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China at the Crossroads:
BLOGGING ABOUT HUI CULTURE, IDENTITY, AND DAILY LIFE IN URBAN CHINA
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David R. Stroup
Jan 21, 2016
7 min read
In 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. Stroup
Nov 4, 2015
5 min read
A word about studying 'everyday ethnicity'
As regular readers of this blog (hope that I haven't scared all of you off!) may have already noted, much of what I'm writing about, and...
David R. Stroup
Sep 13, 2015
6 min read
The Curious Case of YangRou Chuan'r and Hui ethnic identity
On warm evenings throughout China, stroll through almost any urban neighborhood, and you'll catch the smell of charcoal fires and roasted...
David R. Stroup
Aug 23, 2015
7 min read
What is 清真, anyway?: On eating a "pure and true" diet
Recently, I talked about the subtle, yet profound, differences that distinguish Hui and Han ethnicities. I also talked a lot about how...
David R. Stroup
Jul 23, 2015
10 min read
Nanjing's Hui community: visibility and invisibility in the Han-majority heartland
The misty drizzle of a mid-July afternoon settled into a slightly more steady, spitting rain, making the air feel thick, sticky and...
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