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What about the Family Pig Farms? Part III

Posted on May 4, 2015 by elenakayes

I returned with Anna, my mandarin teacher, to her village for the May 1st holiday weekend. Last time I was there, we had talked about interviewing her father’s friend, who I’ll call Shushu. Shushu is from a neighboring village where … Continue reading →

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What about the Family Pig Farms? Part II

Posted on April 19, 2015 by elenakayes

 I returned with my mandarin teacher to her hometown for the weekend to attend the celebration of her cousin’s daughter’s first birthday. In China, your first birthday is a big deal. And not just for your family, but for your … Continue reading →

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What about the Family Pig Farms?

Posted on March 17, 2015 by elenakayes

My mandarin teacher recently invited me to accompany her back to her village for the weekend. I jumped at the opportunity. Not only because I’ll take any chance for a new insight to life in the countryside, but especially because … Continue reading →

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“Seeking Truth From Fact” Part III: Gaoping’s E-commerce Shop

Posted on January 27, 2015 by elenakayes

I felt conflicted about how to write this post. My previous two posts on Gaoping’s peasant tourism association and organic food cooperative were easy, feel-good, ‘hooray-for-rural-alternativist-values’ stories of grassroots cooperative institutions that integrate the needs and interests of the local … Continue reading →

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