The Jews in Shanghai
Between 1933 and 1941, when the rest of the world was closed to them, about 30,000 Jews escaped Nazi… [more]
Zanjan in Boston and Illinois
The Studio 9 book release celebration for Zanjan, in Wilmette, Illinois on November 19, drew 60 people… [more]
Renewable Energy Projects in Nicaragua
This is the first in a series of guest blog posts by Alissa Emmel about renewable energy projects in… [more]
Ten actions to take today
There are a lot of different ways to get things done. But while I was researching Taking Action, I kept… [more]
Zanjan Cover
Here is the cover for Zanjan, illustrated by Aaron Kreader. After years of research, writing, penciling,… [more]
The Jews in Shanghai
Between 1933 and 1941, when the rest of the world was closed to them, about 30,000 Jews escaped Nazi Europe for Shanghai. The United States and Britain repeatedly failed to open their borders to Jews fleeing the continent. In Mexico and Chile, the number of Jewish immigrants was severely restricted. The British and Americans suggested [Read More...]
Zanjan in Boston and Illinois
The Studio 9 book release celebration for Zanjan, in Wilmette, Illinois on November 19, drew 60 people from several states. Artist C. Aaron Kreader spoke and answered questions, and the event ended with demo tables of his new fantasy card game Villagers & Villains. My first book talk for Zanjan came two weeks later on [Read More...]
Voices against domestic violence
Yesterday I was in Arlington for the annual Institute of Medicine meeting; today I was back in DC and listening to five women talk about how faith communities can respond to domestic violence. Addressing the local level, Ambreen Ahmed, from FAITH Social Services, spoke about her organization’s work to provide humanitarian aid to needy individuals [Read More...]
Baltimore Art Festival
This weekend we went to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Art Festival. It was a diverse showing, with a range of media and styles. The talent was also exceptionally high across the board. We left with a print from Kevin Liang.
Zanjan available for pre-order
Zanjan is now available for pre-order: I see that Barnes&Noble is also offering my thesis, “Do human rights influence state security?”, as an ebook. It’s pretty expensive; I’d stick with Zanjan.
People’s Education Press
I just received a package from China, filled with copies of an English-language study book (a “supplemental reader”) for Chinese high schoolers. The publisher is the People’s Education Press, which creates textbooks and educational materials for schools throughout the People’s Republic under the direction of the Ministry of Education. The reader contains two of my [Read More...]
Environment and Governance in China
November 19, 2011 By admin Leave a Comment
Last week in Beijing, I felt the pollution in my lungs every time I stepped outside. The pedestrians and bicyclists who passed me often wore medical masks. They aren’t the only ones concerned: on November 16, for example, the China Daily newspaper reported on climate changes that are “inflicting great losses on China’s agricultural production,” [Read More...]