David R. StroupMay 18, 20165 min readHow do you solve a problem like a Warlord?: Dealing with the historical legacy of Xining's own MIn the last few months, reporters for a number of major newspapers and magazines (most notably Foreign Policy and The New York Times)...
David R. StroupSep 20, 20154 min readRepresenting the Hui in public images: A photo essayI often discuss the way that the Hui and other groups are represented in public displays. It's something I see a lot of here, and though...
David R. StroupAug 26, 20157 min readMy Afternoon at the Chinese Nationalities MuseumScholarship on nationalism tends to focus on the dramatic. Nationalists start uprisings. Nationalists push politics to the brink....