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BLOGGING ABOUT HUI CULTURE, IDENTITY, AND DAILY LIFE IN URBAN CHINA
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Photo Essay: Arabic language in Hui communities
In light of recent news that the city Beijing was making it policy to strip Arabic off of signs in public spaces, I thought it might be...
David R. Stroup
Aug 6, 20193 min read
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The Xinjiang model of ethnic politics and the daily practice of ethnicity
The announcement last week that Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region would enter into a cooperative counter-terrorism agreement with Xinjiang...
David R. Stroup
Dec 19, 201810 min read
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Photo essay: A last goodbye to Xining
The time has come at last to say goodbye to the wonderful city of Xining. It's been a real privilege to be here in this vibrant, diverse,...
David R. Stroup
Jun 30, 20161 min read
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Photo Recap: Qinghai Halal Food and Ethnic Products Expo
#Photos #qingzhen #Hui #ethnopreneurship #IslaminChina #interculturalinteraction
David R. Stroup
Jun 6, 20161 min read
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Photo Essay: The Najiahu Mosque
Sometimes there's a lot of material that doesn't find its way into a single blog post, but is too good to just not share. I've been...
David R. Stroup
Apr 11, 20161 min read
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"One small market can represent the whole of global society": the politics of marketplaces
Invocations of "the market" in political science tend towards the macro-level. We are all too often want to zoom out to a bird's eye...
David R. Stroup
Mar 24, 20164 min read
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First Look: Yinchuan
Greetings 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. Stroup
Jan 15, 20161 min read
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Five years in the life of a changing city: visualizing Jinan's urban development through photos
How does one measure and observe urban renewal? To be sure, lots of measures exist. Tracking the amount of spending on infrastructure....
David R. Stroup
Oct 21, 20157 min read
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In a station of the (Beijing) Metro
The apparition of these faces in the crowd; Petals on a wet, black bough. -Ezra Pound, "In a Station of the Metro" (1884) To trace the...
David R. Stroup
Aug 14, 20152 min read
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Jinan's Muslim Quarter (回民区HuiMinQu) in photos
I'm leaving Jinan today, so I'll be on the road again. Instead of a full post, I thought I'd share some photos of Jinan's Muslim Quarter,...
David R. Stroup
Aug 4, 20151 min read
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Shanghai: A city in photos
Hey there from Shanghai, readers. I'll post a more substantive essay about this behemoth of a city later, but for now, here's Shanghai in...
David R. Stroup
Aug 1, 20151 min read
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