David R. StroupJan 21, 20167 minIn Praise of La Mian (拉面, hand-stretched noodles)Regular readers of this blog will note that "the sociology of food and culture" is one of my favorite, and most repeatedly discussed...
David R. StroupJan 15, 20161 minFirst Look: YinchuanGreetings from the city of Yinchuan! After a refreshing few weeks of holiday in Beijing, I'm on the move, yet again. To refresh your...
David R. StroupDec 20, 201515 minTwo views of a wedding in a suburban Hui villageFriday morning, the 18th of December, 2015. 6AM: Groping around in the darkness of the room, the cell phone was hard to find. At this...
David R. StroupDec 9, 20154 minFaith, faithlessness and intra-group boundaries in Jinan's Hui communityOne of the most commonly repeated truisms about China's Hui community is that they are a group distinguished from the majority Han almost...