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What I’m reading
I'm currently reading Richard Burger's book Behind the Red Door: Sex in China. It is a very interesting look at a subject that is rarely discussed with expats (or anyone else).
Tag Archives: Foxconn
Message in an Ipad box
I received the following as an email a few days ago and thought it was interesting enough to share with you here- “Just wanted to share with you a message I received from my soon-to-be brother-in-law. He wrote: On a … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Apple, China, factory workers, Foxconn, ipad, Social Sciences, Suicide note
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Chinese graduates hate their low paying jobs, but are hopeful about the future
Yesterday I shared the answers my former students gave to a short survey I sent them. Today we’re going to look more closely at the data, and try to get a better understanding of the lives these recent graduates are … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Education, Life in China, Rural Life
Tagged China, Foxconn, Guangxi, job satisfaction, Nanjing, Renminbi, Teacher, Wage, working conditions
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China’s well educated garbage men – Sorting through the waste of superfluous degrees
When you hear the words “migrant worker,” what kind of person comes to mind? Are they young or middle age? Are they poor? Are they educated? While “migrant worker” seems at first to describe a fairly uniform group of lowly … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Education, Life in China
Tagged Academic degree, China, Foxconn, Garbage, Guangdong, Guangxi, Migrant worker, People's Daily
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Seeing Red in China 