Projects tagged
East Asia
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Bishan Project: Utopia in a Chinese Village
Read more: Bishan Project: Utopia in a Chinese Village“There are many problems in rural areas. For example, agriculture is declining, no one is farming, traditional things are falling apart, farmers are brainwashed by the idea of urbanization, and they don’t like their hometown. They all want to move…
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Red Envelope Movement in London
Read more: Red Envelope Movement in LondonWorld Microphone (世界麦克风) is an organization created by students (most of them are Chinese) located in London. The organization has an account in RED, which is a popular social media in China. It often holds interviews and movements on the…
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TikTok’s teen communists are reclaiming the hammer and sickle
Read more: TikTok’s teen communists are reclaiming the hammer and sickle20-year-old Ilyssa, from New York, sees communism as the only viable alternative, one that will improve the societal issues we currently face. “From a young age, I was very aware of the stark class differences that existed,” she says. “I…
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Women’s March Taiwan 2018
Read more: Women’s March Taiwan 2018Women’s March Taiwan 2018 “Women’s Rights are Human Rights” is the slogan of the Women’s March Taiwan 2018 held by the feminism organization Women’s March Taiwan. On March 8th, 2018, Women’s March Taiwan held a parade in Taipei city to…
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#KuToo Movement: protest against mandatory high heels at work in Japan
Read more: #KuToo Movement: protest against mandatory high heels at work in JapanYumi Ishikawa, a Japanese actress, freelance writer, and part-time funeral parlor worker, started the #KuToo Movement because she feels it’s unfair she has to wear heels at work. She also feels that being required to wear heels is rooted in…
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“The Little Match Girl” in Shanghai -“One Box of Matches to Warm a Child”
Read more: “The Little Match Girl” in Shanghai -“One Box of Matches to Warm a Child”On January 12, 2016, Shanghai’s temperature dropped to its lowest of the year. A little girl was seen selling matches in the cold wind on Bund street. The little girl, wearing a classic dress, wrapped in an ocher-red scarf and…
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The masked artist protesters in a polluted city of China
Read more: The masked artist protesters in a polluted city of ChinaIn the south-western city of Chengdu, by all accounts a city on the edge coping with heavy pollution but also with authorities scrambling to put a lid on simmering discontent. That night police detained a number of artists who managed…
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No Poisonous Pigs
Read more: No Poisonous PigsPresident of Taiwan, leader of the Democratic Progressive Party（DDP）, Tsai Ing-wen, at a press conference with no early forecast on August 28, 2020, announcing that from January 1, 2021, American pigs containing ractopamine (Ractopamine) will be opened for those over…
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#Protect Girls Project — Anti-surrogacy Stickers
Read more: #Protect Girls Project — Anti-surrogacy StickersMany girls in China may have seen the advertisements of egg donation as a surrogate, in hospitals, schools, public toilets, shared bikes, ATMs…… They are everywhere and the number of this kind of advertisements is large. Though there are lots…
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ISIS-chan : Anime nerds’ efforts to influence online search results for ISIS-related messages
Read more: ISIS-chan : Anime nerds’ efforts to influence online search results for ISIS-related messagesHer name is ISIS-chan. And she’s how nerds around the world are trying to silence violent ISIS terrorist propaganda. It starts with the vibrant worldwide community that loves Japanese anime. Some of them have created a cute animated character as…