David R. StroupJun 6, 20161 min readPhoto Recap: Qinghai Halal Food and Ethnic Products Expo#Photos #qingzhen #Hui #ethnopreneurship #IslaminChina #interculturalinteraction
David R. StroupMay 31, 20166 min readRecap: Qinghai's halal food industry, and The Qinghai International Halal Food and Minority ProdIf you’ve been reading this blog for a while you’ll probably note that there are several oft-recurring themes that it hits on time and...
David R. StroupMar 24, 20164 min read"One small market can represent the whole of global society": the politics of marketplacesInvocations 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. StroupJan 21, 20167 min readIn 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. StroupNov 23, 20154 min readIntroducing a new wrinkle regarding ethnicity and BBQ: 猪肉串 (Pork Kebabs)Here at the China at the Crossroads blog, I'm all about giving my readers the hard-hitting analysis that I know they crave. It's for this...
David R. StroupSep 13, 20156 min readThe Curious Case of YangRou Chuan'r and Hui ethnic identityOn warm evenings throughout China, stroll through almost any urban neighborhood, and you'll catch the smell of charcoal fires and roasted...
David R. StroupAug 23, 20157 min readWhat is 清真, anyway?: On eating a "pure and true" dietRecently, I talked about the subtle, yet profound, differences that distinguish Hui and Han ethnicities. I also talked a lot about how...