Immigrants and Outlaws: Filipino Prostitution in Sabah
Smoky bars line the otherwise quiet walkways of Chinese and Muslim dominated Labuan island off the cost of the Eastern Malaysian state of Sabah. The ocean breeze inspires a second round of tigers, the...
View ArticleFilipino Immigration in Sabah, Malaysia (Part II)
I first expressed interest in the issue by writing about it back in August, shortly after spending time in the region. I noticed the common sight of Filipino women frequenting Malaysian bars, something...
View ArticleLaojiao Reinvigorated
(I took this photo during my Peace Corps service in rural China. It shows the aftermath of many grand celebrations during the Spring Festival in 2011) A recent Newsweek article by Rosemary Righter...
View ArticleAnother Operation Kindred Spirit? Probably Not.
Are spies from China infiltrating our academic prowess here in the U.S.? Xia Yeliang, a former Economics Professor at Peking University, apparently thinks so. Of the increasing numbers of headlines...
View ArticleWhy this isn’t Contagion. VSV-EBOV: The Latest N&TD Curse
Think Malaria, TB, HIV/AIDS, and the latest: Ebola. Different from “Orphan” Diseases (in which the affliction occurs in developed countries, but has an extremely low prevalence), neglected and tropical...
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