Painting found in Xinjiang, China
Here's a link to a rare archaeological find from Xinjian, China. A jade merchant walking at high altitudes near Xinjiang China found a buffalo-size stone covered with paintings. Some depict animals, other shapes are not so clear. Hat tip to Josh, Xinjiang correspondent and writer at @farwestchina for sending out this link. The paintings are believed to be 6000-7000 years old. Like Josh said, "take that 5000 years of Han Chinese history."
China’s quack doctors are not afraid to hire someone who’ll hurt you, or me
All I can say is, boy it's good to be in the US of A, where I can safely say, "Go F[ine and self regulate] yourself [better] TianTian Puhua Hospital in Beijing for taking suffering people's money and feeding them false hope." I really hate to get half-way to vulgar like I just did, but medical predators make me so angry.
Short Story: Negative Selection Has Gone Global, My Friend
"It’s 1974, and you’re a factory worker in the Former Yugoslavia. You’re a highly skilled mechanical engineer, no less: a member of the the intellectual and trained elite. The clock on the factory floor strikes 11 am and you go down to the cafeteria to grab some musaka, a swig of yogurt and smoke a few cigarettes. The foreman’s called a lunch meeting, which means you can just sit there, smoke and listen."
Quick update and links: The Ups and Downs of HIV/AIDS progress in China